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NYT Connections Hints & Answers — Monday, September 28, 2026 (#1205)

Puzzle #1205. 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 Monday, September 28, 2026 (puzzle #1205) is: YELLOW — THINGS WITH STALKS: BAMBOO, CELERY, CORN, WHEAT. GREEN — OYSTER CONDIMENTS: HORSERADISH, LEMON, MIGNONETTE, TABASCO. BLUE — DODGE MODELS: CHALLENGER, CHARGER, DURANGO, VIPER. PURPLE — THREE LETTERS PLUS REPEATED TRIGRAMS: ARKANSANS, CHIHUAHUA, POSSESSES, SPRINGING.

Today's 16 words

The grid exactly as NYT laid it out for Monday, September 28, 2026. Nothing below this point is spoiled until you open it.

CHIHUAHUA
LEMON
VIPER
BAMBOO
CELERY
TABASCO
ARKANSANS
DURANGO
SPRINGING
CHARGER
HORSERADISH
WHEAT
POSSESSES
MIGNONETTE
CORN
CHALLENGER

How hard is Connections #1205?

Medium42/100
  • • One category runs on wordplay rather than meaning.

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 Monday, September 28, 2026

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

NYT Connections answers for Monday, September 28, 2026

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Common questions

What is the NYT Connections answer for Monday, September 28, 2026?

The NYT Connections answer for Monday, September 28, 2026 (puzzle #1205) is: YELLOW — THINGS WITH STALKS: BAMBOO, CELERY, CORN, WHEAT. GREEN — OYSTER CONDIMENTS: HORSERADISH, LEMON, MIGNONETTE, TABASCO. BLUE — DODGE MODELS: CHALLENGER, CHARGER, DURANGO, VIPER. PURPLE — THREE LETTERS PLUS REPEATED TRIGRAMS: ARKANSANS, CHIHUAHUA, POSSESSES, SPRINGING.

What is the purple group in Connections #1205?

The purple (hardest) group is "THREE LETTERS PLUS REPEATED TRIGRAMS": ARKANSANS, CHIHUAHUA, POSSESSES, SPRINGING.

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

The yellow group is the most straightforward: "THINGS WITH STALKS" — BAMBOO, CELERY, CORN, WHEAT. Solving it first removes four words from the grid.

What number is today's Connections puzzle?

Monday, September 28, 2026 is NYT Connections puzzle #1205. 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.