If today’s New York Times Connections grid has you burning through your mistakes, you are not alone. Puzzle #1196 features some clever misdirection, with several words seemingly fitting into art or fashion themes before pulling the rug out from under you.
Here are helpful hints to guide you through today’s puzzle, with the full answers listed further down.
Today’s Connections Strategy & Commentary
Watch out for the red herrings today. At first glance, words like House and Tree could look like they belong together, while Miniskirt and Twiggy might seem tied to a single obvious category.
Committing to those wrong connections early will cost you chances. We recommend looking at the pattern for each category first. Checking whether a group describes ways to broaden your reach, things found in simple drawings, icons of 1960s London style, or phrases starting with short math terms will make the remaining words much easier to sort.
Connections Hints Today: Category Clues
If you just need a nudge to get your brain moving in the right direction, here are clues for the four color-coded groups:
- 🟨 Yellow Group Hint (Easiest): These words all mean to expand your range, activities, or opportunities.
- 🟩 Green Group Hint (Medium): These are common elements you would see in a simple drawing made by a child.
- 🟦 Blue Group Hint (Hard): These are closely linked to the fashion and cultural scene of 1960s swinging London.
- 🟪 Purple Group Hint (Tricky): Each phrase starts with a shortened math function name.
Stuck on one word? If you have Cos Lettuce, think math abbreviation first rather than food. It belongs to the Purple group today! For the Green group, look for simple, classic shapes and subjects drawn by kids.
⚠️ Spoiler Warning: The full answers are listed below. If you still want to solve the grid yourself using the clues above, do not scroll down.
NYT Connections Answers Today for September 19, 2026, Saturday Puzzle #1196
Here are the completed categories and groupings for today’s puzzle:
🟨 Yellow Group: WIDEN ONE’S SCOPE
- Branch Out
- Diversify
- Expand
- Grow
🟩 Green Group: FEATURES OF A KID’S DRAWING
- House
- Stick Figure
- Sun
- Tree
🟦 Blue Group: ASSOCIATED WITH SWINGING LONDON IN THE 1960s
- Carnaby Street
- Miniskirt
- Mod
- Twiggy
🟪 Purple Group: STARTING WITH ABBREVIATED MATH FUNCTIONS
- Cos Lettuce
- Log Cabin
- Sin City
- Tan Line
Here is my result for today’s puzzle.
Connections
Puzzle #1196
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Yesterday’s Answer
This is yesterday’s NYT Connections answer for September 18, 2026, Puzzle #1195.
🟨 Yellow Group: SEGMENT OF A PROCESS
🟩 Green Group: ASSORTMENTS OF FOOD AND DRINK
🟦 Blue Group: PARTS OF A FLIGHT
🟪 Purple Group: _ CASE
For older solutions, see our Connections answers archive.
How did you do?
Did today’s puzzle give you a perfect Reverse Rainbow or did the tricky categories wipe out your board?
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