A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Wednesday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Wednesday, September 30 (game #1207).
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 #1208) - today's words
Today's NYT Connections words are…
- NATIONAL
- KEN
- NECK
- SHINS
- ACRO
- STICK
- WAIST
- WALKMEN
- SITUATE
- SLEEVE
- CROSS
- PLACE
- SUD
- POSITION
- CHEST
- DECEMBERISTS
NYT Connections today (game #1208) - hint #1 - group hints
What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: Manoeuvre into a spot where it belongs
- GREEN: Required for sharp dressing
- BLUE: Alt rock with something missing
- PURPLE: A puzzling beginning
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 #1208) - hint #2 - group answers
What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?
- YELLOW: PUT
- GREEN: DRESS SHIRT MEASUREMENTS
- BLUE: 2000S INDIE ROCK BANDS, WITH "THE"
- PURPLE: STARTS OF NYT PRINT PUZZLES
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #1208) - the answers
The answers to today's Connections, game #1208, are…
- YELLOW: PUT: PLACE, POSITION, SITUATE, STICK
- GREEN: DRESS SHIRT MEASUREMENTS: CHEST, NECK, SLEEVE, WAIST
- BLUE: 2000S INDIE ROCK BANDS, WITH "THE": DECEMBERISTS, NATIONAL, SHINS, WALKMEN
- PURPLE: STARTS OF NYT PRINT PUZZLES: ACRO, CROSS, KEN, SUD
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
NYT got very meta with today’s purple group, with an online game paying homage to the NYT's offline games. I’m ashamed to say it flew over my head.
Instead, I was focused on the appearance of one of my favorite bands of all time in Connections, The NATIONAL, alongside three other equally highly regarded bands which made it into 2000s INDIE ROCK BANDS, WITH "THE". Even though the majority of music I like could be described as “indie rock” I find genre names cringe, but it’s not a hill I’m willing to die on, or even suffer a mild ankle sprain on, so I’ll let it go.
Anyway, I digress… Fortunately, with that purple group not registering, DRESS SHIRT MEASUREMENTS and PUT were both easy to collect
Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Wednesday, September 30, 2026, game #1207)
- YELLOW: SECURITIES: BOND, FUTURE, OPTION, STOCK
- GREEN: THINGS THAT ARE SHAKEN (NOT STIRRED): ETCH A SKETCH, MARTINI, SPRAY PAINT, TAMBOURINE
- BLUE: GANGSTER MOVIES: BUGSY, CASINO, DONNIE BRASCO, SCARFACE
- PURPLE: STARTING WITH MONTH ABBREVIATIONS: DECENT, NOVELTY, OCTOPUSSY, SEPTUM
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.
