NYT Connections September 3 2026 Answers
The Thursday 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:
MAXMATCHBOXMAROONAVERAGEBLINKCARMINESUMFLASHCOUNTHEARTBEATCINNABARTONKAHOT WHEELSVERMILLIONTRICEMICRO MACHINES
CATEGORY HINTS, NO SPOILERS
Yellow: TWO SHAKES OF A LAMB'S TAIL
Green: SHADES OF RED
Blue: TOY CAR BRANDS
Purple: SPREADSHEET FUNCTIONS
TWO SHAKES OF A LAMB'S TAILBLINK, FLASH, HEARTBEAT, TRICE
SHADES OF REDCARMINE, CINNABAR, MAROON, VERMILLION
TOY CAR BRANDSHOT WHEELS, MATCHBOX, MICRO MACHINES, TONKA
SPREADSHEET FUNCTIONSAVERAGE, COUNT, MAX, SUM
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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