NYT Connections September 28 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1205
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
CHIHUAHUA LEMON VIPER BAMBOO CELERY TABASCO ARKANSANS DURANGO SPRINGING CHARGER HORSERADISH WHEAT POSSESSES MIGNONETTE CORN CHALLENGER
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — THINGS WITH STALKS
Green — OYSTER CONDIMENTS
Blue — DODGE MODELS
Purple — THREE LETTERS PLUS REPEATED TRIGRAMS
THINGS WITH STALKSBAMBOO, CELERY, CORN, WHEAT
OYSTER CONDIMENTSHORSERADISH, LEMON, MIGNONETTE, TABASCO
DODGE MODELSCHALLENGER, CHARGER, DURANGO, VIPER
THREE LETTERS PLUS REPEATED TRIGRAMSARKANSANS, CHIHUAHUA, POSSESSES, SPRINGING
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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.