NYT Connections September 19 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1196
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
STICK FIGURE MINISKIRT LOG CABIN SUN TAN LINE BRANCH OUT HOUSE TWIGGY TREE MOD SIN CITY GROW COS LETTUCE EXPAND CARNABY STREET DIVERSIFY
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — WIDEN ONE'S SCOPE
Green — FEATURES OF A KID'S DRAWING
Blue — ASSOCIATED WITH SWINGING LONDON IN THE 1960S
Purple — STARTING WITH ABBREVIATED MATH FUNCTIONS
WIDEN ONE'S SCOPEBRANCH OUT, DIVERSIFY, EXPAND, GROW
FEATURES OF A KID'S DRAWINGHOUSE, STICK FIGURE, SUN, TREE
ASSOCIATED WITH SWINGING LONDON IN THE 1960SCARNABY STREET, MINISKIRT, MOD, TWIGGY
STARTING WITH ABBREVIATED MATH FUNCTIONSCOS LETTUCE, LOG CABIN, SIN CITY, TAN LINE
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