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Connections answers for 2 September 2026
Wednesday, 2 September 2026 · Puzzle 1179
All four groups for puzzle 1179. This page shows the answers in full.
Yellow: flabbergast
DAZZLEFLOORSTUNWOW
Green: things in a violin case
BOWMUTEROSINSHOULDER REST
Blue: ___ dogs (that are dogs)
HUNTINGRESCUESAUSAGESHEEP
Purple: ___ dogs (that aren't dogs)
CORNPRAIRIESALTYTOP
Try your groups on today's grid
This is today's grid as the game lays it out. Tap four words that belong together and press Check. We will tell you if it is a group, one word away, or not a group. You get four mistakes, the same as the game.
Mistakes left: ● ● ● ●
Stuck on one group?
Each group opens in three steps: a nudge, then its category, then the four words. Open only as many as you need.
Yellow
Not opened yet.
Green
Not opened yet.
Blue
Not opened yet.
Purple
Not opened yet.
The hints we wrote
- Yellow is the easiest group and purple the hardest. One yellow word is DAZZLE.
- Yellow is about: flabbergast.
- Green is about: things in a violin case.
- Blue is about: ___ dogs (that are dogs).
- Purple is about: ___ dogs (that aren't dogs).
Neighbouring days
- Day before: 1 September 2026No. 1178
- Day after: 3 September 2026No. 1180
Questions, answered briefly
What were the Connections answers for 2 September 2026?
Yellow (flabbergast): DAZZLE, FLOOR, STUN, WOW. Green (things in a violin case): BOW, MUTE, ROSIN, SHOULDER REST. Blue (___ dogs (that are dogs)): HUNTING, RESCUE, SAUSAGE, SHEEP. Purple (___ dogs (that aren't dogs)): CORN, PRAIRIE, SALTY, TOP.
Which group was hardest?
Purple is the hardest by design. That day it was ___ dogs (that aren't dogs).