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Connections answers for 17 September 2026
Thursday, 17 September 2026 · Puzzle 1194
All four groups for puzzle 1194. This page shows the answers in full.
Yellow: elasticity
BOUNCEFLEXIBILITYGIVESPRING
Green: things that are underground
MINE SHAFTSEWER LINESUBWAY STATIONWELL
Blue: hugh jackman movies, with "the"
FOUNTAINPRESTIGESHEEP DETECTIVESWOLVERINE
Purple: love ___
HANDLESLANGUAGETAPTRIANGLE
Try your groups on today's grid
This is today's grid as the game lays it out. Tap four words that belong together and press Check. We will tell you if it is a group, one word away, or not a group. You get four mistakes, the same as the game.
Mistakes left: ● ● ● ●
Stuck on one group?
Each group opens in three steps: a nudge, then its category, then the four words. Open only as many as you need.
Yellow
Not opened yet.
Green
Not opened yet.
Blue
Not opened yet.
Purple
Not opened yet.
The hints we wrote
- Yellow is the easiest group and purple the hardest. One yellow word is BOUNCE.
- Yellow is about: elasticity.
- Green is about: things that are underground.
- Blue is about: hugh jackman movies, with "the".
- Purple is about: love ___.
Neighbouring days
- Day before: 16 September 2026No. 1193
- Day after: 18 September 2026No. 1195
Questions, answered briefly
What were the Connections answers for 17 September 2026?
Yellow (elasticity): BOUNCE, FLEXIBILITY, GIVE, SPRING. Green (things that are underground): MINE SHAFT, SEWER LINE, SUBWAY STATION, WELL. Blue (hugh jackman movies, with "the"): FOUNTAIN, PRESTIGE, SHEEP DETECTIVES, WOLVERINE. Purple (love ___): HANDLES, LANGUAGE, TAP, TRIANGLE.
Which group was hardest?
Purple is the hardest by design. That day it was love ___.