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Connections answers for 3 September 2026
Thursday, 3 September 2026 · Puzzle 1180
All four groups for puzzle 1180. This page shows the answers in full.
Yellow: two shakes of a lamb's tail
BLINKFLASHHEARTBEATTRICE
Green: shades of red
CARMINECINNABARMAROONVERMILLION
Blue: toy car brands
HOT WHEELSMATCHBOXMICRO MACHINESTONKA
Purple: spreadsheet functions
AVERAGECOUNTMAXSUM
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 BLINK.
- Yellow is about: two shakes of a lamb's tail.
- Green is about: shades of red.
- Blue is about: toy car brands.
- Purple is about: spreadsheet functions.
Neighbouring days
- Day before: 2 September 2026No. 1179
- Day after: 4 September 2026No. 1181
Questions, answered briefly
What were the Connections answers for 3 September 2026?
Yellow (two shakes of a lamb's tail): BLINK, FLASH, HEARTBEAT, TRICE. Green (shades of red): CARMINE, CINNABAR, MAROON, VERMILLION. Blue (toy car brands): HOT WHEELS, MATCHBOX, MICRO MACHINES, TONKA. Purple (spreadsheet functions): AVERAGE, COUNT, MAX, SUM.
Which group was hardest?
Purple is the hardest by design. That day it was spreadsheet functions.