NYT Connections Hints & Answers — Thursday, September 10, 2026 (#1187)
Puzzle #1187. Start with a gentle nudge and work down — the full answers are at the bottom, hidden until you ask for them.
Just tell me the answer
The NYT Connections answer for Thursday, September 10, 2026 (puzzle #1187) is: YELLOW — CHEMICAL ELEMENTS: ACTINIUM, KRYPTON, LEAD, SULFUR. GREEN — WHAT YOU MIGHT SEE STICKING OUT OF A WINDOW: AIR CONDITIONER, CATIO, CLOTHESLINE, FLOWER BOX. BLUE — BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN CLASSICS: ATLANTIC CITY, BADLANDS, BORN TO RUN, THUNDER ROAD. PURPLE — ENDING IN SYNONYMS FOR "HAPPENING NOW": ADULT CONTEMPORARY, ALTERNATING CURRENT, REPRESENT, SEXTANT.
Today's 16 words
The grid exactly as NYT laid it out for Thursday, September 10, 2026. Nothing below this point is spoiled until you open it.
CATIO
ALTERNATING CURRENT
LEAD
CLOTHESLINE
ATLANTIC CITY
REPRESENT
AIR CONDITIONER
ADULT CONTEMPORARY
ACTINIUM
SEXTANT
BADLANDS
SULFUR
THUNDER ROAD
FLOWER BOX
KRYPTON
BORN TO RUN
How hard is Connections #1187?
Easy35/100
• At least one entry is a phrase rather than a single word.
Where to start: Every category here is meaning-based, so group by topic first and use the four-per-group constraint to settle any word that could go two ways.
Connections hints for Thursday, September 10, 2026
Four levels, each giving away a little more. Open only as many as you need.
yellow(the most straightforward group — start here) A group united by what they ARE, not by wordplay — think about elements.
green(a little trickier, but still direct) A group united by what they ARE, not by wordplay — think about window.
blue(where the misdirection usually starts) A group united by what they ARE, not by wordplay — think about classics.
purple(the wordplay group, and almost always the last to fall) A group united by what they ARE, not by wordplay — think about now.
yellow4 things that belong to the same real-world set — the link is meaning, not spelling.
green4 things that belong to the same real-world set — the link is meaning, not spelling.
blue4 things that belong to the same real-world set — the link is meaning, not spelling.
purple4 things that belong to the same real-world set — the link is meaning, not spelling.
yellowOne member is
greenOne member is
blueOne member is
purpleOne member is
yellow
green
blue
purple
NYT Connections answers for Thursday, September 10, 2026
yellow — Easiest
CHEMICAL ELEMENTS
ACTINIUM · KRYPTON · LEAD · SULFUR
green — Easy
WHAT YOU MIGHT SEE STICKING OUT OF A WINDOW
AIR CONDITIONER · CATIO · CLOTHESLINE · FLOWER BOX
blue — Tricky
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN CLASSICS
ATLANTIC CITY · BADLANDS · BORN TO RUN · THUNDER ROAD
purple — Trickiest
ENDING IN SYNONYMS FOR "HAPPENING NOW"
ADULT CONTEMPORARY · ALTERNATING CURRENT · REPRESENT · SEXTANT
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Common questions
What is the NYT Connections answer for Thursday, September 10, 2026?
The NYT Connections answer for Thursday, September 10, 2026 (puzzle #1187) is: YELLOW — CHEMICAL ELEMENTS: ACTINIUM, KRYPTON, LEAD, SULFUR. GREEN — WHAT YOU MIGHT SEE STICKING OUT OF A WINDOW: AIR CONDITIONER, CATIO, CLOTHESLINE, FLOWER BOX. BLUE — BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN CLASSICS: ATLANTIC CITY, BADLANDS, BORN TO RUN, THUNDER ROAD. PURPLE — ENDING IN SYNONYMS FOR "HAPPENING NOW": ADULT CONTEMPORARY, ALTERNATING CURRENT, REPRESENT, SEXTANT.
What is the purple group in Connections #1187?
The purple (hardest) group is "ENDING IN SYNONYMS FOR "HAPPENING NOW"": ADULT CONTEMPORARY, ALTERNATING CURRENT, REPRESENT, SEXTANT.
What is the easiest group in today's Connections puzzle?
The yellow group is the most straightforward: "CHEMICAL ELEMENTS" — ACTINIUM, KRYPTON, LEAD, SULFUR. Solving it first removes four words from the grid.
What number is today's Connections puzzle?
Thursday, September 10, 2026 is NYT Connections puzzle #1187. Connections launched on 12 June 2023 with puzzle #1, and a new puzzle is published every day.
What time does a new NYT Connections puzzle come out?
A new Connections puzzle unlocks at midnight in your own local time zone, so the changeover happens at a different moment around the world. The puzzle itself is the same for everyone on a given date.