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Sunday, November 1, 2026

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — November 1, 2026

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Word grid

All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.

BICUSPID
BROTHERLY
CANINE
DOGGY
FIEND
HEAD
HOUND
INCISOR
LOVER
MATURATED
MOLAR
PUPPY
SELF
TRENCHED
TRIPPING
UNREQUITED
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Themes

The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.

KINDS OF TEETHStraightforward
KINDS OF LOVEModerate
ENTHUSIASTTricky
SYNONYMS FOR "SOAKED" WITH FIRST LETTER CHANGEDDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

KINDS OF TEETHStraightforward
WHAT YOUR DENTIST MIGHT POINT TO DURING A CHECKUP+ 3 more…
KINDS OF LOVEModerate
DIFFERENT FLAVORS OF AFFECTION+ 3 more…
ENTHUSIASTTricky
WORDS MEANING A DEVOTED FAN OR AFICIONADO+ 3 more…
SYNONYMS FOR "SOAKED" WITH FIRST LETTER CHANGEDDevious
TAKE A WORD MEANING 'SOAKED' AND SWAP THE FIRST LETTER+ 3 more…
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Full solution
KINDS OF TEETHStraightforward
BICUSPID,CANINE,INCISOR,MOLAR

BICUSPID, CANINE, INCISOR, and MOLAR are all specific types of teeth found in the human mouth.

KINDS OF LOVEModerate
BROTHERLY,PUPPY,SELF,UNREQUITED

BROTHERLY, PUPPY, SELF, and UNREQUITED all precede the word 'love' to describe different kinds of affection.

ENTHUSIASTTricky
FIEND,HEAD,HOUND,LOVER

FIEND, HEAD, HOUND, and LOVER can all follow a word (e.g., 'jazz fiend,' 'pothead,' 'newshound,' 'music lover') to mean an enthusiast of something.

SYNONYMS FOR "SOAKED" WITH FIRST LETTER CHANGEDDevious
DOGGY,MATURATED,TRENCHED,TRIPPING

DOGGY (from SOGGY), MATURATED (from SATURATED), TRENCHED (from DRENCHED), and TRIPPING (from DRIPPING) are all synonyms for 'soaked' with their first letter changed.

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