NYT Connections September 17 2026 Answers

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

Puzzle 1,194Edited by Wyna Liu

TODAYS 16 WORD BOARD

In its starting order:

SPRINGSUBWAY STATIONPRESTIGETRIANGLETAPGIVELANGUAGEFOUNTAINWELLBOUNCESEWER LINEHANDLESSHEEP DETECTIVESMINE SHAFTFLEXIBILITYWOLVERINE

CATEGORY HINTS, NO SPOILERS

Yellow: ELASTICITY

Green: THINGS THAT ARE UNDERGROUND

Blue: HUGH JACKMAN MOVIES, WITH "THE"

Purple: LOVE ___

ELASTICITYBOUNCE, FLEXIBILITY, GIVE, SPRING

THINGS THAT ARE UNDERGROUNDMINE SHAFT, SEWER LINE, SUBWAY STATION, WELL

HUGH JACKMAN MOVIES, WITH "THE"FOUNTAIN, PRESTIGE, SHEEP DETECTIVES, WOLVERINE

LOVE ___HANDLES, LANGUAGE, TAP, TRIANGLE

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