Connections Hint Today: Answers for Nov. 16, # 1,254 - CNET

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Here are today’s Connections hints and answers for NYT Connections No. 1,254 on Monday, Nov. 16, 2026.

Today’s Connections hints

Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: Flowers bloom.

Green group hint: School’s out!

Blue group hint: Rake the leaves.

Purple group hint: Snow falls.

Yellow group: Spring ____.

Green group: Summer ____.

Blue group: Fall ____.

Purple group: Winter ____.

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What are today’s Connections answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is spring ____.

The four answers are chicken, cleaning, onion and water.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is summer ____.

The four answers are blockbuster, camp, sausage and school.

The blue words...

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