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Connections Hint and Answers for Saturday, September 26, 2026

Hints and full answers for the New York Times Connections puzzle on Saturday, September 26, 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.

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Hints before the answers

  1. There are four groups of four, and 4 category names are known.
  2. Group 1 starts with the letters G, M, M, S.
  3. Group 2 starts with the letters F, P, S, W.
  4. Group 3 starts with the letters B, G, K, R.

The four categories

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BREATH FRESHENERS THINGS DONE TO A DRESS SHIRT AT THE LAUNDRY FEATURES OF WOOD "COOL" THINGS, IN EXPRESSIONS4 to find

All 16 answers

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  • GUM
  • MINT
  • MOUTHWASH
  • SPRAY
  • FOLD
  • PRESS
  • STARCH
  • WASH
  • BURL
  • GRAIN
  • KNOTS
  • RINGS
  • BEANS
  • CAT
  • CUCUMBER
  • CUSTOMER

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What is the Connections hint for Saturday, September 26, 2026?

The four categories are BREATH FRESHENERS, THINGS DONE TO A DRESS SHIRT AT THE LAUNDRY, FEATURES OF WOOD, "COOL" THINGS, IN EXPRESSIONS.

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 26, 2026?

BREATH FRESHENERS: GUM, MINT, MOUTHWASH, SPRAY. THINGS DONE TO A DRESS SHIRT AT THE LAUNDRY: FOLD, PRESS, STARCH, WASH. FEATURES OF WOOD: BURL, GRAIN, KNOTS, RINGS. "COOL" THINGS, IN EXPRESSIONS: BEANS, CAT, CUCUMBER, CUSTOMER

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