NYT Connections September 12 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1189
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
TURN SIGNAL WEATHER POSTER BUMPER STICKER VANITY PLATE CURSOR SPOILER TROLL SMOKE DETECTOR FUZZY DICE SPAMMER NERD RED EYELIDS HOOD ORNAMENT LURKER
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — WAYS TO PERSONALIZE A CAR
Green — PEOPLE IN AN ONLINE FORUM
Blue — THINGS THAT BLINK
Purple — ___ ALERT
WAYS TO PERSONALIZE A CARBUMPER STICKER, FUZZY DICE, HOOD ORNAMENT, VANITY PLATE
PEOPLE IN AN ONLINE FORUMLURKER, POSTER, SPAMMER, TROLL
THINGS THAT BLINKCURSOR, EYELIDS, SMOKE DETECTOR, TURN SIGNAL
___ ALERTNERD, RED, SPOILER, WEATHER
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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.