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NYT Connections Hints & Answers — Sunday, September 6, 2026 (#1183)

Puzzle #1183. Start with a gentle nudge and work down — the full answers are at the bottom, hidden until you ask for them.

Just tell me the answer

The NYT Connections answer for Sunday, September 6, 2026 (puzzle #1183) is: YELLOW — UNRESTRICTED PERMISSION: BLANK CHECK, CARTE BLANCHE, FREE REIGN, FULL AUTHORITY. GREEN — PLACES TO INSERT SOMETHING INTO ON A COMPUTER: CARD SLOT, HEADPHONE JACK, OPTICAL DRIVE, USB PORT. BLUE — ABBREVIATIONS FOLLOWED BY REDUNDANT WORD: ATM MACHINE, LCD DISPLAY, PIN NUMBER, UPC CODE. PURPLE — ENDING WITH WAYS TO CARVE A SURFACE: COURT SCRIBE, DIRECTOR'S CUT, PIZZA SLICE, SAT SCORE.

Today's 16 words

The grid exactly as NYT laid it out for Sunday, September 6, 2026. Nothing below this point is spoiled until you open it.

SAT SCORE
UPC CODE
USB PORT
ATM MACHINE
CARD SLOT
BLANK CHECK
COURT SCRIBE
PIN NUMBER
DIRECTOR'S CUT
OPTICAL DRIVE
CARTE BLANCHE
HEADPHONE JACK
FREE REIGN
PIZZA SLICE
LCD DISPLAY
FULL AUTHORITY

How hard is Connections #1183?

Easy35/100
  • At least one entry is a phrase rather than a single word.

Where to start: Every category here is meaning-based, so group by topic first and use the four-per-group constraint to settle any word that could go two ways.

Connections hints for Sunday, September 6, 2026

Four levels, each giving away a little more. Open only as many as you need.

NYT Connections answers for Sunday, September 6, 2026

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Common questions

What is the NYT Connections answer for Sunday, September 6, 2026?

The NYT Connections answer for Sunday, September 6, 2026 (puzzle #1183) is: YELLOW — UNRESTRICTED PERMISSION: BLANK CHECK, CARTE BLANCHE, FREE REIGN, FULL AUTHORITY. GREEN — PLACES TO INSERT SOMETHING INTO ON A COMPUTER: CARD SLOT, HEADPHONE JACK, OPTICAL DRIVE, USB PORT. BLUE — ABBREVIATIONS FOLLOWED BY REDUNDANT WORD: ATM MACHINE, LCD DISPLAY, PIN NUMBER, UPC CODE. PURPLE — ENDING WITH WAYS TO CARVE A SURFACE: COURT SCRIBE, DIRECTOR'S CUT, PIZZA SLICE, SAT SCORE.

What is the purple group in Connections #1183?

The purple (hardest) group is "ENDING WITH WAYS TO CARVE A SURFACE": COURT SCRIBE, DIRECTOR'S CUT, PIZZA SLICE, SAT SCORE.

What is the easiest group in today's Connections puzzle?

The yellow group is the most straightforward: "UNRESTRICTED PERMISSION" — BLANK CHECK, CARTE BLANCHE, FREE REIGN, FULL AUTHORITY. Solving it first removes four words from the grid.

What number is today's Connections puzzle?

Sunday, September 6, 2026 is NYT Connections puzzle #1183. Connections launched on 12 June 2023 with puzzle #1, and a new puzzle is published every day.

What time does a new NYT Connections puzzle come out?

A new Connections puzzle unlocks at midnight in your own local time zone, so the changeover happens at a different moment around the world. The puzzle itself is the same for everyone on a given date.