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Connections September 19, 2026: Hints & Answers (#1299)

edited by Wyna Liu.

Recap

The groups were about broadening horizons, elements of children's artwork, London's 1960s vibe, and phrases starting with math abbreviations.

The sixteen tiles

The sixteen tiles as dealt. Reveal a group below to tint and caption its tiles here.

STICK FIGUREMINISKIRTLOG CABINSUNTAN LINEBRANCH OUTHOUSETWIGGYTREEMODSIN CITYGROWCOS LETTUCEEXPANDCARNABY STREETDIVERSIFY

Connections hints, one rung at a time

Six rungs, softest first. The recap above already named the groups, so this ladder is here for anyone replaying the board fresh rather than as a spoiler shield.

  1. Four one-line nudges, one per group

    The softest hint there is.

    Yellow
    Become varied
    Green
    Child's art
    Blue
    London style
    Purple
    Math starts
  2. What linked each group, described

    Still no titles and no tiles named.

    Yellow group

    These phrases encourage trying new things and becoming more diverse.

    Green group

    These are common things you might find in a child's drawing of a scene.

    Blue group

    These terms evoke a specific fashion and cultural movement from the 1960s.

    Purple group

    These phrases begin with abbreviations for mathematical operations.

  3. Board facts

    Counted off the sixteen printed tiles.

    Sixteen tiles, four groups of four, ordered yellow → green → blue → purple from most to least obvious. 7 of the sixteen tiles were more than one word.

    Tiles
    16 across 4 groups
    Longest tile
    14 characters
    Shortest tile
    3 characters
    Multi-word tiles
    7
    Back to the sixteen tiles
  4. The trap on this board

    Which tiles pulled in two directions.

    Some cards could fit into multiple categories at first glance, like TWIGGY and SUN, which might seem related to different themes. Be careful not to confuse them.

  5. The four category titles

    Half the answer.

    Yellow
    WIDEN ONE'S SCOPE
    Green
    FEATURES OF A KID'S DRAWING
    Blue
    ASSOCIATED WITH SWINGING LONDON IN THE 1960S
    Purple
    STARTING WITH ABBREVIATED MATH FUNCTIONS
  6. One tile from each group

    The anchor most people misplaced, matched to its title.

    Yellow — WIDEN ONE'S SCOPE
    DIVERSIFY
    Green — FEATURES OF A KID'S DRAWING
    STICK FIGURE
    Blue — ASSOCIATED WITH SWINGING LONDON IN THE 1960S
    MINISKIRT
    Purple — STARTING WITH ABBREVIATED MATH FUNCTIONS
    COS LETTUCE
    Open the full groupings

Every Connections group from that board

All four groups, folded. Opening one tints its four tiles above and captions them with the category name.

  • Yellow group · 4 tiles

    WIDEN ONE'S SCOPE

    BRANCH OUT, DIVERSIFY, EXPAND, GROW. The yellow group, 'WIDEN ONE'S SCOPE', includes BRANCH OUT, DIVERSIFY, EXPAND, and GROW.

  • Green group · 4 tiles

    FEATURES OF A KID'S DRAWING

    HOUSE, STICK FIGURE, SUN, TREE. The green group, 'FEATURES OF A KID'S DRAWING', includes HOUSE, STICK FIGURE, SUN, and TREE.

  • Blue group · 4 tiles

    ASSOCIATED WITH SWINGING LONDON IN THE 1960S

    CARNABY STREET, MINISKIRT, MOD, TWIGGY. The blue group, 'ASSOCIATED WITH SWINGING LONDON IN THE 1960S', includes CARNABY STREET, MINISKIRT, MOD, and TWIGGY.

  • Purple group · 4 tiles

    STARTING WITH ABBREVIATED MATH FUNCTIONS

    COS LETTUCE, LOG CABIN, SIN CITY, TAN LINE. The purple group, 'STARTING WITH ABBREVIATED MATH FUNCTIONS', includes COS LETTUCE, LOG CABIN, SIN CITY, and TAN LINE.

This board by the numbers

Puzzle
(#1299) · Saturday, September 19, 2026
Tiles
16 in a 4 × 4 grid
Groups
4, yellow to purple
Multi-word tiles
7
Longest tile
CARNABY STREET
Mistakes allowed
4 before the board locked

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