Connections #1181 Answers – September 4, 2026
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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #1181 on Friday, September 4, 2026. Reveal as much or as little as you need.
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Today's 16 words
BOWLING BALLCAKE DONUTCANDY CORNCHERRY TOMATOCONGERCRINGYEYEGULPERMOONMORAYOPINEORANGEPIZZA PIERIBBONSTIEDTHAT'S
Hint 1: one word from each group
Yellow (easiest)
BOWLING BALL belongs to this group.
Green
CAKE DONUT belongs to this group.
Blue
CONGER belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
CRINGY belongs to this group.
Hint 2: the categories
Yellow (easiest) category
SPHERICAL THINGS
Green category
FOOD WHOSE NAME IS TWO FOODS
Blue category
KINDS OF EELS
Purple (hardest) category
ACCESSORIES INSIDE STARTING AND ENDING LETTERS
Connections #1181 answers
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SPHERICAL THINGSBOWLING BALL, EYE, MOON, ORANGE
FOOD WHOSE NAME IS TWO FOODSCAKE DONUT, CANDY CORN, CHERRY TOMATO, PIZZA PIE
KINDS OF EELSCONGER, GULPER, MORAY, RIBBON
ACCESSORIES INSIDE STARTING AND ENDING LETTERSCRINGY, OPINE, STIED, THAT'S
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What are the Connections answers for September 4, 2026?
SPHERICAL THINGS: BOWLING BALL, EYE, MOON, ORANGE. FOOD WHOSE NAME IS TWO FOODS: CAKE DONUT, CANDY CORN, CHERRY TOMATO, PIZZA PIE. KINDS OF EELS: CONGER, GULPER, MORAY, RIBBON. ACCESSORIES INSIDE STARTING AND ENDING LETTERS: CRINGY, OPINE, STIED, THAT'S.
What do the Connections colors mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.