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November 4, 2026 Puzzle Breakdown

Four groups, four words each — here's the connections between today's words.

We kick off the puzzle with four notable figures who all answered to the same first name. Whether you jumped straight to American presidents, a Hollywood leading man, or a quiet Beatle, these surnames only need a George out front to become instantly recognizable. It is as straightforward as introductions get today.

Hawkins, Indiana called, and they want their adventuring party back. Eleven, Mike, Will, and Dustin make up the core kid ensemble from Stranger Things, even if half of them spent the early seasons either missing or psychically traumatized. Sitting at rank two today, this group required just enough pop culture literacy to spot the telekinetic kid hiding among three otherwise standard first names.

Slapping the word black in front of these four completely changes the context, which is why this group sat in the tricky third slot today. You get a K-pop powerhouse with Pink, a classic card game with Jack, a furry woodland omnivore with Bear, and an unsettling sci-fi anthology with Mirror. If you were looking for colors, animals, or reflective glass instead of the missing prefix, you walked right into the trap.

The hardest group today left you doing movie math with missing digits. Each of these becomes a well-known film title once you restore the digits sheared off the front or back, from Ocean's eleven to sixteen Candles. It is a classic constructor trick to hide whole titles behind a missing 21 or 101 and watch you wonder what street furniture and spotted dogs have in common.