Play Connections #1182
These are the 16 words in the order NYT shows them. Tap four words you think belong together and press Submit. You get four mistakes, and we'll tell you when you are one word away. Nothing is saved, so you can practise without touching your real streak.
Connections #1182 hints
Yellow is usually the easiest group and purple the trickiest. Start with one colour and see if the rest falls into place.
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Yellow group hintGentle hint
These describe motion that looks a little off balance.
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Green group hintGentle hint
Noises you might hear at dawn from winged creatures outside your window.
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Blue group hintHelpful hint
Add the same word to the end of each one to get a new word or nickname.
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Purple group hintHelpful hint
Sweet treats that have each been cut short by a single letter.
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Where's the trap?Strong hint
Several words share a similar BBLE ending, so WOBBLE, BOBBLE, GOBBLE and COBBLE look like they belong together when they actually belong to four different groups.
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The four group namesStrong hint
- MOVE UNSTEADILY
- BIRD ONOMATOPOEIA
- ___HEAD
- DESSERTS MINUS LAST LETTER
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Difficulty: Hard. Several words look and sound alike across groups, and the group built on chopped-off words is hard to spot until you restore the missing letters.
Connections #1182 answers
Spoiler zone. Below are all four groups for September 5, 2026, with why each word fits.
Reveal one group at a time
Each colour opens in three steps: one word from the group, then the group name, then all four words. Stop as soon as you can finish it yourself.
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SWAY is in the yellow group. Look for three more words that share something with it.
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The group is MOVE UNSTEADILY.
Show all four words
SWAY, TODDLE, TOTTER, WOBBLE
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COO is in the green group. Look for three more words that share something with it.
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The group is BIRD ONOMATOPOEIA.
Show all four words
COO, GOBBLE, HONK, WARBLE
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BOBBLE is in the blue group. Look for three more words that share something with it.
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The group is ___HEAD.
Show all four words
BOBBLE, HAMMER, JUG, SLEEPY
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COBBLE is in the purple group. Look for three more words that share something with it.
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The group is DESSERTS MINUS LAST LETTER.
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COBBLE, PI, TAR, TORT
All four groups at once
Show all four groups
- SWAY: To rock gently from side to side
- TODDLE: To walk with small, shaky steps
- TOTTER: To walk or stand as if about to fall
- WOBBLE: To shake unsteadily from side to side
- COO: Soft, gentle sound a dove makes
- GOBBLE: Classic turkey sound
- HONK: Loud call of a goose
- WARBLE: Trilling song of a songbird
- BOBBLE: Bobblehead is a nodding collectible figure
- HAMMER: Hammerhead is a type of shark
- JUG: Jughead is the Archie comics character
- SLEEPY: Sleepyhead is a nickname for a drowsy person
Purple group explained
- COBBLE: Cobbler minus its final R
- PI: Pie minus its final E
- TAR: Tart minus its final T
- TORT: Torte minus its final E
What does TODDLE mean?
To walk with short, unsteady steps, the way a very young child does, or more casually to stroll along. Here it fits the group of words describing wobbly, unsteady movement.
What does COBBLE mean?
Short for cobbler, a baked fruit dessert with a biscuit or crust topping. In this puzzle it is the dessert with its last letter removed. It also means to roughly put something together, or a rounded paving stone.
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About Connections
Connections is a daily New York Times puzzle where you sort 16 words into four groups of four. Groups are colour-coded from yellow, the most direct, to purple, which usually relies on wordplay. You can make four mistakes. Looking back at past puzzles is one of the best ways to learn the kinds of tricks the editors like to use.
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Connections #1182 questions
What were the Connections answers on September 5, 2026?
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.
What was the purple group in Connections #1182?
DESSERTS MINUS LAST LETTER: COBBLE, PI, TAR, TORT.
What made Connections #1182 tricky?
Several words share a similar BBLE ending, so WOBBLE, BOBBLE, GOBBLE and COBBLE look like they belong together when they actually belong to four different groups.