NYT Connections hints and answers for Friday, September 11 (game #1188)

Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories.

It can be tough, so read on if you need Connections hints.

What should you do once you've finished? Why, play some more word games of course.

I've also got daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too, while Marc's Wordle today page covers the original viral word game.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.

NYT Connections today (game #1188) - today's words (Image credit: New York Times) Today's NYT Connections words are… PROCESS LUCK JOURNAL DIGEST EXERCISE ABSORB PLANNER ENVELOPE UNPLUG AGENDA TAKE IN BAND PHOTOGRAPHER MEDITATE FLORIST LIMITS NYT Connections today (game #1188) - hint #1 - group hints What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups? YELLOW: Wedding employees GREEN: Deep thoughts BLUE: Look after your wellbeing PURPLE: Move forward Need more clues? We're firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four theme answers are for today's NYT Connections puzzles… NYT Connections today (game #1188) - hint #2 - group answers What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups? YELLOW: PEOPLE HIRED FOR AN EVENT GREEN: INTERNALIZE BLUE: WAYS TO PRACTICE SELF-CARE PURPLE: THINGS THAT ARE PUSHED METAPHORICALLY Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.

NYT Connections today (game #1188) - the answers (Image credit: New York Times) The answers to today's Connections, game #1188, are… YELLOW: PEOPLE HIRED FOR AN EVENT: BAND, FLORIST, PHOTOGRAPHER, PLANNER GREEN: INTERNALIZE: ABSORB, DIGEST, PROCESS, TAKE IN BLUE: WAYS TO PRACTICE SELF-CARE: EXERCISE, JOURNAL, MEDITATE, UNPLUG PURPLE: THINGS THAT ARE PUSHED METAPHORICALLY: AGENDA, ENVELOPE, LIMITS, LUCK My rating: Hard My score: 1 mistake If only I had pushed the ENVELOPE I could have got a purple first.

Alas, before seeing THINGS THAT ARE PUSHED METAPHORICALLY I had already made a mistake, linking DIGEST, JOURNAL, AGENDA and PLANNER thinking these were forms of written documentation.

Fortunately, my error was a minor hiccup and some light thought, rather than the deep variety, helped me connect INTERNALIZE and WAYS TO PRACTICE SELF-CARE.