Yellow group
Most direct
First nudge
Where you'd go if you wanted nobody to find you.
Stronger nudge
All four describe something kept well out of sight.
Group name
Secluded
Connections hint #1206: September 29, 2026
Step-by-step hints and answers for Connections #1206, from Tuesday, September 29, 2026.
Tuesday's grid is a fair one: two groups fall into place once you spot them, the third takes a moment of recall, and the purple group asks for a little more patience than the rest, so it is worth leaving until last. One word looks like it could go two ways, so hold it back until the end.
- DELTA
- HIDDEN
- INSIDE
- MODEL TANK
- MONSTERS
- FINDING
- SECRET
- TOY
- FREEZE TAG
- ORAL PHASE
- MOUTH
- REMOTE
- STREAM BED
- TUCKED AWAY
- HOME GAME
- DRAINAGE BASIN
Hints for Connections #1206
Open one step at a time. Step three names the group, so stop earlier if you want more of a challenge. New to the game? Read how to play Connections first, or see what the four colors mean.
Green group
Fairly direct
First nudge
Think geography class, not the swimming pool.
Stronger nudge
Follow the water from the land it drains all the way to the sea.
Group name
River features
Blue group
Takes some thought
First nudge
Picture a family movie night with plenty of animation.
Stronger nudge
Each word opens the title of a well-known animated film from the same studio.
Group name
First words of Pixar films
Purple group
Trickiest
First nudge
Ignore the meaning and read across the space between the two words.
Stronger nudge
A letter from the alphabet used in Athens is tucked inside each phrase.
Group name
Phrases hiding Greek letters
Show the trap
One word is a Greek letter all by itself, so it looks like it belongs with the trickiest group. That group needs letters hidden across two words, though, so the standalone letter belongs somewhere wetter.
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Word meanings
Some meanings point toward a group, so they stay hidden until you open them.
Show meanings for 5 tricky words
- DELTA
- A fan-shaped area of sediment where a river spreads out before reaching the sea. It is also the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet, which is exactly why it is today's trap.
- DRAINAGE BASIN
- All the land whose rain and snowmelt flows into one river and its tributaries.
- ORAL PHASE
- In Freud's theory, the earliest stage of childhood development, focused on the mouth.
- FREEZE TAG
- A playground game where anyone tagged must stand still until a teammate frees them.
- TUCKED AWAY
- Placed somewhere quiet or out of the way, often on purpose.
Answers for Connections #1206
This section shows all four groups. Only open it if you're finished or ready to give up.
Show all four groups
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Secluded
HIDDEN, REMOTE, SECRET, TUCKED AWAY
Four ways to describe a place or thing kept away from other people: out of view, far off, or deliberately private.
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River features
DELTA, DRAINAGE BASIN, MOUTH, STREAM BED
Parts of a river system: the land that feeds it, the channel it runs along, the point where it meets the sea, and the fan of sediment it leaves behind.
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First words of Pixar films
FINDING, INSIDE, MONSTERS, TOY
Finding Nemo, Inside Out, Monsters, Inc. and Toy Story all come from Pixar.
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Phrases hiding Greek letters
FREEZE TAG, HOME GAME, MODEL TANK, ORAL PHASE
freeZE TAg hides zeta, hOME GAme hides omega, moDEL TAnk hides delta and orAL PHAse hides alpha.
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Answers checked against the official answers by Alan. This puzzle appeared on Tuesday, September 29, 2026.
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