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NYT Connections hints
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The gist
NYT Connections daily puzzle for Sept. 6, 2026 (#1183) offers hints and answers. Players seek help to solve word groupings and maintain streaks.
Background
NYT Connections is a daily word puzzle from The New York Times where players group 16 words into four categories of four, with difficulty levels from yellow (easiest) to purple (hardest). Each day, outlets like CNET, Lifehacker, and Mashable publish hint articles to assist solvers, and the puzzle has a dedicated companion page on NYT. The Sept. 6 puzzle (#1183) includes categories like 'unrestricted permission' and 'places to insert something into on a computer'.
How it unfolded
- Sep 4, 2026CNET published hints and answers for puzzle #1181, noting the purple category was 'about the craziest yet'.
- Sep 5, 2026Mashable and Forbes provided hints for the Sept. 5 puzzle, with Forbes focusing on keeping streaks alive.
- Sep 6, 2026CNET published hints and answers for puzzle #1183, highlighting the blue group as entertaining and the purple as frustrating.
- Sep 7, 2026CNET covered puzzle #1184, and NYT published its Connections Companion for #1185, rating difficulty at 1.7 out of 5.
Who’s saying what
- Players
- Some solvers find the purple category tough and bizarre, while others enjoy the challenge.
- Editors
- NYT editors design categories with varying difficulty, often using wordplay and hidden connections.