Connections #1194 Answers
Thursday, September 17, 2026
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #1194 for Thursday, September 17, 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): elasticity
- Green: things that are underground
- Blue: hugh jackman movies, with "the"
- Purple (hardest): love ___
Answers
ELASTICITY
BOUNCE, FLEXIBILITY, GIVE, SPRING
THINGS THAT ARE UNDERGROUND
MINE SHAFT, SEWER LINE, SUBWAY STATION, WELL
HUGH JACKMAN MOVIES, WITH "THE"
FOUNTAIN, PRESTIGE, SHEEP DETECTIVES, WOLVERINE
LOVE ___
HANDLES, LANGUAGE, TAP, TRIANGLE
Previous Connections answers
- #1193 — ending in metal elements, starting with u.s. coins, poets' middle names, sausages plus a letter
- #1192 — instruct, parts of a whistling kettle, undercover operative, things that appear at the end
- #1191 — waterbirds, informant, common single-use plastic items, ___grass
- #1190 — lacking in firmness, u.s. presidents, words that sound like two letters, ending in elevated landforms
- #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
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