NYT Connections September 23 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:
PAINTCAPTCHABITCOINWALLETSPAMPHONERECORD LABELAGE VERIFICATIONSURINAMEPAYWALLCONDENSED MILKRUB-A-DUBKEYSSHAVING CREAMCOOKIE CONSENTSUNGLASSES
CATEGORY HINTS, NO SPOILERS
Yellow: THINGS YOU GRAB BEFORE LEAVING THE HOUSE
Green: WEBSITE HURDLES
Blue: THINGS THAT COME IN CANS
Purple: ENDING IN SYNONYMS FOR "TERM"
THINGS YOU GRAB BEFORE LEAVING THE HOUSEKEYS, PHONE, SUNGLASSES, WALLET
WEBSITE HURDLESAGE VERIFICATION, CAPTCHA, COOKIE CONSENT, PAYWALL
THINGS THAT COME IN CANSCONDENSED MILK, PAINT, SHAVING CREAM, SPAM
ENDING IN SYNONYMS FOR "TERM"BITCOIN, RECORD LABEL, RUB-A-DUB, SURINAME
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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