Solving Today's NYT Connections Puzzle
For those who tackle the daily New York Times Connections challenge, keeping your streak alive can sometimes be tricky. If you are currently stuck on game #1191, released on September 14, you have come to the right place for assistance.
How to Play Connections
The objective of this popular word game is to organize sixteen words into four distinct groups based on shared characteristics. Each category is assigned a specific difficulty level, ranging from the straightforward green group to the notably complex purple category. Players are allowed up to four errors, providing a small margin for experimentation before the game ends.
Hints for Today's Categories
If you prefer not to see the direct answers immediately, consider these hints for the four themes present in today’s puzzle:
- Yellow: Terms describing a lack of structural firmness.
- Green: Surnames of various United States Presidents.
- Blue: Words that phonetically resemble the pronunciation of two distinct letters.
- Purple: Words that conclude with names of elevated geological features.
The Final Solutions
If you are ready to reveal the solution for game #1191, here is how the sixteen words are categorized:
YELLOW (Lacking in firmness): DROOPY, FLACCID, SAGGING, SLACK
GREEN (U.S. Presidents): CLEVELAND, GARFIELD, GRANT, MADISON
BLUE (Words that sound like two letters): EMPTY, EXCESS, KEWPIE, ODIE
PURPLE (Ending in elevated landforms): DOUBLESPEAK, HEATHCLIFF, PARAMOUNT, PORRIDGE
Tips for Future Games
The game often utilizes clever linguistic traps, such as homophones or words that seem to fit multiple categories. As the developers note, «It's a little more involved than something like Wordle, however, and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to trip you up with tricks.» Always look for the subtler connections that might not be immediately obvious upon the first scan of the board.
You can access NYT Connections for free through their official gaming portal on both mobile and desktop browsers.