Connections Hint and Answers for Saturday, September 19, 2026
Saturday, September 19, 2026/puzzle #1196 · four groups
Hints and full answers for the New York Times Connections puzzle on Saturday, September 19, 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 B, D, E, G.
- Group 2 starts with the letters H, S, S, T.
- Group 3 starts with the letters C, M, M, T.
The four categories
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- BRANCH OUT
- DIVERSIFY
- EXPAND
- GROW
- HOUSE
- STICK FIGURE
- SUN
- TREE
- CARNABY STREET
- MINISKIRT
- MOD
- TWIGGY
- COS LETTUCE
- LOG CABIN
- SIN CITY
- TAN LINE
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What is the Connections hint for Saturday, September 19, 2026?
The four categories are WIDEN ONE'S SCOPE, FEATURES OF A KID'S DRAWING, ASSOCIATED WITH SWINGING LONDON IN THE 1960S, STARTING WITH ABBREVIATED MATH FUNCTIONS.
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 Saturday, September 19, 2026?
WIDEN ONE'S SCOPE: BRANCH OUT, DIVERSIFY, EXPAND, GROW. FEATURES OF A KID'S DRAWING: HOUSE, STICK FIGURE, SUN, TREE. ASSOCIATED WITH SWINGING LONDON IN THE 1960S: CARNABY STREET, MINISKIRT, MOD, TWIGGY. STARTING WITH ABBREVIATED MATH FUNCTIONS: COS LETTUCE, LOG CABIN, SIN CITY, TAN LINE