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NYT Connections — September 8, 2026

Hints — one at a time

Hint 1 of 5

Today's board moves from iconic American sports car models, to parts of a mime's outfit, to words that pair with "heart," and finally to candy bar names with an extra letter tacked on.

Hint 2 of 5

Yellow (easiest): each of these is a well-known American muscle or sports car model.

Hint 3 of 5

Green: each of these is a piece of clothing or accessory associated with the classic mime look.

Hint 4 of 5

Blue: each of these word combines with "heart" to form a compound word or phrase.

Hint 5 of 5

Purple (hardest): add one letter to each of these and you get the name of a popular candy bar.

The answer — spoilers!

Reveal the full answer

yellow
Classic American Performance Cars
CORVETTE · FIREBIRD · MUSTANG · VIPER
green
Features Of A Mime Costume
BERET · GLOVES · STRIPES · SUSPENDERS
blue
___ Heart
ARTICHOKE · PURPLE · SACRED · TAKE TO
purple
Candy Bars Plus A Letter
DOVES · MARSH · SKORT · TWIXT

This puzzle by the numbers

Hardest group (purple): Candy Bars Plus A Letter
Longest word on the board: SUSPENDERS

Counted from our own archive of NYT Connections answers — not published anywhere else.

A solved Connections-style board: sixteen word tiles sorted into four coloured rows of four — fruits, gemstones, instruments and planets — A solved Connections grid: four groups of four, one colour each. Example board, not today’s puzzle.