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NYT Connections Hints & Answers — Tuesday, September 29, 2026 (#1206)

Puzzle #1206. 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 Tuesday, September 29, 2026 (puzzle #1206) is: YELLOW — SECLUDED: HIDDEN, REMOTE, SECRET, TUCKED AWAY. GREEN — RIVER FEATURES: DELTA, DRAINAGE BASIN, MOUTH, STREAM BED. BLUE — FIRST WORDS OF PIXAR FILMS: FINDING, INSIDE, MONSTERS, TOY. PURPLE — PHRASES HIDING GREEK LETTERS: FREEZE TAG, HOME GAME, MODEL TANK, ORAL PHASE.

Today's 16 words

The grid exactly as NYT laid it out for Tuesday, September 29, 2026. Nothing below this point is spoiled until you open it.

DELTA
HIDDEN
INSIDE
MODEL TANK
MONSTERS
FINDING
SECRET
TOY
FREEZE TAG
ORAL PHASE
MOUTH
REMOTE
STREAM BED
TUCKED AWAY
HOME GAME
DRAINAGE BASIN

How hard is Connections #1206?

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 Tuesday, September 29, 2026

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

NYT Connections answers for Tuesday, September 29, 2026

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Common questions

What is the NYT Connections answer for Tuesday, September 29, 2026?

The NYT Connections answer for Tuesday, September 29, 2026 (puzzle #1206) is: YELLOW — SECLUDED: HIDDEN, REMOTE, SECRET, TUCKED AWAY. GREEN — RIVER FEATURES: DELTA, DRAINAGE BASIN, MOUTH, STREAM BED. BLUE — FIRST WORDS OF PIXAR FILMS: FINDING, INSIDE, MONSTERS, TOY. PURPLE — PHRASES HIDING GREEK LETTERS: FREEZE TAG, HOME GAME, MODEL TANK, ORAL PHASE.

What is the purple group in Connections #1206?

The purple (hardest) group is "PHRASES HIDING GREEK LETTERS": FREEZE TAG, HOME GAME, MODEL TANK, ORAL PHASE.

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

The yellow group is the most straightforward: "SECLUDED" — HIDDEN, REMOTE, SECRET, TUCKED AWAY. Solving it first removes four words from the grid.

What number is today's Connections puzzle?

Tuesday, September 29, 2026 is NYT Connections puzzle #1206. 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.