NYT Connections puzzle #1184 landed on September 7, 2026 with a purple category that required spotting Disney character names embedded inside longer words – and a green group hiding in plain sight as lingerie anatomy. Here are the complete answers.
Before the full solution, three hints for players still working through the grid:
Hint 1: The yellow group shares something with long, winding stories told around a campfire.
Hint 2: One of the blue group answers is a tree-shaped object dangling from most car rearview mirrors.
Hint 3: The purple group words all begin with the name of a Disney animated character.
NYT Connections Answers – September 7, 2026
Yellow – QUITE THE SAGA: FABRICATION, FISH STORY, TALL TALE, YARN
Green – PARTS OF A BRA: CUP, HOOK, STRAP, UNDERWIRE
Blue – ASSOCIATED WITH PINE TREES: CAR AIR FRESHENER, CHRISTMAS, NEEDLES, TURPENTINE
Purple – STARTING WITH DISNEY CHARACTERS: PLUTONIUM, SCAR TISSUE, STITCH MARKER, TRAMPOLINE
The yellow category – synonyms for a tall tale – was the day’s clearest entry point. YARN, FABRICATION, FISH STORY, and TALL TALE all mean the same thing, and most players sorted this group without much deliberation.
Green posed a subtler trap. CUP and STRAP, seen in isolation, could belong almost anywhere: tableware, accessories, climbing equipment. UNDERWIRE and HOOK narrow the field once you’ve made the connection, but the words scattered enough misdirection that some players held them for later.
The blue group – ASSOCIATED WITH PINE TREES – leaned on two deliberate red herrings. NEEDLES fits a knitting or medical category just as easily. CHRISTMAS sits at the edge of a seasonal grouping. CAR AIR FRESHENER is the surprise anchor: the pine-tree-shaped freshener is so ubiquitous it practically defines the category.
Purple was the day’s defining challenge. Each answer begins with a Disney animated character: PLUTO in PLUTOnium, SCAR in SCAR TISSUE, STITCH in STITCH MARKER, TRAMP in TRAMPoline. The category title makes it obvious in retrospect, but recognizing the frame inside a grid full of plausible alternatives is what separates a fast solve from a long scroll. SCAR TISSUE pulled double duty as a false lead into the anatomy-adjacent green group – the puzzle’s best misdirection of the day.
NYT Connections resets at midnight Eastern Time. Yesterday’s puzzle is archived in our September 2 Connections answers, alongside the September 2 Wordle answer for players tracking the full daily lineup. Check back here for tomorrow’s hints and answers.
