NYT Connections Hints for September 4, 2026 (#1275)
Game
MOON
EYE
PIZZA PIE
THAT'S
MORAY
CANDY CORN
ORANGE
OPINE
BOWLING BALL
RIBBON
CAKE DONUT
CONGER
CHERRY TOMATO
STIED
GULPER
CRINGY
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SPHERICAL THINGS
Back to CategoriesObjects that are round or ball-shaped
BOWLING BALL
A heavy, spherical ball used in the game of bowling.
EYE
The roughly spherical organ of vision, often referred to as the eyeball.
MOON
Earth's natural satellite, a spherical body visible in the night sky.
ORANGE
A round, citrus fruit with a spherical shape.
FOOD WHOSE NAME IS TWO FOODS
Back to CategoriesFoods whose names combine two other food words
CAKE DONUT
A type of donut made from a cake-like batter; combines 'cake' and 'donut'.
CANDY CORN
A triangular, sugar-based Halloween candy; combines 'candy' and 'corn'.
CHERRY TOMATO
A small, bite-sized tomato variety; combines 'cherry' and 'tomato'.
PIZZA PIE
A colloquial term for pizza; combines 'pizza' and 'pie'.
KINDS OF EELS
Back to CategoriesDifferent species or varieties of eels
CONGER
A large marine eel of the genus Conger.
GULPER
A deep-sea eel with an enormous mouth, also known as a gulper eel.
MORAY
A tropical eel with a long, snake-like body, belonging to the family Muraenidae.
RIBBON
A ribbon eel, a slender, elongated eel that is a type of moray eel.
ACCESSORIES INSIDE STARTING AND ENDING LETTERS
Back to CategoriesWords that contain an accessory item hidden between their first and last letters
CRINGY
Causing embarrassment or awkwardness; contains the accessory RING between its first and last letters (C...Y).
OPINE
To express an opinion; contains the accessory PIN between its first and last letters (O...E).
STIED
Kept or confined in a sty; contains the accessory TIE between its first and last letters (S...D).
THAT'S
Contraction of 'that is' or 'that has'; contains the accessory HAT between its first and last letters (T...S).