Connections Hint and Answers for Thursday, September 10, 2026
Thursday, September 10, 2026/puzzle #1187 · four groups
Hints and full answers for the New York Times Connections puzzle on Thursday, September 10, 2026. The four category names come first, because knowing what the groups are is usually all it takes — the sixteen words and which group each belongs to are below that, once you want them.
Hints before the answers
- There are four groups of four, and 4 category names are known.
- Group 1 starts with the letters A, K, L, S.
- Group 2 starts with the letters A, C, C, F.
- Group 3 starts with the letters A, B, B, T.
The four categories
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- ACTINIUM
- KRYPTON
- LEAD
- SULFUR
- AIR CONDITIONER
- CATIO
- CLOTHESLINE
- FLOWER BOX
- ATLANTIC CITY
- BADLANDS
- BORN TO RUN
- THUNDER ROAD
- ADULT CONTEMPORARY
- ALTERNATING CURRENT
- REPRESENT
- SEXTANT
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What is the Connections hint for Thursday, September 10, 2026?
The four categories are CHEMICAL ELEMENTS, WHAT YOU MIGHT SEE STICKING OUT OF A WINDOW, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN CLASSICS, ENDING IN SYNONYMS FOR "HAPPENING NOW".
What do the Connections colours mean?
Yellow is the most straightforward group and purple the trickiest, with green and blue in between. The colours are only revealed as you solve, so they are a difficulty ranking rather than a clue.
What are the Connections answers for Thursday, September 10, 2026?
CHEMICAL ELEMENTS: ACTINIUM, KRYPTON, LEAD, SULFUR. WHAT YOU MIGHT SEE STICKING OUT OF A WINDOW: AIR CONDITIONER, CATIO, CLOTHESLINE, FLOWER BOX. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN CLASSICS: ATLANTIC CITY, BADLANDS, BORN TO RUN, THUNDER ROAD. ENDING IN SYNONYMS FOR "HAPPENING NOW": ADULT CONTEMPORARY, ALTERNATING CURRENT, REPRESENT, SEXTANT