NYT Connections September 9 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1186
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
INCOMPREHENSIBLE ELECTROMAGNETIC NANOTECHNOLOGY ARACHNOPHOBIA MICROBREWERY BEWILDERING PICOSECOND HALLOWEEN ESOTERIC MINIVAN OPAQUE BRUTE TASK SAW IT G
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — HARD TO UNDERSTAND
Green — WORDS WITH "SMALL" PREFIXES
Blue — HORROR MOVIES
Purple — WORDS BEFORE "FORCE"
HARD TO UNDERSTANDBEWILDERING, ESOTERIC, INCOMPREHENSIBLE, OPAQUE
WORDS WITH "SMALL" PREFIXESMICROBREWERY, MINIVAN, NANOTECHNOLOGY, PICOSECOND
HORROR MOVIESARACHNOPHOBIA, HALLOWEEN, IT, SAW
WORDS BEFORE "FORCE"BRUTE, ELECTROMAGNETIC, G, TASK
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