NYT Connections September 11 2026 Answers
The Friday board, spoiler free category hints for all four groups, and the full solution when you are ready.
TODAYS 16 WORD BOARD
In its starting order:
PROCESSLUCKJOURNALDIGESTEXERCISEABSORBPLANNERENVELOPEUNPLUGAGENDATAKE INBANDPHOTOGRAPHERMEDITATEFLORISTLIMITS
CATEGORY HINTS, NO SPOILERS
Yellow: PEOPLE HIRED FOR AN EVENT
Green: INTERNALIZE
Blue: WAYS TO PRACTICE SELF-CARE
Purple: THINGS THAT ARE PUSHED METAPHORICALLY
PEOPLE HIRED FOR AN EVENTBAND, FLORIST, PHOTOGRAPHER, PLANNER
INTERNALIZEABSORB, DIGEST, PROCESS, TAKE IN
WAYS TO PRACTICE SELF-CAREEXERCISE, JOURNAL, MEDITATE, UNPLUG
THINGS THAT ARE PUSHED METAPHORICALLYAGENDA, ENVELOPE, LIMITS, LUCK
Checked against the official NYT Connections solution
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 are allowed four mistakes. A new puzzle drops daily at midnight. Play free at nytimes.com.
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