NYT Connections September 16 2026 Answers
The Wednesday board, spoiler free category hints for all four groups, and the full solution when you are ready.
TODAYS 16 WORD BOARD
In its starting order:
FRANK-N-FURTERLATINCLINKPENNYWISEWADSWORTHNICKELODEONBORATLONG JOHN SILVERST. VINCENTSTEAM IRONWIDENERDIMENSIONQUARTERBACKCARLOSMARIGOLDBARRETT
CATEGORY HINTS, NO SPOILERS
Yellow: ENDING IN METAL ELEMENTS
Green: STARTING WITH U.S. COINS
Blue: POETS' MIDDLE NAMES
Purple: SAUSAGES PLUS A LETTER
ENDING IN METAL ELEMENTSLATIN, LONG JOHN SILVER, MARIGOLD, STEAM IRON
STARTING WITH U.S. COINSDIMENSION, NICKELODEON, PENNYWISE, QUARTERBACK
POETS' MIDDLE NAMESBARRETT, CARLOS, ST. VINCENT, WADSWORTH
SAUSAGES PLUS A LETTERBORAT, CLINK, FRANK-N-FURTER, WIDENER
Checked against the official NYT Connections solution
HOW CONNECTIONS WORKS
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 are allowed four mistakes. A new puzzle drops daily at midnight. Play free at nytimes.com.
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