Connections #1182 Answers
Saturday, September 5, 2026
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #1182 for Saturday, September 5, 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): move unsteadily
- Green: bird onomatopoeia
- Blue: ___head
- Purple (hardest): desserts minus last letter
Answers
MOVE UNSTEADILY
SWAY, TODDLE, TOTTER, WOBBLE
BIRD ONOMATOPOEIA
COO, GOBBLE, HONK, WARBLE
___HEAD
BOBBLE, HAMMER, JUG, SLEEPY
DESSERTS MINUS LAST LETTER
COBBLE, PI, TAR, TORT
Previous Connections answers
- #1181 — spherical things, food whose name is two foods, kinds of eels, accessories inside starting and ending letters
- #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
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