NYT Connections hints and answers for game #1250 on 12 November

Today's Connections guide is live

TechRadar has published its daily guide to the New York Times word game Connections, covering game #1250 for Thursday, 12 November 2026. The page offers hints for players who want a nudge before seeing the full answers, plus commentary on the puzzle from the author.

A companion guide on the site covers NYT Strands, another daily word game from the New York Times, for the same date. That guide, for game #984, includes hints and the spangram, the special theme word that stretches across the puzzle grid.

What these games are

Connections asks players to sort sixteen words into four groups that share a hidden link. Strands is a daily word search with a theme, where finding the spangram often unlocks the rest of the board.

Both games reset each day, which is why hint guides appear daily. Players who are stuck can use the TechRadar pages for progressive clues before revealing the full solutions.