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Connections Answer Today

Wednesday, September 16, 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 #1,193

Sep 16, 2026

The 16 words, then the solution.

LATINLONG JOHN SILVERMARIGOLDSTEAM IRONDIMENSIONNICKELODEONPENNYWISEQUARTERBACKBARRETTCARLOSST. VINCENTWADSWORTHBORATCLINKFRANK-N-FURTERWIDENER

The four categories

Reveal the four category names
ENDING IN METAL ELEMENTSYellow
STARTING WITH U.S. COINSGreen
POETS' MIDDLE NAMESBlue
SAUSAGES PLUS A LETTERPurple

The full answer

Reveal all four groups
ENDING IN METAL ELEMENTSYellow
LATIN, LONG JOHN SILVER, MARIGOLD, STEAM IRON
STARTING WITH U.S. COINSGreen
DIMENSION, NICKELODEON, PENNYWISE, QUARTERBACK
POETS' MIDDLE NAMESBlue
BARRETT, CARLOS, ST. VINCENT, WADSWORTH
SAUSAGES PLUS A LETTERPurple
BORAT, CLINK, FRANK-N-FURTER, WIDENER

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 #990 · Sep 16, 2026
BOXERDALMATIANHUSKYPOODLESALTFATACIDHEATBLUFFFRONTMASQUERADEPOSTUREDRAWHAMHEARTSHOE
Reveal all four groups
DOG BREEDSYellow
BOXER, DALMATIAN, HUSKY, POODLE
ELEMENTS OF COOKING, PER SAMIN NOSRATGreen
SALT, FAT, ACID, HEAT
POSEBlue
BLUFF, FRONT, MASQUERADE, POSTURE
___STRINGPurple
DRAW, HAM, HEART, SHOE

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 #1,193 ran on Wednesday, September 16, 2026. Past puzzles are in the answer archive.

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