A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Tuesday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Tuesday, September 22 (game #1199).
Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need Connections hints.
What should you do once you've finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I've also got daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too, while Marc's Wordle today page covers the original viral word game.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.
NYT Connections today (game #1200) - today's words
Today's NYT Connections words are…
- PAINT
- CAPTCHA
- BITCOIN
- WALLET
- SPAM
- PHONE
- RECORD LABEL
- AGE
- VERIFICATION
- SURINAME
- PAYWALL
- CONDENSED MILK
- RUB-A-DUB
- KEYS
- SHAVING CREAM
- COOKIE CONSENT
- SUNGLASSES
NYT Connections today (game #1200) - hint #1 - group hints
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Don’t forget these…
- GREEN: Online obstacles
- BLUE: All packaged in tins
- PURPLE: Final descriptions
Need more clues?
We're firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four theme answers are for today's NYT Connections puzzles…
NYT Connections today (game #1200) - hint #2 - group answers
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: THINGS YOU GRAB BEFORE LEAVING THE HOUSE
- GREEN: WEBSITE HURDLES
- BLUE: THINGS THAT COME IN CANS
- PURPLE: ENDING IN SYNONYMS FOR "TERM"
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1200) - the answers
The answers to today's Connections, game #1200, are…
- YELLOW: THINGS YOU GRAB BEFORE LEAVING THE HOUSE: KEYS, PHONE, SUNGLASSES, WALLET
- GREEN: WEBSITE HURDLES: AGE VERIFICATION, CAPTCHA, COOKIE CONSENT, PAYWALL
- BLUE: THINGS THAT COME IN CANS: CONDENSED MILK, PAINT, SHAVING CREAM, SPAM
- PURPLE: ENDING IN SYNONYMS FOR "TERM": BITCOIN, RECORD LABEL, RUB-A-DUB, SURINAME
- My rating: Hard
- My score: Perfect
Another yellow last! I think it was SUNGLASSES that threw me there — if it had said “bus pass” then I’d be there, but sunglasses are something I wear twice a year at most. Then again, maybe this is a sign that I really should be not forgetting to grab them whenever I leave the house!
Regardless of the order in which I solved today’s groups, luck was definitely on my side as I sailed through without making any mistakes while at the same time never being 100% certain in my connections.
I was also unsure of what the groups could be. I thought WEBSITE HURDLES was about security, THINGS THAT COME IN CANS was stuff that’s mixed, and ENDING IN SYNONYMS FOR "TERM" something about circles.
Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Tuesday, September 22, 2026, game #1199)
- YELLOW: DEMONSTRATIVES: THAT, THESE, THIS, THOSE
- GREEN: EMBELLISHMENT: ACCENT, DETAIL, FLOURISH, TOUCH
- BLUE: OPTIONS ON A MULTIPLE CHOICE SURVEY: AGREE, DISAGREE, NEUTRAL, OTHER
- PURPLE: BEVERAGES WITH ACUTE ACCENTS REMOVED: CAFE, PATRON, ROSE, THE
What is NYT Connections?
NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games made by the New York Times. It challenges you to find groups of four items that share something in common, and each group has a different difficulty level: green is easy, yellow a little harder, blue often quite tough and purple usually very difficult.
On the plus side, you don't technically need to solve the final one, as you'll be able to answer that one by a process of elimination. What's more, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you a little bit of breathing room.
It's a little more involved than something like Wordle, however, and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to trip you up with tricks. For instance, watch out for homophones and other word games that could disguise the answers.
It's playable for free via the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.