NYT Connections September 16 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1193
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
FRANK-N-FURTER LATIN CLINK PENNYWISE WADSWORTH NICKELODEON BORAT LONG JOHN SILVER ST. VINCENT STEAM IRON WIDENER DIMENSION QUARTERBACK CARLOS MARIGOLD BARRETT
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — ENDING IN METAL ELEMENTS
Green — STARTING WITH U.S. COINS
Blue — POETS' MIDDLE NAMES
Purple — SAUSAGES PLUS A LETTER
ENDING IN METAL ELEMENTSLATIN, LONG JOHN SILVER, MARIGOLD, STEAM IRON
STARTING WITH U.S. COINSDIMENSION, NICKELODEON, PENNYWISE, QUARTERBACK
POETS' MIDDLE NAMESBARRETT, CARLOS, ST. VINCENT, WADSWORTH
SAUSAGES PLUS A LETTERBORAT, CLINK, FRANK-N-FURTER, WIDENER
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Connections gives you 16 words that form four secret groups of four. Find each group — yellow is the easiest, then green, blue, and the famously tricky purple. You're allowed four mistakes. A new puzzle drops daily at midnight; play free at nytimes.com.