Play Connections #1196
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Connections #1196 hints
Yellow is usually the easiest group and purple the trickiest. Start with one colour and see if the rest falls into place.
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Yellow group hintGentle hint
Think about getting bigger or reaching further than before.
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Green group hintGentle hint
These are typical subjects in a young artist's crayon scene.
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Trendy touchstones from a famously hip era across the pond.
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The first few letters double as buttons on a scientific calculator.
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Several words relate to nature, outdoors, and things that get bigger, so the plant-related and sunny words tempt you to lump them together wrongly.
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The four group namesStrong hint
- WIDEN ONE'S SCOPE
- FEATURES OF A KID'S DRAWING
- ASSOCIATED WITH SWINGING LONDON IN THE 1960S
- STARTING WITH ABBREVIATED MATH FUNCTIONS
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Difficulty: Medium. The category about wordplay with math abbreviations takes a moment to spot, but the other three groups are fairly straightforward once you see them.
Connections #1196 answers
Spoiler zone. Below are all four groups for September 19, 2026, with why each word fits.
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BRANCH OUT is in the yellow group. Look for three more words that share something with it.
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The group is WIDEN ONE'S SCOPE.
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BRANCH OUT, DIVERSIFY, EXPAND, GROW
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HOUSE is in the green group. Look for three more words that share something with it.
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The group is FEATURES OF A KID'S DRAWING.
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HOUSE, STICK FIGURE, SUN, TREE
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CARNABY STREET is in the blue group. Look for three more words that share something with it.
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The group is ASSOCIATED WITH SWINGING LONDON IN THE 1960S.
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CARNABY STREET, MINISKIRT, MOD, TWIGGY
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COS LETTUCE is in the purple group. Look for three more words that share something with it.
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The group is STARTING WITH ABBREVIATED MATH FUNCTIONS.
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COS LETTUCE, LOG CABIN, SIN CITY, TAN LINE
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- BRANCH OUT: To branch out is to try new areas.
- DIVERSIFY: Diversifying means adding variety to broaden what you do.
- EXPAND: To expand is to make something larger or wider.
- GROW: To grow is to increase in size or scope.
- HOUSE: Kids typically draw a simple home with a triangle roof.
- STICK FIGURE: A person drawn with lines for limbs is a classic child sketch.
- SUN: A yellow circle with rays is a staple of crayon skies.
- TREE: A brown trunk topped with a green blob is a common doodle.
- CARNABY STREET: This London shopping street was the heart of 60s fashion.
- MINISKIRT: Mary Quant's short hemline defined the look of the era.
- MOD: Mods were the sharp-suited youth subculture of 60s Britain.
- TWIGGY: This famous British model was the face of the decade.
Purple group explained
- COS LETTUCE: Cos is short for cosine, followed by a type of salad green.
- LOG CABIN: Log is short for logarithm, followed by a rustic home.
- SIN CITY: Sin is short for sine, followed by a nickname for Las Vegas.
- TAN LINE: Tan is short for tangent, followed by a mark left by sunbathing.
What does CARNABY STREET mean?
A pedestrian shopping street in London's Soho district that became the center of 1960s youth fashion, full of boutiques selling bold, colorful clothes. It fits the group as a landmark of Swinging London.
What does TWIGGY mean?
Nickname of Lesley Hornby, a very slim English teenage model with cropped hair and big lashes, who became a worldwide face of 1960s fashion. She represents the Swinging London era.
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About Connections
Connections is a daily New York Times puzzle where you sort 16 words into four groups of four. Groups are colour-coded from yellow, the most direct, to purple, which usually relies on wordplay. You can make four mistakes. Looking back at past puzzles is one of the best ways to learn the kinds of tricks the editors like to use.
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Connections #1196 questions
What were the Connections answers on September 19, 2026?
WIDEN ONE'S SCOPE: BRANCH OUT, DIVERSIFY, EXPAND, GROW. FEATURES OF A KID'S DRAWING: HOUSE, STICK FIGURE, SUN, TREE. ASSOCIATED WITH SWINGING LONDON IN THE 1960S: CARNABY STREET, MINISKIRT, MOD, TWIGGY. STARTING WITH ABBREVIATED MATH FUNCTIONS: COS LETTUCE, LOG CABIN, SIN CITY, TAN LINE.
What was the purple group in Connections #1196?
STARTING WITH ABBREVIATED MATH FUNCTIONS: COS LETTUCE, LOG CABIN, SIN CITY, TAN LINE.
What made Connections #1196 tricky?
Several words relate to nature, outdoors, and things that get bigger, so the plant-related and sunny words tempt you to lump them together wrongly.