NYT Connections September 6 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1183
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
SAT SCORE UPC CODE USB PORT ATM MACHINE CARD SLOT BLANK CHECK COURT SCRIBE PIN NUMBER DIRECTOR'S CUT OPTICAL DRIVE CARTE BLANCHE HEADPHONE JACK FREE REIGN PIZZA SLICE LCD DISPLAY FULL AUTHORITY
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — UNRESTRICTED PERMISSION
Green — PLACES TO INSERT SOMETHING INTO ON A COMPUTER
Blue — ABBREVIATIONS FOLLOWED BY REDUNDANT WORD
Purple — ENDING WITH WAYS TO CARVE A SURFACE
UNRESTRICTED PERMISSIONBLANK CHECK, CARTE BLANCHE, FREE REIGN, FULL AUTHORITY
PLACES TO INSERT SOMETHING INTO ON A COMPUTERCARD SLOT, HEADPHONE JACK, OPTICAL DRIVE, USB PORT
ABBREVIATIONS FOLLOWED BY REDUNDANT WORDATM MACHINE, LCD DISPLAY, PIN NUMBER, UPC CODE
ENDING WITH WAYS TO CARVE A SURFACECOURT SCRIBE, DIRECTOR'S CUT, PIZZA SLICE, SAT SCORE
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How Connections works
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.