NYT Connections September 1 2026 Answers

The Tuesday board, spoiler free category hints for all four groups, and the full solution when you are ready.

Puzzle 1,178Edited by Wyna Liu

TODAYS 16 WORD BOARD

In its starting order:

PLANETARIUMARROWHOPE DIAMONDFOR REALSAM SPADEWISHY-WASHYMIKE HAMMERGOLF CLUBCROSS MY HEARTPICK-UP STICKSHERLOCK HOLMESAIMEE MANNPINKY SWEARHERCULE POIROTSPAGHETTOON GOD

CATEGORY HINTS, NO SPOILERS

Yellow: "I PROMISE!"

Green: LONG, SKINNY THINGS OFTEN SEEN TOGETHER

Blue: PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS OF FICTION

Purple: STARTING WITH WORDS OF INTENTION

"I PROMISE!"CROSS MY HEART, FOR REAL, ON GOD, PINKY SWEAR

LONG, SKINNY THINGS OFTEN SEEN TOGETHERARROW, GOLF CLUB, PICK-UP STICK, SPAGHETTO

PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS OF FICTIONHERCULE POIROT, MIKE HAMMER, SAM SPADE, SHERLOCK HOLMES

STARTING WITH WORDS OF INTENTIONAIMEE MANN, HOPE DIAMOND, PLANETARIUM, WISHY-WASHY

Checked against the official NYT Connections solution

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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 are allowed four mistakes. A new puzzle drops daily at midnight. Play free at nytimes.com.

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