Connections #1190 Answers – September 13, 2026
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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #1190 on Sunday, September 13, 2026. Reveal as much or as little as you need.
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Today's 16 words
CLEVELANDDOUBLESPEAKDROOPYEMPTYEXCESSFLACCIDGARFIELDGRANTHEATHCLIFFKEWPIEMADISONODIEPARAMOUNTPORRIDGESAGGINGSLACK
Hint 1: one word from each group
Yellow (easiest)
DROOPY belongs to this group.
Green
CLEVELAND belongs to this group.
Blue
EMPTY belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
DOUBLESPEAK belongs to this group.
Hint 2: the categories
Yellow (easiest) category
LACKING IN FIRMNESS
Green category
U.S. PRESIDENTS
Blue category
WORDS THAT SOUND LIKE TWO LETTERS
Purple (hardest) category
ENDING IN ELEVATED LANDFORMS
Connections #1190 answers
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LACKING IN FIRMNESSDROOPY, FLACCID, SAGGING, SLACK
U.S. PRESIDENTSCLEVELAND, GARFIELD, GRANT, MADISON
WORDS THAT SOUND LIKE TWO LETTERSEMPTY, EXCESS, KEWPIE, ODIE
ENDING IN ELEVATED LANDFORMSDOUBLESPEAK, HEATHCLIFF, PARAMOUNT, PORRIDGE
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What are the Connections answers for September 13, 2026?
LACKING IN FIRMNESS: DROOPY, FLACCID, SAGGING, SLACK. U.S. PRESIDENTS: CLEVELAND, GARFIELD, GRANT, MADISON. WORDS THAT SOUND LIKE TWO LETTERS: EMPTY, EXCESS, KEWPIE, ODIE. ENDING IN ELEVATED LANDFORMS: DOUBLESPEAK, HEATHCLIFF, PARAMOUNT, PORRIDGE.
What do the Connections colors mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.