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NYT Connections Hints & Answers — Saturday, September 26, 2026 (#1203)

Puzzle #1203. 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 Saturday, September 26, 2026 (puzzle #1203) is: YELLOW — BREATH FRESHENERS: GUM, MINT, MOUTHWASH, SPRAY. GREEN — THINGS DONE TO A DRESS SHIRT AT THE LAUNDRY: FOLD, PRESS, STARCH, WASH. BLUE — FEATURES OF WOOD: BURL, GRAIN, KNOTS, RINGS. PURPLE — "COOL" THINGS, IN EXPRESSIONS: BEANS, CAT, CUCUMBER, CUSTOMER.

Today's 16 words

The grid exactly as NYT laid it out for Saturday, September 26, 2026. Nothing below this point is spoiled until you open it.

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

How hard is Connections #1203?

Easy40/100
  • • Lots of very short words, which carry more possible meanings.

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 Saturday, September 26, 2026

Four levels, each giving away a little more. Open only as many as you need.

NYT Connections answers for Saturday, September 26, 2026

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Common questions

What is the NYT Connections answer for Saturday, September 26, 2026?

The NYT Connections answer for Saturday, September 26, 2026 (puzzle #1203) is: YELLOW — BREATH FRESHENERS: GUM, MINT, MOUTHWASH, SPRAY. GREEN — THINGS DONE TO A DRESS SHIRT AT THE LAUNDRY: FOLD, PRESS, STARCH, WASH. BLUE — FEATURES OF WOOD: BURL, GRAIN, KNOTS, RINGS. PURPLE — "COOL" THINGS, IN EXPRESSIONS: BEANS, CAT, CUCUMBER, CUSTOMER.

What is the purple group in Connections #1203?

The purple (hardest) group is ""COOL" THINGS, IN EXPRESSIONS": BEANS, CAT, CUCUMBER, CUSTOMER.

What is the easiest group in today's Connections puzzle?

The yellow group is the most straightforward: "BREATH FRESHENERS" — GUM, MINT, MOUTHWASH, SPRAY. Solving it first removes four words from the grid.

What number is today's Connections puzzle?

Saturday, September 26, 2026 is NYT Connections puzzle #1203. 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.