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Connections answers for 1 September 2026
Tuesday, 1 September 2026 · Puzzle 1178
All four groups for puzzle 1178. This page shows the answers in full.
Yellow: "i promise!"
CROSS MY HEARTFOR REALON GODPINKY SWEAR
Green: long, skinny things often seen together
ARROWGOLF CLUBPICK-UP STICKSPAGHETTO
Blue: private investigators of fiction
HERCULE POIROTMIKE HAMMERSAM SPADESHERLOCK HOLMES
Purple: starting with words of intention
AIMEE MANNHOPE DIAMONDPLANETARIUMWISHY-WASHY
Try your groups on today's grid
This is today's grid as the game lays it out. Tap four words that belong together and press Check. We will tell you if it is a group, one word away, or not a group. You get four mistakes, the same as the game.
Mistakes left: ● ● ● ●
Stuck on one group?
Each group opens in three steps: a nudge, then its category, then the four words. Open only as many as you need.
Yellow
Not opened yet.
Green
Not opened yet.
Blue
Not opened yet.
Purple
Not opened yet.
The hints we wrote
- Yellow is the easiest group and purple the hardest. One yellow word is CROSS MY HEART.
- Yellow is about: "i promise!".
- Green is about: long, skinny things often seen together.
- Blue is about: private investigators of fiction.
- Purple is about: starting with words of intention.
Neighbouring days
- Day before: 31 August 2026No. 1177
- Day after: 2 September 2026No. 1179
Questions, answered briefly
What were the Connections answers for 1 September 2026?
Yellow ("i promise!"): CROSS MY HEART, FOR REAL, ON GOD, PINKY SWEAR. Green (long, skinny things often seen together): ARROW, GOLF CLUB, PICK-UP STICK, SPAGHETTO. Blue (private investigators of fiction): HERCULE POIROT, MIKE HAMMER, SAM SPADE, SHERLOCK HOLMES. Purple (starting with words of intention): AIMEE MANN, HOPE DIAMOND, PLANETARIUM, WISHY-WASHY.
Which group was hardest?
Purple is the hardest by design. That day it was starting with words of intention.