{"id":593080,"date":"2026-09-07T17:14:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T17:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/593080\/"},"modified":"2026-09-07T17:14:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T17:14:24","slug":"todays-nyt-connections-hints-and-answers-for-sept-7-1184","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/593080\/","title":{"rendered":"Today\u2019s NYT Connections Hints and Answers for\u00a0Sept. 7, #1184"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\t\"How<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s NYT Connections puzzle includes a couple of funny categories. The purple one might appeal to fans of a certain animation studio (and theme park company). Read on for hints and today\u2019s Connections answers.<\/p>\n

Hints for today\u2019s Connections groups<\/p>\n

Here are four hints for the groupings in today\u2019s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.<\/p>\n

Yellow group hint:\u00a0Not sure I believe you.<\/p>\n

Green group hint:\u00a0Think Maidenform.<\/p>\n

Blue group hint:\u00a0Balsam or Fraser.<\/p>\n

Purple group hint:\u00a0Aurora borealis would be another one.<\/p>\n

Read more:\u00a0We Need to Talk About Wednesday\u2019s Doggone Connections Puzzle<\/a><\/p>\n

Answers for today\u2019s Connections groups<\/p>\n

Yellow group:\u00a0Quite the saga.<\/p>\n

Green group:\u00a0Parts of a bra.<\/p>\n

Blue group:\u00a0Associated with pine trees.<\/p>\n

Purple group: Starting with Disney characters.<\/p>\n

What are today\u2019s Connections answers?<\/p>\n

\"TheThe completed NYT Connections puzzle for Sept. 7, 2026.NYT\/Screenshot by CNET<\/p>\n

The yellow words in today\u2019s Connections<\/p>\n

The theme is quite the saga.<\/p>\n

The four answers are fabrication, fish story, tall tale and yarn.<\/p>\n

The green words in today\u2019s Connections<\/p>\n

The theme is parts of a bra.<\/p>\n

The four answers are cup, hook, strap and underwire.<\/p>\n

The blue words in today\u2019s Connections<\/p>\n

The theme is associated with pine trees.<\/p>\n

The four answers are car air freshener, Christmas, needles and turpentine.<\/p>\n

The purple words in today\u2019s Connections<\/p>\n

The theme is starting with Disney characters.<\/p>\n

The four answers are plutonium (Pluto), scar tissue (Scar), stitch marker (Stitch) and trampoline (Tramp).<\/p>\n

Toughest Connections puzzles<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve made a note of some of the toughest Connections puzzles<\/a>\u200b so far. Maybe they\u2019ll help you see patterns in future puzzles.<\/p>\n

#5: Included \u201cthings you can set,\u201d such as mood, record, table and volleyball.<\/p>\n

#4: Included \u201cone in a dozen,\u201d such as egg, juror, month and rose.<\/p>\n

#3: Included \u201cstreets on screen,\u201d such as Elm, Fear, Jump and Sesame.<\/p>\n

#2: Included \u201cpower ___\u201d such as nap, plant, Ranger and trip.<\/p>\n

#1: Included \u201cthings that can run,\u201d such as candidate, faucet, mascara and nose.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of “Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the ’70s and ’80s,” as well as “The Totally Sweet ’90s.” She’s been a journalist since 1989, working at Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Twin Cities Sidewalk, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and NBC News Digital. She’s Gen X in birthdate, word and deed. If Marathon candy bars ever come back, she’ll be first in line.
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