NYT Connections September 8 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1185
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
PURPLE STRIPES SKORT GLOVES CORVETTE ARTICHOKE DOVES MARSH SACRED BERET VIPER TWIXT SUSPENDERS MUSTANG TAKE TO FIREBIRD
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — CLASSIC AMERICAN PERFORMANCE CARS
Green — FEATURES OF A MIME COSTUME
Blue — ___ HEART
Purple — CANDY BARS PLUS A LETTER
CLASSIC AMERICAN PERFORMANCE CARSCORVETTE, FIREBIRD, MUSTANG, VIPER
FEATURES OF A MIME COSTUMEBERET, GLOVES, STRIPES, SUSPENDERS
___ HEARTARTICHOKE, PURPLE, SACRED, TAKE TO
CANDY BARS PLUS A LETTERDOVES, MARSH, SKORT, TWIXT
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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.