What is the NYT Connections answer for September 6 (#1183)?

The four groups are UNRESTRICTED PERMISSION (BLANK CHECK, CARTE BLANCHE, FREE REIGN, FULL AUTHORITY); PLACES TO INSERT SOMETHING INTO ON A COMPUTER (CARD SLOT, HEADPHONE JACK, OPTICAL DRIVE, USB PORT); ABBREVIATIONS FOLLOWED BY REDUNDANT WORD (ATM MACHINE, LCD DISPLAY, PIN NUMBER, UPC CODE); ENDING WITH WAYS TO CARVE A SURFACE (COURT SCRIBE, DIRECTOR'S CUT, PIZZA SLICE, SAT SCORE).

Which Connections group is hardest today?

The purple group — "ENDING WITH WAYS TO CARVE A SURFACE" — is the trickiest, as it usually relies on wordplay or a hidden connection rather than a straightforward category.

What do the Connections colors mean?

Yellow is the easiest group, then green, then blue, and purple is the hardest — often involving wordplay or a hidden twist.

Sunday, September 6, 2026#1183

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — Sunday, September 6

DailyWordHints Editorial September 6

UNRESTRICTED PERMISSION

Easiest

PLACES TO INSERT SOMETHING INTO ON A COMPUTER

Easy

ABBREVIATIONS FOLLOWED BY REDUNDANT WORD

Tricky

ENDING WITH WAYS TO CARVE A SURFACE

Hardest

Today's NYT Connections groups are UNRESTRICTED PERMISSION (yellow), PLACES TO INSERT SOMETHING INTO ON A COMPUTER (green), ABBREVIATIONS FOLLOWED BY REDUNDANT WORD (blue), ENDING WITH WAYS TO CARVE A SURFACE (purple).

SAT SCORE

UPC CODE

USB PORT

ATM MACHINE

CARD SLOT

BLANK CHECK

COURT SCRIBE

PIN NUMBER

DIRECTOR'S CUT

OPTICAL DRIVE

CARTE BLANCHE

HEADPHONE JACK

FREE REIGN

PIZZA SLICE

LCD DISPLAY

FULL AUTHORITY

Hints by group

yellowEasiest

greenEasy

blueTricky

purpleHardest

Full answers below

Today’s answers

yellowEasiest

greenEasy

blueTricky

purpleHardest

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Today's Connections hints (no answers yet)

Here are spoiler-free nudges for NYT Connections #1183, Sunday, September 6. Reveal one color at a time and work from the easiest group (yellow) to the trickiest (purple).

How to use these hints

Each clue is written so it never names any of the sixteen words — it just points you in the right direction. Open the full answer only once you're truly stuck.

Strategy for solving today's grid

Lock in the group you're most confident about first to shrink the board, but resist the obvious four-of-a-kind — the puzzle almost always plants a word that fits two themes. Save the purple group for last; it usually hides the wordplay twist.

Frequently asked questions

What is the NYT Connections answer for September 6 (#1183)?: The four groups are UNRESTRICTED PERMISSION (BLANK CHECK, CARTE BLANCHE, FREE REIGN, FULL AUTHORITY); PLACES TO INSERT SOMETHING INTO ON A COMPUTER (CARD SLOT, HEADPHONE JACK, OPTICAL DRIVE, USB PORT); ABBREVIATIONS FOLLOWED BY REDUNDANT WORD (ATM MACHINE, LCD DISPLAY, PIN NUMBER, UPC CODE); ENDING WITH WAYS TO CARVE A SURFACE (COURT SCRIBE, DIRECTOR'S CUT, PIZZA SLICE, SAT SCORE).
Which Connections group is hardest today?: The purple group — "ENDING WITH WAYS TO CARVE A SURFACE" — is the trickiest, as it usually relies on wordplay or a hidden connection rather than a straightforward category.
What do the Connections colors mean?: Yellow is the easiest group, then green, then blue, and purple is the hardest — often involving wordplay or a hidden twist.