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Sunday, November 8, 2026

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — November 8, 2026

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Word grid

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

BLOWOUT
BUILT
CARAT
CHARRED
CLARITY
COLOR
CONTEXT
CUT
EXTENSIONS
INSIGHT
JACKED
KORN
LEAK
PERSPECTIVE
RIPPED
TRIM
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Themes

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

MUSCULARStraightforward
HAIR SALON SERVICESModerate
THINGS THAT HELP MAKE SENSE OF A SITUATIONTricky
VEGETABLE HOMOPHONESDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

MUSCULARStraightforward
WORDS THAT DESCRIBE SOMEONE WHO CLEARLY WORKS OUT A LOT+ 3 more…
HAIR SALON SERVICESModerate
WHAT YOU MIGHT GET DONE DURING A TRIP TO THE STYLIST+ 3 more…
THINGS THAT HELP MAKE SENSE OF A SITUATIONTricky
THESE WORDS ALL MEAN A KIND OF UNDERSTANDING OR ILLUMINATION+ 3 more…
VEGETABLE HOMOPHONESDevious
THESE WORDS SOUND LIKE VEGETABLES IF YOU SAY THEM ALOUD+ 3 more…
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Full solution
MUSCULARStraightforward
BUILT,CUT,JACKED,RIPPED

BUILT, CUT, JACKED, and RIPPED are all slang terms meaning muscular or in great physical shape.

HAIR SALON SERVICESModerate
BLOWOUT,COLOR,EXTENSIONS,TRIM

BLOWOUT, COLOR, EXTENSIONS, and TRIM are all services commonly offered at a hair salon.

THINGS THAT HELP MAKE SENSE OF A SITUATIONTricky
CLARITY,CONTEXT,INSIGHT,PERSPECTIVE

CLARITY, CONTEXT, INSIGHT, and PERSPECTIVE are all things that help you better understand or make sense of a situation.

VEGETABLE HOMOPHONESDevious
CARAT,CHARRED,KORN,LEAK

CARAT sounds like carrot, CHARRED sounds like chard, KORN sounds like corn, and LEAK sounds like leek — all homophones of vegetables.

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