For players seeking assistance with the New York Times Connections puzzle dated Wednesday, September 23, 2026, this guide offers hints and the complete solution. It is possible to solve the puzzle with minimal errors, but a few mistakes can end a player's streak.
Hints for Today's Connections
The puzzle presents four categories, each containing four words. Hints for each category are provided below:
- Yellow Hint: Items commonly taken when leaving the house.
- Green Hint: Digital barriers encountered on websites.
- Blue Hint: Various products found in aerosol containers.
- Purple Hint: Words that, when appended to 'Bitcoin', 'Record Label', 'Rub-a-Dub', or 'Suriname', form a synonym for 'term' or represent specific entities.
Additional clues suggest that one group has words hidden within other words, and all groups except purple contain at least one word with the letter 'k'.
Today's Revealed Connections Groups
If further clarification is needed, the four themes connecting the words are:
- Yellow: Things You Grab Before Leaving the House
- Green: Website Hurdles
- Blue: Things That Come in Cans
- Purple: Ending in Synonyms for 'Term'
Full Solution for September 23, 2026
The complete solution for today's Connections puzzle is as follows:
- Yellow: Keys, Phone, Sunglasses, Wallet
- Green: Age Verification, Captcha, Cookie Consent, Paywall
- Blue: Condensed Milk, Paint, Shaving Cream, Spam
- Purple: Bitcoin, Record Label, Rub-A-Dub, Suriname
This puzzle combines associative thinking with wordplay. Players who did not achieve a perfect score can try again with the next daily puzzle, released at midnight.