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Connections Answer Today

Sunday, September 13, 2026

Two puzzles, two answers: the New York Times Connections for today, and today's daily board in our own Connections Unlimited game. Only want a nudge? Start with the hints instead.

1. NYT Connections #1,190

Sep 13, 2026

The 16 words, then the solution.

DROOPYFLACCIDSAGGINGSLACKCLEVELANDGARFIELDGRANTMADISONEMPTYEXCESSKEWPIEODIEDOUBLESPEAKHEATHCLIFFPARAMOUNTPORRIDGE

The four categories

Reveal the four category names
LACKING IN FIRMNESSYellow
U.S. PRESIDENTSGreen
WORDS THAT SOUND LIKE TWO LETTERSBlue
ENDING IN ELEVATED LANDFORMSPurple

The full answer

Reveal all four groups
LACKING IN FIRMNESSYellow
DROOPY, FLACCID, SAGGING, SLACK
U.S. PRESIDENTSGreen
CLEVELAND, GARFIELD, GRANT, MADISON
WORDS THAT SOUND LIKE TWO LETTERSBlue
EMPTY, EXCESS, KEWPIE, ODIE
ENDING IN ELEVATED LANDFORMSPurple
DOUBLESPEAK, HEATHCLIFF, PARAMOUNT, PORRIDGE

2. Connections Unlimited on Connections Game

today's daily board

Our Daily mode rotates through 1,225 boards and rolls over at midnight in your own time zone, so this is the board you get today.

Daily #987 · Sep 13, 2026
BEAKERDROPPERGOGGLESMICROSCOPECOBBLERCRUMBLESTRUDELTURNOVERATMCYALOLTIACAR WINDOWCHANNELELEVATORVOLUME
Reveal all four groups
LAB EQUIPMENTYellow
BEAKER, DROPPER, GOGGLES, MICROSCOPE
FRUIT DESSERTSGreen
COBBLER, CRUMBLE, STRUDEL, TURNOVER
TEXTING ABBREVIATIONSBlue
ATM, CYA, LOL, TIA
CONTROLLED WITH UP/DOWN BUTTONSPurple
CAR WINDOW, CHANNEL, ELEVATOR, VOLUME

How the colours work

Both games rank their four groups by difficulty: yellow is the most straightforward, then green, then blue, and purple is usually the trickiest — that is where the wordplay, hidden letters and category-within-a-category tricks live.

Connections #1,190 ran on Sunday, September 13, 2026. Past puzzles are in the answer archive.

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