For players looking to maintain their daily streak in the New York Times Connections puzzle, assistance is available for today's challenge, #1205, dated Tuesday, September 29, 2026. Losing a streak can be disheartening, but hints and the complete answer can help players overcome difficult groupings.
Today's Hints
The puzzle offers themed categories that link four words each. For September 29th, the hints are as follows:
- Yellow Hint: Some places are better when no one knows where they are.
- Green Hint: Even the river has an anatomy.
- Blue Hint: Pixar likes to keep things short...
- Purple Hint: The letters are hiding in plain sight.
Additional clues suggest that one group hides its words within others, and each group contains at least one word with the letter 'D'.
A single word from each category, revealed via spoiler text, is available for those needing an extra nudge:
- Yellow: Secret
- Green: Delta
- Blue: Inside
- Purple: Oral Phase
The Solution Revealed
For players who wish to see the full solution and the categories that connect the words, the groupings for today's Connections puzzle are:
- Yellow: Secluded (Hidden, Remote, Secret, Tucked Away)
- Green: River Features (Delta, Drainage Basin, Mouth, Stream Bed)
- Blue: First Words of Pixar Films (Finding, Inside, Monsters, Toy)
- Purple: Phrases Hiding Greek Letters (Freeze Tag, Home Game, Model Tank, Oral Phase)
The purple category is noted as particularly challenging, requiring players to identify words hidden within phrases and recognize obscure terms.
New York Times Connections puzzles are released daily at midnight, offering a fresh challenge each day.