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NYT Connections September 26 2026 Answers

Puzzle #1203

EDITED BY WYNA LIU

Today's 16-word board, in its starting order:

MINT PRESS GRAIN BEANS STARCH CAT CUCUMBER RINGS GUM FOLD KNOTS CUSTOMER WASH MOUTHWASH BURL SPRAY

Category hints (no spoilers)

Yellow — BREATH FRESHENERS
Green — THINGS DONE TO A DRESS SHIRT AT THE LAUNDRY
Blue — FEATURES OF WOOD
Purple — "COOL" THINGS, IN EXPRESSIONS
BREATH FRESHENERSGUM, MINT, MOUTHWASH, SPRAY
THINGS DONE TO A DRESS SHIRT AT THE LAUNDRYFOLD, PRESS, STARCH, WASH
FEATURES OF WOODBURL, GRAIN, KNOTS, RINGS
"COOL" THINGS, IN EXPRESSIONSBEANS, CAT, CUCUMBER, CUSTOMER
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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.