NYT Connections September 7 2026 Answers
The Monday 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:
NEEDLESTRAMPOLINECHRISTMASCUPPLUTONIUMTURPENTINEYARNSCAR TISSUECAR AIR FRESHENERSTITCH MARKERFABRICATIONHOOKTALL TALESTRAPFISH STORYUNDERWIRE
CATEGORY HINTS, NO SPOILERS
Yellow: QUITE THE SAGA
Green: PARTS OF A BRA
Blue: ASSOCIATED WITH PINE TREES
Purple: STARTING WITH DISNEY CHARACTERS
QUITE THE SAGAFABRICATION, FISH STORY, TALL TALE, YARN
PARTS OF A BRACUP, HOOK, STRAP, UNDERWIRE
ASSOCIATED WITH PINE TREESCAR AIR FRESHENER, CHRISTMAS, NEEDLES, TURPENTINE
STARTING WITH DISNEY CHARACTERSPLUTONIUM, SCAR TISSUE, STITCH MARKER, TRAMPOLINE
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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