Need help with NYT Connections for Sunday, September 27, 2026? The best-supported archive listing identifies this as puzzle #1204. Start with the spoiler-light hints below, or continue to the category labels and full solution.
Hints for Connections on September 27
Connections asks you to sort 16 words into four groups of four. These nudges move from broad clues to the exact category names, so stop when you have enough help.
Broad hints
- Think about materials used to make statues.
- Consider places or options to sit while eating at a restaurant.
- One group relates to phone service and the companies or systems behind it.
- For the wordplay group, look at the endings of names associated with Chinese dynasties.
Category labels
- SCULPTURE MEDIA
- RESTAURANT SEATING OPTIONS
- TELECOM
- ENDING IN CHINESE DYNASTIES
Connections answers for September 27, 2026
Spoilers below: the complete grid is WU-TANG, CARRIER, HOMING, BOOTH, STOOL, MARBLE, BBQING, OPERATOR, CLAY, BANQUETTE, NETWORK, CHAIR, LOHAN, BRONZE, PROVIDER, and PLASTER.
| Color | Category | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow | SCULPTURE MEDIA | BRONZE, CLAY, MARBLE, PLASTER |
| Green | RESTAURANT SEATING OPTIONS | BANQUETTE, BOOTH, CHAIR, STOOL |
| Blue | TELECOM | CARRIER, NETWORK, OPERATOR, PROVIDER |
| Purple | ENDING IN CHINESE DYNASTIES | BBQING, HOMING, LOHAN, WU-TANG |
Why the purple group is wordplay
The final category is not about what the words mean as a whole. Each ends with the name of a Chinese dynasty: BBQING, HOMING, LOHAN, and WUTANG. That shift from ordinary category meaning to a feature of the word itself is the puzzle’s wordplay turn.
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About the date and puzzle number
This guide is for September 27, 2026. Connections resets at midnight in each player’s local time zone, so “today” can refer to a different date depending on where you are. TechRadar and PuzzlePage identify this puzzle as #1204; Anagrammer lists the same solution but gives a conflicting number, #1306, so #1204 is the better-supported listing. TechRadar calls the puzzle easy, which is an editorial judgment rather than an official NYT difficulty rating.
Sources: TechRadar’s September 27 guide; PuzzlePage’s answer archive; Anagrammer’s solution archive; and the 2024 paper on the Connections format.
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