Friday, September 4, 2026 · #1181
Today's yellow group is spherical things and the purple group is accessories inside starting and ending letters.
Today's board, solved
BOWLING BALL
EYE
MOON
ORANGE
CAKE DONUT
CANDY CORN
CHERRY TOMATO
PIZZA PIE
CONGER
GULPER
MORAY
RIBBON
CRINGY
OPINE
STIED
THAT'S
All four groups
Yellow
SPHERICAL THINGS
BOWLING BALL, EYE, MOON, ORANGE
Green
FOOD WHOSE NAME IS TWO FOODS
CAKE DONUT, CANDY CORN, CHERRY TOMATO, PIZZA PIE
Blue
KINDS OF EELS
CONGER, GULPER, MORAY, RIBBON
Purple
ACCESSORIES INSIDE STARTING AND ENDING LETTERS
CRINGY, OPINE, STIED, THAT'S
How today's puzzle plays
Yellow — SPHERICAL THINGS: BOWLING BALL, EYE, MOON, ORANGE.
Green — FOOD WHOSE NAME IS TWO FOODS: CAKE DONUT, CANDY CORN, CHERRY TOMATO, PIZZA PIE.
Blue — KINDS OF EELS: CONGER, GULPER, MORAY, RIBBON.
Purple — ACCESSORIES INSIDE STARTING AND ENDING LETTERS: CRINGY, OPINE, STIED, THAT'S.
Purple groups often depend on how a word is spelled or what it completes, so read the leftovers as letters, not meanings.
Prefer to work it out? Try today's Connections hints, staged so you only see what you ask for.