NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for September 12, 2026

The NYT Connections puzzle today is not too difficult if you love cars.

Connections is the one of the most popular New York Times word games that's captured the public's attention.

The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle , Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.

If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for today's Connections solution.

But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.

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The Times credits associate puzzle editor Wyna Liu with helping to create the new word game and bringing it to the publications' Games section.

Connections can be played on both web browsers and mobile devices and require players to group four words that share something in common.

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Each puzzle features 16 words and each grouping of words is split into four categories.

These sets could comprise of anything from book titles, software, country names, etc.

Even though multiple words will seem like they fit together, there's only one correct answer.

If a player gets all four words in a set correct, those words are removed from the board.