Connections #1188 Answers
Friday, September 11, 2026
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #1188 for Friday, September 11, 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): people hired for an event
- Green: internalize
- Blue: ways to practice self-care
- Purple (hardest): things that are pushed metaphorically
Answers
PEOPLE HIRED FOR AN EVENT
BAND, FLORIST, PHOTOGRAPHER, PLANNER
INTERNALIZE
ABSORB, DIGEST, PROCESS, TAKE IN
WAYS TO PRACTICE SELF-CARE
EXERCISE, JOURNAL, MEDITATE, UNPLUG
THINGS THAT ARE PUSHED METAPHORICALLY
AGENDA, ENVELOPE, LIMITS, LUCK
Previous Connections answers
- #1187 — chemical elements, what you might see sticking out of a window, bruce springsteen classics, ending in synonyms for "happening now"
- #1186 — hard to understand, words with "small" prefixes, horror movies, words before "force"
- #1185 — classic american performance cars, features of a mime costume, ___ heart, candy bars plus a letter
- #1184 — quite the saga, parts of a bra, associated with pine trees, starting with disney characters
- #1183 — unrestricted permission, places to insert something into on a computer, abbreviations followed by redundant word, ending with ways to carve a surface
- #1182 — move unsteadily, bird onomatopoeia, ___head, desserts minus last letter
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