Today's answers

Connections Answer Today

Saturday, September 12, 2026

Two puzzles, two answers: the New York Times Connections for today, and today's daily board in our own Connections Unlimited game. Only want a nudge? Start with the hints instead.

1. NYT Connections #1,189

Sep 12, 2026

The 16 words, then the solution.

BUMPER STICKERFUZZY DICEHOOD ORNAMENTVANITY PLATELURKERPOSTERSPAMMERTROLLCURSOREYELIDSSMOKE DETECTORTURN SIGNALNERDREDSPOILERWEATHER

The four categories

Reveal the four category names

WAYS TO PERSONALIZE A CARYellow

PEOPLE IN AN ONLINE FORUMGreen

THINGS THAT BLINKBlue

___ ALERTPurple

The full answer

Reveal all four groups

WAYS TO PERSONALIZE A CARYellow

BUMPER STICKER, FUZZY DICE, HOOD ORNAMENT, VANITY PLATE

PEOPLE IN AN ONLINE FORUMGreen

LURKER, POSTER, SPAMMER, TROLL

THINGS THAT BLINKBlue

CURSOR, EYELIDS, SMOKE DETECTOR, TURN SIGNAL

___ ALERTPurple

NERD, RED, SPOILER, WEATHER

2. Connections Unlimited on Connections Game

today's daily board

Our Daily mode rotates through 1,225 boards and rolls over at midnight in your own time zone, so this is the board you get today.

Daily #986 · Sep 12, 2026

BREADBUTTERGARLICPARSLEYCHOPSKISSERTRAPYAPDRIFTIDEAMESSAGEPOINTBUBBLYCABCHARDZIN

Reveal all four groups

GARLIC BREAD INGREDIENTSYellow

BREAD, BUTTER, GARLIC, PARSLEY

SLANG FOR MOUTHGreen

CHOPS, KISSER, TRAP, YAP

GISTBlue

DRIFT, IDEA, MESSAGE, POINT

WINE NICKNAMESPurple

BUBBLY, CAB, CHARD, ZIN

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How the colours work

Both games rank their four groups by difficulty: yellow is the most straightforward, then green, then blue, and purple is usually the trickiest — that is where the wordplay, hidden letters and category-within-a-category tricks live.

Connections #1,189 ran on Saturday, September 12, 2026. Past puzzles are in the answer archive.

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