Connections #1185 Answers – September 8, 2026
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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #1185 on Tuesday, September 8, 2026. Reveal as much or as little as you need.
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Today's 16 words
ARTICHOKEBERETCORVETTEDOVESFIREBIRDGLOVESMARSHMUSTANGPURPLESACREDSKORTSTRIPESSUSPENDERSTAKE TOTWIXTVIPER
Hint 1: one word from each group
Yellow (easiest)
CORVETTE belongs to this group.
Green
BERET belongs to this group.
Blue
ARTICHOKE belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
DOVES belongs to this group.
Hint 2: the categories
Yellow (easiest) category
CLASSIC AMERICAN PERFORMANCE CARS
Green category
FEATURES OF A MIME COSTUME
Blue category
___ HEART
Purple (hardest) category
CANDY BARS PLUS A LETTER
Connections #1185 answers
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CLASSIC AMERICAN PERFORMANCE CARSCORVETTE, FIREBIRD, MUSTANG, VIPER
FEATURES OF A MIME COSTUMEBERET, GLOVES, STRIPES, SUSPENDERS
___ HEARTARTICHOKE, PURPLE, SACRED, TAKE TO
CANDY BARS PLUS A LETTERDOVES, MARSH, SKORT, TWIXT
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What are the Connections answers for September 8, 2026?
CLASSIC AMERICAN PERFORMANCE CARS: CORVETTE, FIREBIRD, MUSTANG, VIPER. FEATURES OF A MIME COSTUME: BERET, GLOVES, STRIPES, SUSPENDERS. ___ HEART: ARTICHOKE, PURPLE, SACRED, TAKE TO. CANDY BARS PLUS A LETTER: DOVES, MARSH, SKORT, TWIXT.
What do the Connections colors mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.