Connections #1193 Answers – September 16, 2026
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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #1193 on Wednesday, September 16, 2026. Reveal as much or as little as you need.
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Today's 16 words
BARRETTBORATCARLOSCLINKDIMENSIONFRANK-N-FURTERLATINLONG JOHN SILVERMARIGOLDNICKELODEONPENNYWISEQUARTERBACKST. VINCENTSTEAM IRONWADSWORTHWIDENER
Hint 1: one word from each group
Yellow (easiest)
LATIN belongs to this group.
Green
DIMENSION belongs to this group.
Blue
BARRETT belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
BORAT belongs to this group.
Hint 2: the categories
Yellow (easiest) category
ENDING IN METAL ELEMENTS
Green category
STARTING WITH U.S. COINS
Blue category
POETS' MIDDLE NAMES
Purple (hardest) category
SAUSAGES PLUS A LETTER
Connections #1193 answers
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ENDING IN METAL ELEMENTSLATIN, LONG JOHN SILVER, MARIGOLD, STEAM IRON
STARTING WITH U.S. COINSDIMENSION, NICKELODEON, PENNYWISE, QUARTERBACK
POETS' MIDDLE NAMESBARRETT, CARLOS, ST. VINCENT, WADSWORTH
SAUSAGES PLUS A LETTERBORAT, CLINK, FRANK-N-FURTER, WIDENER
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What are the Connections answers for September 16, 2026?
ENDING IN METAL ELEMENTS: LATIN, LONG JOHN SILVER, MARIGOLD, STEAM IRON. STARTING WITH U.S. COINS: DIMENSION, NICKELODEON, PENNYWISE, QUARTERBACK. POETS' MIDDLE NAMES: BARRETT, CARLOS, ST. VINCENT, WADSWORTH. SAUSAGES PLUS A LETTER: BORAT, CLINK, FRANK-N-FURTER, WIDENER.
What do the Connections colors mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.