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September 5, 2026

Connections September 5, 2026 Answers

NYT Connections for September 5, 2026 (Puzzle ID: 1289) — answers grouped into four official categories.

MOVE UNSTEADILY: SWAY, TODDLE, TOTTER, WOBBLE BIRD ONOMATOPOEIA: COO, GOBBLE, HONK, WARBLE ___HEAD: BOBBLE, HAMMER, JUG, SLEEPY DESSERTS MINUS LAST LETTER: COBBLE, PI, TAR, TORT

Cringy: embarrassingly awkward or causing cringe

September 4, 2026

Connections September 4, 2026 Answers

All four Connections groups for NYT Puzzle ID 1275 (September 4, 2026), including spherical things, food names made of two foods, kinds of eels, and accessories inside starting/ending letters.

SPHERICAL THINGS FOOD WHOSE NAME IS TWO FOODS KINDS OF EELS ACCESSORIES INSIDE STARTING AND ENDING LETTERS

VERMILLION — the meaning is a vivid red-orange red

September 3, 2026

Connections September 3, 2026 Answers

NYT Connections for September 3, 2026 (Puzzle ID: 1278) — solutions for the four categories.

TWO SHAKES OF A LAMB'S TAIL: BLINK, FLASH, HEARTBEAT, TRICE SHADES OF RED: CARMINE, CINNABAR, MAROON, VERMILLION TOY CAR BRANDS: HOT WHEELS, MATCHBOX, MICRO MACHINES, TONKA SPREADSHEET FUNCTIONS: AVERAGE, COUNT, MAX, SUM

RO SIN meaning: rosin used on the bow hair for grip

September 2, 2026

Connections September 2, 2026 Answers

Complete solution for NYT Connections Puzzle #1273 (target date: 2026-09-02), including all four category answers.

FLABBERGAST THINGS IN A VIOLIN CASE ___ DOGS (THAT ARE DOGS)___ DOGS (THAT AREN'T DOGS)

MIKE HAMMER — meaning “fictional private investigator” (Mike Hammer)

September 1, 2026

Connections September 1, 2026 Answers

Find the connections for puzzle 1257 (September 1, 2026), including the four official category groups and the exact words that belong together.

I PROMISE!LONG, SKINNY THINGS OFTEN SEEN TOGETHER PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS OF FICTION STARTING WITH WORDS OF INTENTION

PHARAOH — meaning an ancient Egyptian king

August 31, 2026

Connections August 31, 2026 Answers

Find the four Connections groups for puzzle 1258 (NYT Connections, target date 2026-08-31), including categories like items that come in tubes, shipping-box warnings, sovereign titles, and word pairs that form “___ bowl.”

THINGS THAT COME IN TUBES WARNINGS ON A SHIPPING BOX HISTORICAL SOVEREIGN TITLES ___ BOWL

August 30, 2026

Connections August 30, 2026 Answers

Find the four Connections groups for puzzle 1256 (Aug. 30, 2026), including exercise facilities, wine accessories, brands with bunny rabbit mascots, and Old West wanted-poster words.

EXERCISE FACILITIES WINE ACCESSORIES BRANDS WITH BUNNY RABBIT MASCOTS WORDS ON AN OLD WEST WANTED POSTER

GREEK: a Greek-style salad often made with feta and olives

August 29, 2026

Connections August 29, 2026 Answers

Find the four Connections groups for Puzzle 1276 (August 29, 2026): car parts, salad types, keyboard keys, and Greek-myth figure phrases.

UNDER THE HOOD OF A CAR KINDS OF SALAD KEYBOARD KEYS STARTING WITH FIGURES FROM GREEK MYTH

MOM meaning a palindrome that reads the same forward and backward

August 28, 2026

Connections August 28, 2026 Answers

Here are the Connections answers for puzzle ID 1260 (Target date: 2026-08-28), including the four official categories and how the words group together.

BEDTIME PARTING WORDS PALINDROMES MODERN ADD-ONS/COMBINING FORMS TOP OF THE ___

Overcome: overpowered by feelings or emotions

August 27, 2026

Connections August 27, 2026 Answers

Find the groups and final answers for NYT Connections Puzzle ID 1261 (August 27, 2026). Categories include ELECTRIC THINGS, MOVED TO TEARS, SHADES OF GRAY, and MUSIC GENRE PLUS STARTING LETTER.

ELECTRIC THINGS MOVED TO TEARS SHADES OF GRAY MUSIC GENRE PLUS STARTING LETTER

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April 7, 2026

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