NYT Connections Puzzle #1183: Hints and Solutions for September 6

Today’s Connections

Credit: NYT / Erik Kain

Another Sunday brings a fresh NYT Connections challenge. If you need assistance with today’s puzzle, this guide offers extra hints and the complete solution for each color‑coded group.

The first Sunday of September also brings news from the NYT Games App, which has launched new weekly puzzles that put a twist on classics like Wordle and Connections. For more details, see our interview with Jonathan Knight, head of NYT Games, in the video below.

As always, be sure to check out our weekend streaming guide for some great TV and movie recommendations. With evenings getting cooler, a good show pairs nicely with a mug of hot cocoa.

Now let’s solve this Connections!

If you missed Saturday’s Connections guide, you can find it here. You can also play today’s puzzle directly via this link.

NYT Connections Hints And Answers – Sunday, August 23

Below, we’ll explore additional hints for each Connections group—Yellow, Blue, Green, and Purple—followed by the official clues and answers.

• pizza slice
• headphone jack
• blank check
• pin number
• optical drive
• court scribe
• carte blanche
• usb port
• lcd display
• full authority
• director’s cut
• card slot
• free rein
• sat score
• atm machine
• upc code

Here’s an Extra Hint for Each Connections Group

• Yellow group – license to kill
• Green group – go look at your laptop or desktop
• Blue group – FYI it’s the beginning of the two words that matters
• Purple group – the unifier is in the second of the two words here

One Word for Each Connections Group:

• Yellow group – blank check
• Green group – card slot
• Blue group – atm machine
• Purple group – court scribe

What Are Today’s Connections Groups?

• Alright, the full spoilers follow here as we get into what the groups are today:
• Yellow group – unrestricted permission
• Green group – places to insert something into on a computer
• Blue group – abbreviations followed by redundant word
• Purple group – ending with ways to carve a surface

What Are Today’s Connections Answers?

• The full-on answers are below for each group, finally inserting the four words in each category. Spoilers follow. The Connections answers are:
• Yellow group – blank check, carte blanche, free rein, full authority
• Green group – card slot, headphone jack, optical drive, usb port
• Blue group – atm machine, lcd display, pin number, upc code
• Purple group – court scribe, director’s cut, pizza slice, sat score

Here’s the finished puzzle in the order I solved it:

Today’s NYT Connections scores a 3 out of 5 on the Connections Bot difficulty scale, and I found it particularly challenging due to the abundance of red herrings. Moreover, CARD SLOT initially feels more at home in an ATM MACHINE than in a computer.

Once the solution is clear, the connections become obvious; the Yellow group was straightforward. The ATM, LCD, PIN, and UPC combo is easy to spot once you stop trying to force them into the Green group’s categories.

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