Connections Hints & Answers — Friday, September 4, 2026 (#1275)
Category hints first, then one starter word per group, full answers last.
Step 1 — category theme hints
🟡 Yellow (easiest) — category hint
The theme is: SPHERICAL THINGS
🟢 Green — category hint
The theme is: FOOD WHOSE NAME IS TWO FOODS
🔵 Blue — category hint
The theme is: KINDS OF EELS
🟣 Purple (trickiest) — category hint
The theme is: ACCESSORIES INSIDE STARTING AND ENDING LETTERS
Step 2 — one word from each group
⚠️ One starter word per category — tap to reveal
MOON · PIZZA PIE · MORAY · THAT'S
Step 3 — full answers
⚠️ Connections #1275 — all four groups — tap to reveal
🟡 Yellow (easiest): SPHERICAL THINGS
MOON, EYE, ORANGE, BOWLING BALL
🟢 Green: FOOD WHOSE NAME IS TWO FOODS
PIZZA PIE, CANDY CORN, CAKE DONUT, CHERRY TOMATO
🔵 Blue: KINDS OF EELS
MORAY, RIBBON, CONGER, GULPER
🟣 Purple (trickiest): ACCESSORIES INSIDE STARTING AND ENDING LETTERS
THAT'S, OPINE, STIED, CRINGY
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