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Wednesday, November 11, 2026
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — November 11, 2026
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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
AFTERNOON
AIR MATTRESS
BUBBLE
FOLK
GREEN
HERBAL
HOLISTIC
PATOOT
RHEOSTATS
ROUGH
SAND TRAP
SHREDDER
TEE BOX
TIRE
TRADITIONAL
WHOOPIE CUSHION
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
KINDS OF MEDICINEStraightforward
PARTS OF A GOLF COURSEModerate
THINGS FILLED WITH AIRTricky
ENDING IN PALINDROMESDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
KINDS OF MEDICINEStraightforward
THESE HEALING APPROACHES OFTEN PREDATE MODERN PHARMACEUTICALS+ 3 more…
PARTS OF A GOLF COURSEModerate
YOU'D FIND ALL OF THESE ON A LINKS COURSE+ 3 more…
THINGS FILLED WITH AIRTricky
THESE ALL EXPAND OR DEFLATE DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH AIR IS INSIDE+ 3 more…
ENDING IN PALINDROMESDevious
EACH OF THESE WORDS CONTAINS A HIDDEN PALINDROME AT ITS END+ 3 more…
Full solution
KINDS OF MEDICINEStraightforward
FOLK,HERBAL,HOLISTIC,TRADITIONAL
FOLK, HERBAL, HOLISTIC, and TRADITIONAL are all types of medicine that represent alternative or historic healing practices
PARTS OF A GOLF COURSEModerate
GREEN,ROUGH,SAND TRAP,TEE BOX
GREEN, ROUGH, SAND TRAP, and TEE BOX are all specific areas or zones found on a golf course
THINGS FILLED WITH AIRTricky
AIR MATTRESS,BUBBLE,TIRE,WHOOPIE CUSHION
AIR MATTRESS, BUBBLE, TIRE, and WHOOPIE CUSHION are all objects that are inflated with or filled by air
ENDING IN PALINDROMESDevious
AFTERNOON,PATOOT,RHEOSTATS,SHREDDER
AFTERNOON ends in NOON, PATOOT ends in TOOT, RHEOSTATS ends in STATS, and SHREDDER ends in REDDER — all palindromes