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NYT Connections Hints & Answers — Friday, September 11, 2026 (#1188)

Puzzle #1188. 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 Friday, September 11, 2026 (puzzle #1188) is: YELLOW — PEOPLE HIRED FOR AN EVENT: BAND, FLORIST, PHOTOGRAPHER, PLANNER. GREEN — INTERNALIZE: ABSORB, DIGEST, PROCESS, TAKE IN. BLUE — WAYS TO PRACTICE SELF-CARE: EXERCISE, JOURNAL, MEDITATE, UNPLUG. PURPLE — THINGS THAT ARE PUSHED METAPHORICALLY: AGENDA, ENVELOPE, LIMITS, LUCK.

Today's 16 words

The grid exactly as NYT laid it out for Friday, September 11, 2026. Nothing below this point is spoiled until you open it.

PROCESS
LUCK
JOURNAL
DIGEST
EXERCISE
ABSORB
PLANNER
ENVELOPE
UNPLUG
AGENDA
TAKE IN
BAND
PHOTOGRAPHER
MEDITATE
FLORIST
LIMITS

How hard is Connections #1188?

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 Friday, September 11, 2026

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

NYT Connections answers for Friday, September 11, 2026

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Common questions

What is the NYT Connections answer for Friday, September 11, 2026?

The NYT Connections answer for Friday, September 11, 2026 (puzzle #1188) is: YELLOW — PEOPLE HIRED FOR AN EVENT: BAND, FLORIST, PHOTOGRAPHER, PLANNER. GREEN — INTERNALIZE: ABSORB, DIGEST, PROCESS, TAKE IN. BLUE — WAYS TO PRACTICE SELF-CARE: EXERCISE, JOURNAL, MEDITATE, UNPLUG. PURPLE — THINGS THAT ARE PUSHED METAPHORICALLY: AGENDA, ENVELOPE, LIMITS, LUCK.

What is the purple group in Connections #1188?

The purple (hardest) group is "THINGS THAT ARE PUSHED METAPHORICALLY": AGENDA, ENVELOPE, LIMITS, LUCK.

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

The yellow group is the most straightforward: "PEOPLE HIRED FOR AN EVENT" — BAND, FLORIST, PHOTOGRAPHER, PLANNER. Solving it first removes four words from the grid.

What number is today's Connections puzzle?

Friday, September 11, 2026 is NYT Connections puzzle #1188. 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.