NYT Connections September 30 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1207
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
TAMBOURINE SEPTUM DECENT BOND MARTINI OPTION NOVELTY CASINO SPRAY PAINT OCTOPUSSY DONNIE BRASCO FUTURE BUGSY ETCH A SKETCH STOCK SCARFACE
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — SECURITIES
Green — THINGS THAT ARE SHAKEN (NOT STIRRED)
Blue — GANGSTER MOVIES
Purple — STARTING WITH MONTH ABBREVIATIONS
SECURITIESBOND, FUTURE, OPTION, STOCK
THINGS THAT ARE SHAKEN (NOT STIRRED)ETCH A SKETCH, MARTINI, SPRAY PAINT, TAMBOURINE
GANGSTER MOVIESBUGSY, CASINO, DONNIE BRASCO, SCARFACE
STARTING WITH MONTH ABBREVIATIONSDECENT, NOVELTY, OCTOPUSSY, SEPTUM
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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.