NYT Connections September 10 2026 Answers

The Thursday board, spoiler free category hints for all four groups, and the full solution when you are ready.

Puzzle 1,187Edited by Wyna Liu

TODAYS 16 WORD BOARD

In its starting order:

CATIOALTERNATING CURRENTLEADCLOTHESLINEATLANTIC CITYREPRESENTAIR CONDITIONERADULT CONTEMPORARYACTINIUMSEXTANTBADLANDSSULFURTHUNDER ROADFLOWER BOXKRYPTONBORN TO RUN

CATEGORY HINTS, NO SPOILERS

Yellow: CHEMICAL ELEMENTS

Green: WHAT YOU MIGHT SEE STICKING OUT OF A WINDOW

Blue: BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN CLASSICS

Purple: ENDING IN SYNONYMS FOR "HAPPENING NOW"

CHEMICAL ELEMENTSACTINIUM, KRYPTON, LEAD, SULFUR

WHAT YOU MIGHT SEE STICKING OUT OF A WINDOWAIR CONDITIONER, CATIO, CLOTHESLINE, FLOWER BOX

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN CLASSICSATLANTIC CITY, BADLANDS, BORN TO RUN, THUNDER ROAD

ENDING IN SYNONYMS FOR "HAPPENING NOW"ADULT CONTEMPORARY, ALTERNATING CURRENT, REPRESENT, SEXTANT

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