NYT Connections September 17 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1194
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
SPRING SUBWAY STATION PRESTIGE TRIANGLE TAP GIVE LANGUAGE FOUNTAIN WELL BOUNCE SEWER LINE HANDLES SHEEP DETECTIVES MINE SHAFT FLEXIBILITY WOLVERINE
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — ELASTICITY
Green — THINGS THAT ARE UNDERGROUND
Blue — HUGH JACKMAN MOVIES, WITH "THE"
Purple — LOVE ___
ELASTICITYBOUNCE, FLEXIBILITY, GIVE, SPRING
THINGS THAT ARE UNDERGROUNDMINE SHAFT, SEWER LINE, SUBWAY STATION, WELL
HUGH JACKMAN MOVIES, WITH "THE"FOUNTAIN, PRESTIGE, SHEEP DETECTIVES, WOLVERINE
LOVE ___HANDLES, LANGUAGE, TAP, TRIANGLE
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