Connections #1198 Answers
Monday, September 21, 2026
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #1198 for Monday, September 21, 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): email buttons
- Green: ways to attract fish
- Blue: chess verbs
- Purple (hardest): starts of composers' names
Answers
EMAIL BUTTONS
COMPOSE, DRAFTS, SENT, SPAM
WAYS TO ATTRACT FISH
CHUM, FLY, SPINNER, WORM
CHESS VERBS
CAPTURE, CASTLE, CHECK, MATE
STARTS OF COMPOSERS' NAMES
BEET, BRAH, CHOP, VIVA
Previous Connections answers
- #1197 — round flat things, associated with kentucky, vampire movies, ___boards you ride on
- #1196 — widen one's scope, features of a kid's drawing, associated with swinging london in the 1960s, starting with abbreviated math functions
- #1195 — segment of a process, assortments of food/drink, parts of a flight, ___case
- #1194 — elasticity, things that are underground, hugh jackman movies, with "the", love ___
- #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
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