Connections archive · Puzzle #1182
NYT Connections Hints & Answers — September 5, 2026 (#1182)
Group hints and answers for the NYT Connections puzzle on . Get a spoiler-free nudge for each group, or reveal the full solution — your call.
Difficulty: Hard
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Reveal one step at a time — nudges first, full answers only if you ask.
1. Group nudges spoiler-free
- Yellow: Ways of walking or shifting when you’re not quite steady.
- Green: Sounds birds make — written out as words.
- Blue: Each word can sit in front of “head.”
- Purple: Sweet treats with their final letter chopped off.
2. One word from each group a foothold
- Yellow: SWAY
- Green: COO
- Blue: BOBBLE
- Purple: COBBLE
3. The four category names no words yet
- Yellow: MOVE UNSTEADILY
- Green: BIRD ONOMATOPOEIA
- Blue: ___ HEAD
- Purple: DESSERTS MINUS LAST LETTER
4. Reveal groups one by one
Yellow group
MOVE UNSTEADILY
- SWAY
- TODDLE
- TOTTER
- WOBBLE
Green group
BIRD ONOMATOPOEIA
- COO
- GOBBLE
- HONK
- WARBLE
Blue group
___ HEAD
- BOBBLE
- HAMMER
- JUG
- SLEEPY
Purple group
DESSERTS MINUS LAST LETTER
- COBBLE
- PI
- TAR
- TORT
5. Reveal everything full spoilers
Yellow — MOVE UNSTEADILY
- SWAY
- TODDLE
- TOTTER
- WOBBLE
Green — BIRD ONOMATOPOEIA
- COO
- GOBBLE
- HONK
- WARBLE
Blue — ___ HEAD
- BOBBLE
- HAMMER
- JUG
- SLEEPY
Purple — DESSERTS MINUS LAST LETTER
- COBBLE
- PI
- TAR
- TORT
NYT Connections #1182 — quick answers
What are today's Connections categories?
MOVE UNSTEADILY; BIRD ONOMATOPOEIA; ___ HEAD; DESSERTS MINUS LAST LETTER.
What are all the answers?
- MOVE UNSTEADILY: SWAY, TODDLE, TOTTER, WOBBLE
- BIRD ONOMATOPOEIA: COO, GOBBLE, HONK, WARBLE
- ___ HEAD: BOBBLE, HAMMER, JUG, SLEEPY
- DESSERTS MINUS LAST LETTER: COBBLE, PI, TAR, TORT
Also for: Connections hints 9/5/26, 9-5-26, 9 5 26, 9/5/2026, and puzzle #1182.
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Today's puzzle, in a nutshell
Yellow and green look like movement vs bird sounds until WOBBLE/WARBLE collide. Purple desserts minus a letter (PI, TAR, TORT, COBBLE) is the real trap beside blue ___ HEAD.