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Connections clues for
September 19, 2026

Work through each group at your own pace. Hints first; answers only when you are ready.

Go at your own pace

Spoiler-free category hints

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Nothing is shown until you choose. Take one small nudge at a time.

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Group 1

When your ambitions start spilling beyond your original lane.

Reveal categoryWIDEN ONE'S SCOPE
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Group 2

The usual cast in a refrigerator-door masterpiece.

Reveal categoryFEATURES OF A KID'S DRAWING
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Group 3

Picture a very groovy British scene from the Beatles era.

Reveal categoryASSOCIATED WITH SWINGING LONDON IN THE 1960S
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Group 4

Each begins with a button you might tap on a scientific calculator.

Reveal categorySTARTING WITH ABBREVIATED MATH FUNCTIONS

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Answers, when you’re ready

First two letters are visible

Each connection is named above its answers. Reveal letters yourself, or unlock one complete word at a time.

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WIDEN ONE'S SCOPE

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FEATURES OF A KID'S DRAWING

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ASSOCIATED WITH SWINGING LONDON IN THE 1960S

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STARTING WITH ABBREVIATED MATH FUNCTIONS

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Connections clues for September 19, 2026

Welcome to a calmer way to work through today’s Connections puzzle. The board asks you to find four hidden families among sixteen words, but the best part is the little moment when a pattern clicks. Our clues are designed to protect that feeling: they point your thinking in a useful direction without handing you the finish line.

Start by reading the four gentle hints above. Each hint describes a category in everyday language, so you can return to the grid with a fresh angle. If one group feels close but not quite right, leave it for a minute and test another connection. The trickiest category is often built around a phrase, a spelling pattern, or a bit of cultural knowledge rather than a straightforward definition.

Need a nudge? Try sorting the words into a few rough piles: things that sound alike, words that can follow the same word, names you recognize, or terms from one familiar world. Four words may look like an obvious set but hide a red herring. That is normal. The puzzle is made to reward a second look.

When you are ready to check your work, open the answer cards one at a time. You will see the category first, then the four matching words. This keeps the final reveal readable and lets you learn why a group belongs together. For more help, visit our Connections Solver; for another day, browse the Connections Archive.