NYT Connections September 1 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1178
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
PLANETARIUM ARROW HOPE DIAMOND FOR REAL SAM SPADE WISHY-WASHY MIKE HAMMER GOLF CLUB CROSS MY HEART PICK-UP STICK SHERLOCK HOLMES AIMEE MANN PINKY SWEAR HERCULE POIROT SPAGHETTO ON GOD
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — "I PROMISE!"
Green — LONG, SKINNY THINGS OFTEN SEEN TOGETHER
Blue — PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS OF FICTION
Purple — STARTING WITH WORDS OF INTENTION
"I PROMISE!"CROSS MY HEART, FOR REAL, ON GOD, PINKY SWEAR
LONG, SKINNY THINGS OFTEN SEEN TOGETHERARROW, GOLF CLUB, PICK-UP STICK, SPAGHETTO
PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS OF FICTIONHERCULE POIROT, MIKE HAMMER, SAM SPADE, SHERLOCK HOLMES
STARTING WITH WORDS OF INTENTIONAIMEE MANN, HOPE DIAMOND, PLANETARIUM, WISHY-WASHY
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Connections gives you 16 words that form four secret groups of four. Find each group — yellow is the easiest, then green, blue, and the famously tricky purple. You're allowed four mistakes. A new puzzle drops daily at midnight; play free at nytimes.com.