NYT Connections hints and answers for September 17

Solve today's puzzle with hints for all four groups, from stretchy words to Hugh Jackman films.

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NYT Connections hints and answers for September 17

Solve today's puzzle with hints for all four groups, from stretchy words to Hugh Jackman films.

In brief

Solve today's puzzle with hints for all four groups, from stretchy words to Hugh Jackman films. Today's groups are elasticity words, underground things, Hugh Jackman movies with 'The', and 'Love ____' compounds. Originally reported by TechRadar.

Today's Connections puzzle

NYT Connections hints for game 1194 on a purple background

NYT Connections game 1194 for Thursday, September 17 features 16 words to sort into four themed groups of four.

Yellow group: stretchy

Find four words related to elasticity and flexibility. Think about things that can bend, extend, or spring back.

Green group: found down below

These four words describe things located underground. Think about what you'd find beneath the surface of the earth.

Blue group: well jacked man

Blue group: well jacked man

Four films starring a very muscular actor, all with 'The' in the title. Think about movies featuring someone known for playing a superhero.

Purple group: love ____

Complete the phrase 'Love ____' with each of these four words. These are compound words or phrases that follow the word love.

The answers revealed

NYT Connections answers for game 1194 on a purple background

Yellow: Bounce, Flexibility, Give, Spring. Green: Mine Shaft, Sewer Line, Subway Station, Well. Blue: Fountain, Prestige, Sheep Detectives, Wolverine. Purple: Handles, Language, Tap, Triangle.

How to play Connections

Find groups of four items sharing a common theme. Green is easiest, yellow harder, blue tougher, purple hardest. You get four mistakes before losing.

The essence

Today's groups are elasticity words, underground things, Hugh Jackman movies with 'The', and 'Love ____' compounds.

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