{"id":593984,"date":"2026-09-08T14:50:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T14:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/593984\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T14:50:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T14:50:16","slug":"todays-nyt-connections-hints-and-answers-for-sept-8-1185","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/593984\/","title":{"rendered":"Today\u2019s NYT Connections Hints and Answers for\u00a0Sept. 8, #1185"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Today\u2019s NYT Connections puzzle is all over the place. That purple category is actually fun today. 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:\u00a0Vroom!<\/p>\n

Green group hint:\u00a0They don\u2019t speak.<\/p>\n

Blue group hint:\u00a0Valentine\u2019s Day symbol.<\/p>\n

Purple group hint:\u00a0Sweets, but the brand name gets a tweak.<\/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:\u00a0Classic American performance cars.<\/p>\n

Green group:\u00a0Features of a mime costume.<\/p>\n

Blue group:\u00a0____ heart.<\/p>\n

Purple group:\u00a0Candy bars plus a letter.<\/p>\n

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

\"TheThe completed NYT Connections puzzle for Sept. 8, 2026.NYT\/Screenshot by CNET<\/p>\n

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

The theme is classic American performance cars.<\/p>\n

The four answers are Corvette, Firebird, Mustang and Viper.<\/p>\n

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

The theme is features of a mime costume.<\/p>\n

The four answers are beret, gloves, stripes and suspenders.<\/p>\n

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

The theme is ____ heart.<\/p>\n

The four answers are artichoke, purple, sacred and take to.<\/p>\n

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

The theme is candy bars plus a letter.<\/p>\n

The four answers are doves (Dove), marsh (Mars), skort (Skot) and twixt (Twix).<\/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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