NYT Connections hints and answers for Tuesday, September 15 (game #1192)

Looking for a different day? A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'.

If you're looking for Monday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Monday, September 14 (game #1191) .

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 #1192) - today's words (Image credit: New York Times) Today's NYT Connections words are… PLANT COACH WHISTLE DESSERT HANDLE CABOOSE DECEMBER SLEEPER DIRECT TRAIN LID ASSET SPOUT MOLE EPILOGUE GUIDE NYT Connections today (game #1192) - hint #1 - group hints What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups? YELLOW: Tell someone what to do GREEN: Used to boil water for tea BLUE: Secret agent PURPLE: Tagged on 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 #1192) - hint #2 - group answers What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups? YELLOW: INSTRUCT GREEN: PARTS OF A WHISTLING KETTLE BLUE: UNDERCOVER OPERATIVE PURPLE: THINGS THAT APPEAR AT THE END Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.

NYT Connections today (game #1192) - the answers (Image credit: New York Times) The answers to today's Connections, game #1192, are… YELLOW: INSTRUCT: COACH, DIRECT, GUIDE, TRAIN GREEN: PARTS OF A WHISTLING KETTLE: HANDLE, LID, SPOUT, WHISTLE BLUE: UNDERCOVER OPERATIVE: ASSET, MOLE, PLANT, SLEEPER PURPLE: THINGS THAT APPEAR AT THE END: CABOOSE, DECEMBER, DESSERT, EPILOGUE My rating: Hard My score: 2 mistakes I knew that CABOOSE is the car at the back of a train, but it took me three guesses to get the other three tiles for THINGS THAT APPEAR AT THE END.

My error was including LID and HANDLE instead of DECEMBER.

Obvious when you see them all together.

Anyway, I was delighted to score my 54th 'Purple first' despite the struggle to get there.

The other groups were then easier to put together — my lifelong tea addiction and current Slow Horses binge being in my favor with PARTS OF A WHISTLING KETTLE and UNDERCOVER OPERATIVE.