NYT Connections September 20 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1197
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
TWILIGHT SNOW TORTILLA SKATE DERBY FRIED CHICKEN COASTER HOVER BLADE BLU-RAY BLUEGRASS SAND DOLLAR NEAR DARK BOURBON SURF SINNERS
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — ROUND FLAT THINGS
Green — ASSOCIATED WITH KENTUCKY
Blue — VAMPIRE MOVIES
Purple — ___BOARDS YOU RIDE ON
ROUND FLAT THINGSBLU-RAY, COASTER, SAND DOLLAR, TORTILLA
ASSOCIATED WITH KENTUCKYBLUEGRASS, BOURBON, DERBY, FRIED CHICKEN
VAMPIRE MOVIESBLADE, NEAR DARK, SINNERS, TWILIGHT
___BOARDS YOU RIDE ONHOVER, SKATE, SNOW, SURF
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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.