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NYT Connections Hints for November 10, 2026 (#1361)

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

Hints by Category

Noisy commotion or fuss

BROUHAHA
A noisy commotion or fuss, often over a trivial matter.
FOOFARAW
An extravagant or noisy fuss over something unimportant; also showy ornamentation.
HULLABALOO
A loud, confused noise or commotion; an uproar.
KERFUFFLE
A commotion, fuss, or minor disagreement.

LITERARY DEVICES

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Rhetorical and literary techniques

HYPERBOLE
Deliberate exaggeration used for emphasis or effect.
METONYMY
A figure of speech in which one thing is referred to by something closely associated with it, such as 'the crown' for the monarchy.
ONOMATOPOEIA
A word that imitates or suggests the sound it describes, such as 'buzz' or 'hiss'.
OXYMORON
A phrase that combines contradictory or apparently opposite terms, such as 'deafening silence'.

OLD-TIMEY OCCUPATIONS

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Archaic or historical job titles

APOTHECARY
A historical pharmacist who prepared and sold medicines.
HABERDASHER
A historical dealer in men's clothing, fabrics, and sewing notions.
SCRIVENER
A historical clerk or copyist who wrote and drafted documents professionally.
WAINWRIGHT
A historical maker and repairer of wagons and carts.

WORDS WITH FIVE OF ONE VOWEL

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Words containing five instances of a single vowel

ABRACADABRA
A magic word; contains five A's.
BEEKEEPER
A person who keeps bees; contains five E's.
INVISIBILITY
The state of being invisible; contains five I's.
PROTOZOOLOGY
The study of protozoa; contains five O's.