NYT Connections hints for September 17 puzzle

Today's Connections #1194 categories: elasticity, underground, Hugh Jackman movies, love

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NYT Connections hints for September 17 puzzle

Today's Connections #1194 categories: elasticity, underground, Hugh Jackman movies, love

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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.

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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?

Connections game on a smartphone

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

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

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