For players looking to tackle the New York Times Connections puzzle on Saturday, September 26, 2026, assistance is available. This guide offers hints and reveals the answers for today's categories.
Daily Hints
The puzzle presents four groups of four words each. Hints for today's puzzle are as follows:
Yellow hint: Four tiny weapons in the war against lunch. Green hint: The shirt goes in ordinary and comes out ready for anything. Blue hint: The forest leaves fingerprints. Purple hint: Some things become more interesting as the temperature drops.
Additional clues suggest that one group shares a common first word, and every group contains at least one word with the letter 'R'.
Specific word hints are also provided:
Yellow: Mint Green: Fold Blue: Rings Purple: Cucumber
Today's Connections Groups Revealed
For those seeking more direct guidance, the themes for the four groups are:
Yellow: Breath Fresheners Green: Things Done to a Dress Shirt at the Laundry Blue: Features of Wood Purple: 'Cool' Things, in Expressions
Full Answer
The complete solution to the Connections puzzle for Saturday, September 26, 2026, includes the following groups:
Yellow: Breath Fresheners (Gum, Mint, Mouthwash, Spray) Green: Things Done to a Dress Shirt at the Laundry (Fold, Press, Starch, Wash) Blue: Features of Wood (Burl, Grain, Knots, Rings) Purple: 'Cool' Things, in Expressions (Beans, Cat, Cucumber, Customer)
The puzzle combines disparate themes, from personal freshness to laundry processes, natural wood characteristics, and idiomatic expressions related to being 'cool'.