NYT Connections hints and answers for Tuesday, September 29 (game #1206)

Every day, a fresh NYT Connections puzzle emerges at midnight in your time zone. This means some players tackle today's game while others tackle yesterday's. If you seek Monday's puzzle instead, simply follow this link: NYT Connections hints and answers for Monday, September 28 (game #1205). Good morning, and let’s embark on the challenge of Connections, a NYT word game that requires you to group answers into various categories. It can be tricky, so proceed with caution if you seek assistance.

Once you've completed the task, consider playing another word game. I’ve also prepared daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles for you. Additionally, Marc's Wordle today page covers the original viral word game.

Please note, the following contains spoilers for today’s NYT Connections. Scroll only if you're ready to uncover the answers.

Today’s NYT Connections words include DELTA, HIDDEN, INSIDE, MODEL, TANK, MONSTERS, FINDING, SECRET, TOY, FREEZE, TAG, ORAL, PHASE, MOUTH, and REMOTE.

For hints, proceed as follows:

1. YELLOW: Private cabin

2. GREEN: Water geography

3. BLUE: Start of animated classics

4. PURPLE: Look for hidden ancient alphabet

If you crave more clues, proceed with caution, as you're now entering spoiler territory. The four theme answers for today’s NYT Connections are:

- YELLOW: SECLUDED

- GREEN: RIVER FEATURES

- BLUE: FIRST WORDS OF PIXAR FILMS

- PURPLE: PHRASES HIDING GREEK LETTERS

If you've finished Connections and can't wait to see the answers, stop reading here. The answers to today’s Connections, game #1206, are SECLUDED, DELTA, DRAINAGE BASIN, MOUTH, STREAM BED, RIVER FEATURES, FINDING, INSIDE, MONSTERS, TOY, PURPLE: FREEZE TAG, HOME GAME, MODEL TANK, ORAL PHASE.

My rating for today’s Connections was Easy, with a perfect score. I may have stumbled onto PHRASES HIDING GREEK LETTERS eventually, but I’m grateful I didn’t need to. Instead, the FIRST WORDS OF PIXAR FILMS group immediately stood out to me. As an avid fan of early Pixar films, I was delighted by this revelation.