Stuck on today's puzzle? These hints should point you in the right direction without giving everything away.
Yellow group: Materials used to make sculptures.
Green group: Places or things people sit on at a restaurant.
Blue group: Words tied to telecom services.
Purple group: Words that end in the name of a Chinese dynasty.
For the purple group, look at how each word ends, not what it means.
Need one more nudge? Here's a sample word from each group:
Yellow group hint word: BRONZE
Green group hint word: BANQUETTE
Blue group hint word: CARRIER
Purple group hint word: BBQING
These should help you fill in the rest without spoiling the full answer.
Still can't crack it? Here are the full answers for NYT Connections #1204.
BRONZE, CLAY, MARBLE, PLASTER
These are all materials sculptors use. Bronze gets cast, clay gets shaped, marble gets carved, and plaster gets molded or cast.
BANQUETTE, BOOTH, CHAIR, STOOL
All four are places to sit at a restaurant. BOOTH can throw you off since it also makes you think of a phone booth.
CARRIER, NETWORK, OPERATOR, PROVIDER
These words all relate to telecom. They can refer to a company, a service, or a system that operates communication networks.
BBQING, HOMING, LOHAN, WU-TANG
This one is the hardest. Each word ends with a sound that matches a Chinese dynasty name:
BBQING → QING
HOMING → MING
LOHAN → HAN
WU-TANG → TANG
Say the words out loud, and the pattern gets easier to spot.
Also Read: NYT Connections Hints, Answers for September 26, 2026 (Puzzle #1203)
Today's puzzle has a few easy groups and one tricky one. The sculpture materials are the simplest place to start. The seating and telecom words need more care since they can pull you toward the wrong group.
The purple group is the real challenge because the link sits inside the word endings, not the full words. Reading each word out loud helps more than staring at it.
The September 27, 2026, NYT Connections answers are BRONZE, CLAY, MARBLE, PLASTER; BANQUETTE, BOOTH, CHAIR, STOOL; CARRIER, NETWORK, OPERATOR, PROVIDER; and BBQING, HOMING, LOHAN, WU-TANG.