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Tuesday, November 10, 2026

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — November 10, 2026

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Word grid

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

ABRACADABRA
APOTHECARY
BEEKEEPER
BROUHAHA
FOOFARAW
HABERDASHER
HULLABALOO
HYPERBOLE
INVISIBILITY
KERFUFFLE
METONYMY
ONOMATOPOEIA
OXYMORON
PROTOZOOLOGY
SCRIVENER
WAINWRIGHT
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Themes

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

HUBBUBStraightforward
LITERARY DEVICESModerate
OLD-TIMEY OCCUPATIONSTricky
WORDS WITH FIVE OF ONE VOWELDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

HUBBUBStraightforward
ALL THESE WORDS MEAN A NOISY COMMOTION OR UPROAR+ 3 more…
LITERARY DEVICESModerate
TERMS YOU'D FIND IN AN ENGLISH CLASS ABOUT HOW LANGUAGE IS USED+ 3 more…
OLD-TIMEY OCCUPATIONSTricky
PROFESSIONS FROM CENTURIES PAST THAT HAVE LARGELY FADED AWAY+ 3 more…
WORDS WITH FIVE OF ONE VOWELDevious
EACH WORD CONTAINS EXACTLY FIVE INSTANCES OF THE SAME VOWEL+ 3 more…
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Full solution
HUBBUBStraightforward
BROUHAHA,FOOFARAW,HULLABALOO,KERFUFFLE

BROUHAHA, FOOFARAW, HULLABALOO, and KERFUFFLE are all synonyms for a noisy disturbance or fuss, fitting the category HUBBUB

LITERARY DEVICESModerate
HYPERBOLE,METONYMY,ONOMATOPOEIA,OXYMORON

HYPERBOLE, METONYMY, ONOMATOPOEIA, and OXYMORON are all literary devices or figures of speech studied in rhetoric and writing

OLD-TIMEY OCCUPATIONSTricky
APOTHECARY,HABERDASHER,SCRIVENER,WAINWRIGHT

APOTHECARY (pharmacist), HABERDASHER (hat/clothing seller), SCRIVENER (professional copyist), and WAINWRIGHT (wagon maker) are all historical occupations no longer common today

WORDS WITH FIVE OF ONE VOWELDevious
ABRACADABRA,BEEKEEPER,INVISIBILITY,PROTOZOOLOGY

ABRACADABRA has five A's, BEEKEEPER has five E's, INVISIBILITY has five I's, and PROTOZOOLOGY has five O's — each word contains exactly five of one vowel

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