Connections #1181 Answers
Friday, September 4, 2026
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #1181 for Friday, September 4, 2026. The 16 words split into four groups by colour — yellow is easiest, purple the trickiest. The group themes are listed first as hints, then every group is revealed below. Looking for the latest puzzle? See today's Connections.
Hints — the four group themes
- Yellow (easiest): spherical things
- Green: food whose name is two foods
- Blue: kinds of eels
- Purple (hardest): accessories inside starting and ending letters
Answers
SPHERICAL THINGS
BOWLING BALL, EYE, MOON, ORANGE
FOOD WHOSE NAME IS TWO FOODS
CAKE DONUT, CANDY CORN, CHERRY TOMATO, PIZZA PIE
KINDS OF EELS
CONGER, GULPER, MORAY, RIBBON
ACCESSORIES INSIDE STARTING AND ENDING LETTERS
CRINGY, OPINE, STIED, THAT'S
Previous Connections answers
- #1180 — two shakes of a lamb's tail, shades of red, toy car brands, spreadsheet functions
- #1179 — flabbergast, things in a violin case, ___ dogs (that are dogs), ___ dogs (that aren't dogs)
- #1178 — "i promise!", long, skinny things often seen together, private investigators of fiction, starting with words of intention
- #1177 — things that come in tubes, warnings on a shipping box, historical sovereign titles, ___ bowl
- #1176 — exercise facilities, wine accessories, brands with bunny rabbit mascots, words on an old west wanted poster
- #1175 — under the hood of a car, kinds of salad, keyboard keys, starting with figures from greek myth
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