What is the NYT Connections answer for September 24 (#1201)?

The four groups are PARTS OF A VAMPIRE COSTUME (CAPE, FACE PAINT, FAKE BLOOD, FANGS); THINGS WITH SPRING/S (BOBBLEHEAD, POGO STICK, SNAKES IN A CAN, TRAMPOLINE); FEATURING POINTING (CREATION OF ADAM, FOAM FINGER, I'M WITH STUPID SHIRT, UNCLE SAM); ANAGRAMS (BEER HAT, BREATHE, HERB TEA, THE BEAR).

Which Connections group is hardest today?

The purple group — "ANAGRAMS" — 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.

Thursday, September 24, 2026#1201

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — Thursday, September 24

DailyWordHints Editorial September 24

PARTS OF A VAMPIRE COSTUME

Easiest

THINGS WITH SPRING/S

Easy

FEATURING POINTING

Tricky

ANAGRAMS

Hardest

Today's NYT Connections groups are PARTS OF A VAMPIRE COSTUME (yellow), THINGS WITH SPRING/S (green), FEATURING POINTING (blue), ANAGRAMS (purple).

THE BEAR

FOAM FINGER

POGO STICK

FACE PAINT

BOBBLEHEAD

BEER HAT

UNCLE SAM

CAPE

CREATION OF ADAM

TRAMPOLINE

FANGS

BREATHE

FAKE BLOOD

I'M WITH STUPID SHIRT

SNAKES IN A CAN

HERB TEA

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 #1201, Thursday, September 24. 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 24 (#1201)?: The four groups are PARTS OF A VAMPIRE COSTUME (CAPE, FACE PAINT, FAKE BLOOD, FANGS); THINGS WITH SPRING/S (BOBBLEHEAD, POGO STICK, SNAKES IN A CAN, TRAMPOLINE); FEATURING POINTING (CREATION OF ADAM, FOAM FINGER, I'M WITH STUPID SHIRT, UNCLE SAM); ANAGRAMS (BEER HAT, BREATHE, HERB TEA, THE BEAR).
Which Connections group is hardest today?: The purple group — "ANAGRAMS" — 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.