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 #1206) - today's words
Today's NYT Connections words are…
NYT Connections today (game #1206) - hint #1 - group hints
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- Start of animated classics
- Look for hidden ancient alphabet
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 #1206) - hint #2 - group answers
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1206) - the answers
The answers to today's Connections, game #1206, are…
- HIDDEN, REMOTE, SECRET, TUCKED AWAY
- 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
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
I might have got PHRASES HIDING GREEK LETTERS eventually, but thankfully I didn’t need to.
Instead, the FIRST WORDS OF PIXAR FILMS jumped out at me immediately. I loved the early Pixar films, back when they were a rare treat — there was three years between and A Bug’s Life. is also the film I have seen the most due to being the parent of a child who was obsessed with Sully and Mike and still uses the phrase “put that thing back where it came from or so God help me” on an almost daily basis.
RIVER FEATURES was my second group, although I was less confident including DRAINAGE BASIN than the other three tiles and momentarily worried that I was missing out on a plumbing group.
Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Monday, September 28, 2026, game #1205)
- BAMBOO, CELERY, CORN, WHEAT
- HORSERADISH, LEMON, MIGNONETTE, TABASCO
- CHALLENGER, CHARGER, DURANGO, VIPER
- PURPLE: THREE LETTERS PLUS REPEATED TRIGRAMS: ARKANSANS, CHIHUAHUA, POSSESSES, SPRINGING
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.