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NYT Connections Hints & Answers — Friday, September 18, 2026 (#1195)

Puzzle #1195. Start with a gentle nudge and work down — the full answers are at the bottom, hidden until you ask for them.

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The NYT Connections answer for Friday, September 18, 2026 (puzzle #1195) is: YELLOW — SEGMENT OF A PROCESS: PHASE, ROUND, STAGE, STEP. GREEN — ASSORTMENTS OF FOOD/DRINK: FLIGHT, MEDLEY, PLATTER, SAMPLER. BLUE — PARTS OF A FLIGHT: BOARDING, CRUISE, LANDING, TAKEOFF. PURPLE — ___CASE: BRIEF, PILLOW, STAIR, UPPER.

Today's 16 words

The grid exactly as NYT laid it out for Friday, September 18, 2026. Nothing below this point is spoiled until you open it.

PILLOW
CRUISE
UPPER
STEP
FLIGHT
STAIR
PLATTER
LANDING
ROUND
STAGE
TAKEOFF
MEDLEY
BRIEF
BOARDING
SAMPLER
PHASE

How hard is Connections #1195?

Medium42/100
  • • One category runs on wordplay rather than meaning.

Where to start: Look for the four words that combine with "Case" — locking that group down removes four red herrings from the rest of the grid.

Connections hints for Friday, September 18, 2026

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

NYT Connections answers for Friday, September 18, 2026

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Common questions

What is the NYT Connections answer for Friday, September 18, 2026?

The NYT Connections answer for Friday, September 18, 2026 (puzzle #1195) is: YELLOW — SEGMENT OF A PROCESS: PHASE, ROUND, STAGE, STEP. GREEN — ASSORTMENTS OF FOOD/DRINK: FLIGHT, MEDLEY, PLATTER, SAMPLER. BLUE — PARTS OF A FLIGHT: BOARDING, CRUISE, LANDING, TAKEOFF. PURPLE — ___CASE: BRIEF, PILLOW, STAIR, UPPER.

What is the purple group in Connections #1195?

The purple (hardest) group is "___CASE": BRIEF, PILLOW, STAIR, UPPER.

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

The yellow group is the most straightforward: "SEGMENT OF A PROCESS" — PHASE, ROUND, STAGE, STEP. Solving it first removes four words from the grid.

What number is today's Connections puzzle?

Friday, September 18, 2026 is NYT Connections puzzle #1195. 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.