Connections #1190 Answers
Sunday, September 13, 2026
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #1190 for Sunday, September 13, 2026. The 16 words split into four groups by colour — yellow is easiest, purple the trickiest. The group themes are listed first as hints, then every group is revealed below. Looking for the latest puzzle? See today's Connections.
Hints — the four group themes
- Yellow (easiest): lacking in firmness
- Green: u.s. presidents
- Blue: words that sound like two letters
- Purple (hardest): ending in elevated landforms
Answers
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
Previous Connections answers
- #1189 — ways to personalize a car, people in an online forum, things that blink, ___ alert
- #1188 — people hired for an event, internalize, ways to practice self-care, things that are pushed metaphorically
- #1187 — chemical elements, what you might see sticking out of a window, bruce springsteen classics, ending in synonyms for "happening now"
- #1186 — hard to understand, words with "small" prefixes, horror movies, words before "force"
- #1185 — classic american performance cars, features of a mime costume, ___ heart, candy bars plus a letter
- #1184 — quite the saga, parts of a bra, associated with pine trees, starting with disney characters
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