The New York Times Connections puzzle for Saturday, September 12, 2026, presents players with a fresh set of four-word categories to decipher. For those seeking assistance to maintain their daily puzzle streak, hints are available for each category.
The puzzle offers a yellow category described as "Ways to Personalize a Car," with a hint suggesting "Pimp your ride." The green category is characterized by "People in an Online Forum," with a clue that "There are plenty of these on Reddit!" The blue category focuses on "Things That Blink," and its hint is "There's more than one way to blink." Finally, the purple category is "___ Alert," hinting at "Four types of warnings."
Additional clues reveal that one group shares a common second word, and all groups except the blue category contain at least one word with the letter 'P'. A specific word from each group is also provided as a spoiler:
- Yellow: Fuzzy Dice
- Green: Troll
- Blue: Cursor
- Purple: Nerd
For players who have attempted the puzzle and require the full solution, the four revealed groups are:
- Yellow: Ways to Personalize a Car (Bumper Sticker, Fuzzy Dice, Hood Ornament, Vanity Plate)
- Green: People in an Online Forum (Lurker, Poster, Spammer, Troll)
- Blue: Things That Blink (Cursor, Eyelids, Smoke Detector, Turn Signal)
- Purple: ___ Alert (Nerd, Red, Spoiler, Weather)
The puzzle notes that "smoke detector" may have been a challenging word to place within its group. The NYT Connections puzzle is updated daily at midnight.