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NYT Connections hints for September 17 puzzle
Today's Connections #1194 categories: elasticity, underground, Hugh Jackman movies, love
In brief
Today's Connections #1194 categories: elasticity, underground, Hugh Jackman movies, love Group words by shared traits like elasticity or love themes for today's puzzle Originally reported by Mashable.
Quick answers
- What is Connections?
- The NYT word game groups 16 words into four categories based on common traits.
- What is the key takeaway from NYT Connections hints for September 17 puzzle?
- Group words by shared traits like elasticity or love themes for today's puzzle
What is Connections?

The NYT word game groups 16 words into four categories based on common traits.
Today's categories
Yellow: Elasticity; Green: Things underground; Blue: Hugh Jackman movies with 'The'; Purple: Love themes.
Elasticity category
Words like bounce and flexibility share the trait of elasticity.
“BOUNCE, FLEXIBILITY, GIVE, SPRING”
Underground category

Mineshafts, sewer lines, and subway stations are all underground structures.
“MINE SHAFT, SEWER LINE, SUBWAY STATION, WELL”
Hugh Jackman movies
The movie titles with 'The' include Fountain, Prestige, Sheep Detectives, and Wolverine.
“FOUNTAIN, PRESTIGE, SHEEP DETECTIVES, WOLVERINE”
Love category
Words like handles and language relate to love themes in the puzzle.
“HANDLES, LANGUAGE, TAP, TRIANGLE”
The essence
Group words by shared traits like elasticity or love themes for today's puzzle




