NYT Connections September 21 2026 Answers
The Monday 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:
COMPOSECHECKFLYBEETBRAHWORMSPAMMATECASTLECHUMVIVASENTCHOPCAPTUREDRAFTSSPINNER
CATEGORY HINTS, NO SPOILERS
Yellow: EMAIL BUTTONS
Green: WAYS TO ATTRACT FISH
Blue: CHESS VERBS
Purple: STARTS OF COMPOSERS' NAMES
EMAIL BUTTONSCOMPOSE, DRAFTS, SENT, SPAM
WAYS TO ATTRACT FISHCHUM, FLY, SPINNER, WORM
CHESS VERBSCAPTURE, CASTLE, CHECK, MATE
STARTS OF COMPOSERS' NAMESBEET, BRAH, CHOP, VIVA
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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