Connections Hints & Answers — Saturday, September 5, 2026 (#1289)
Category hints first, then one starter word per group, full answers last.
Step 1 — category theme hints
🟡 Yellow (easiest) — category hint
The theme is: MOVE UNSTEADILY
🟢 Green — category hint
The theme is: BIRD ONOMATOPOEIA
🔵 Blue — category hint
The theme is: ___HEAD
🟣 Purple (trickiest) — category hint
The theme is: DESSERTS MINUS LAST LETTER
Step 2 — one word from each group
⚠️ One starter word per category — tap to reveal
WOBBLE · HONK · SLEEPY · COBBLE
Step 3 — full answers
⚠️ Connections #1289 — all four groups — tap to reveal
🟡 Yellow (easiest): MOVE UNSTEADILY
WOBBLE, TODDLE, SWAY, TOTTER
🟢 Green: BIRD ONOMATOPOEIA
HONK, GOBBLE, WARBLE, COO
🔵 Blue: ___HEAD
SLEEPY, BOBBLE, HAMMER, JUG
🟣 Purple (trickiest): DESSERTS MINUS LAST LETTER
COBBLE, TAR, PI, TORT
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