NYT Connections Hints for Today

Today's Connections puzzle solution with categories and hints.

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Sep 21, 2026

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NYT Connections Hints for Today

Today's Connections puzzle solution with categories and hints.

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Today's Connections puzzle solution with categories and hints. Connections #1197 puzzle categories: email buttons, fishing terms, chess verbs, composer names. Originally reported by Mashable.

Quick answers

What is Connections?
The NYT Connections puzzle groups four words that share a common thread, resetting daily and getting progressively harder.
What is the key takeaway from NYT Connections Hints for Today?
Connections #1197 puzzle categories: email buttons, fishing terms, chess verbs, composer names.

What is Connections?

Connections game on a smartphone

The NYT Connections puzzle groups four words that share a common thread, resetting daily and getting progressively harder.

Today's Categories

Yellow: email buttons, green: ways to attract fish, blue: chess verbs, purple: starts of composers' names.

Email Buttons

The email button categories include compose, drafts, sent, and spam.

“COMPOSE, DRAFTS, SENT, SPAM”

Fishing Terms

Fishing Terms

Fishing terms include chum, fly, spinner, and worm.

“CHUM, FLY, SPINNER, WORM”

Chess Verbs

Chess verbs are capture, castle, check, and mate.

“CAPTURE, CASTLE, CHECK, MATE”

Composer Names

Composer names start with beet, brah, chop, and vival.

“BEET, BRAH, CHOP, VIVAL”

What matters most

Connections #1197 puzzle categories: email buttons, fishing terms, chess verbs, composer names.

Read the original on Mashable

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