NYT Connections Hints & Answers — Wednesday, September 23, 2026 (#1200)
Puzzle #1200. 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 Wednesday, September 23, 2026 (puzzle #1200) is: YELLOW — THINGS YOU GRAB BEFORE LEAVING THE HOUSE: KEYS, PHONE, SUNGLASSES, WALLET. GREEN — WEBSITE HURDLES: AGE VERIFICATION, CAPTCHA, COOKIE CONSENT, PAYWALL. BLUE — THINGS THAT COME IN CANS: CONDENSED MILK, PAINT, SHAVING CREAM, SPAM. PURPLE — ENDING IN SYNONYMS FOR "TERM": BITCOIN, RECORD LABEL, RUB-A-DUB, SURINAME.
Today's 16 words
The grid exactly as NYT laid it out for Wednesday, September 23, 2026. Nothing below this point is spoiled until you open it.
PAINT
CAPTCHA
BITCOIN
WALLET
SPAM
PHONE
RECORD LABEL
AGE VERIFICATION
SURINAME
PAYWALL
CONDENSED MILK
RUB-A-DUB
KEYS
SHAVING CREAM
COOKIE CONSENT
SUNGLASSES
How hard is Connections #1200?
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 Wednesday, September 23, 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 house.
green(a little trickier, but still direct) A group united by what they ARE, not by wordplay — think about hurdles.
blue(where the misdirection usually starts) A group united by what they ARE, not by wordplay — think about cans.
purple(the wordplay group, and almost always the last to fall) A group united by what they ARE, not by wordplay — think about term.
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 Wednesday, September 23, 2026
yellow — Easiest
THINGS YOU GRAB BEFORE LEAVING THE HOUSE
KEYS · PHONE · SUNGLASSES · WALLET
green — Easy
WEBSITE HURDLES
AGE VERIFICATION · CAPTCHA · COOKIE CONSENT · PAYWALL
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Common questions
What is the NYT Connections answer for Wednesday, September 23, 2026?
The NYT Connections answer for Wednesday, September 23, 2026 (puzzle #1200) is: YELLOW — THINGS YOU GRAB BEFORE LEAVING THE HOUSE: KEYS, PHONE, SUNGLASSES, WALLET. GREEN — WEBSITE HURDLES: AGE VERIFICATION, CAPTCHA, COOKIE CONSENT, PAYWALL. BLUE — THINGS THAT COME IN CANS: CONDENSED MILK, PAINT, SHAVING CREAM, SPAM. PURPLE — ENDING IN SYNONYMS FOR "TERM": BITCOIN, RECORD LABEL, RUB-A-DUB, SURINAME.
What is the purple group in Connections #1200?
The purple (hardest) group is "ENDING IN SYNONYMS FOR "TERM"": BITCOIN, RECORD LABEL, RUB-A-DUB, SURINAME.
What is the easiest group in today's Connections puzzle?
The yellow group is the most straightforward: "THINGS YOU GRAB BEFORE LEAVING THE HOUSE" — KEYS, PHONE, SUNGLASSES, WALLET. Solving it first removes four words from the grid.
What number is today's Connections puzzle?
Wednesday, September 23, 2026 is NYT Connections puzzle #1200. 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.