NYT Connections
Why Is TWIXT in Today’s Connections?
TWIXT is TWIX plus a final T. That is the trick behind the whole purple group: each word is a candy-bar name with one extra letter added.
| Puzzle word | Remove | Candy bar |
|---|---|---|
| TWIXT | final T | TWIX |
| SKORT | final T | SKOR |
| MARSH | final H | MARS |
| DOVES | final S | DOVE |
Why now
TWIXT appeared with SKORT, MARSH and DOVES in the September 8, 2026 puzzle, creating an exact relationship question that generic answer lists do not fully unpack.
The connection
Why here
Why SKORT is especially confusing
SKORT looks like an ordinary clothing word, but here it is SKOR plus T. The group is about spelling transformations rather than shared meanings.
MARSH becomes MARS after removing H, and DOVES becomes DOVE after removing S. Each entry has one extra final letter.
More context
Context
TWIXT does have an old dictionary use meaning “between,” but that meaning is not why it belongs in this group. This page records the relationship from NYT Connections #1185 on September 8, 2026; it does not reproduce the full board.
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Evidence
Sources
- Connections hint for September 8, 2026 — Connection Hint
Records puzzle 1185 and the four-entry candy-bar-plus-one-letter relationship.
- Connections 1185 hints and answers — GameDaily
Independently corroborates the same puzzle group and date.