Today’s NYT Connections Hints and Answers for Sept. 17, #1194
CNET published the hints and answers for the New York Times Connections puzzle #1194, released on September 17, 2026. The article provides specific clues for each of the four word groups, ranging from elasticity to underground structures. It also lists the correct words for each category, including a group of Hugh Jackman movies and phrases completing the word 'love'.
- ▪The yellow group theme is elasticity, with answers including bounce, flexibility, give, and spring.
- ▪The green group consists of things that are underground, such as mine shafts, sewer lines, subway stations, and wells.
- ▪The blue group features Hugh Jackman movies that include the word 'The' in their titles.
- ▪The purple group theme is 'Love ____', with answers being handles, language, tap, and triangle.
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Tech > Gaming Today’s NYT Connections Hints and Answers for Sept. 17, #1194 Here are hints and the answers for today's NYT Connections puzzle for Sept. 17, 2026. Gael Cooper CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops?… Read full bio Gael Cooper Read full bio September 16, 2026, 8:23 pm ET 2 min read Looking for the most recent NYT Connections puzzle answers? CNET publishes daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles. In Connections, you look at a grid of 16 words and pick four words that have a connection to each other. You do this four times until all 16 words in the puzzle are grouped.
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