{
  "id": 7655362,
  "title": "NYT Connections hints and answers for Wednesday, September 16 (game #1193)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/nyt-connections-hints-and-answers-for-wednesday-september-16-game-1193",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-15T23:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechRadar",
    "slug": "techradar",
    "url": "https://www.techradar.com/gaming/nyt-connections-today-answers-hints-16-september-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Today is September 16, 2023, and New York Times has released the Connections game #1193. This word game requires players to group words together based on a common theme. The four categories for today are: YELLOW: Metallic final, GREEN: Start with currency, BLUE: Middling wordsmiths, and PURPLE: Hot dogs etc.\n\nHints for today's Connections groups include: for YELLOW, look for elements ending with a metal; GREEN words begin with U.S. coins; BLUE contains poets with middle names; and PURPLE contains sausages plus a letter.\n\nThe answers to today's Connections groups are: YELLOW - LATIN, LONG JOHN SILVER, MARIGOLD, STEAM IRON; GREEN - DIMENSION, NICKELODEON, PENNYWISE, QUARTERBACK; BLUE - BARRETT, CARLOS, ST. VINCENT, WADSWORTH; and PURPLE - BORAT, Clink, Frank-N-Furter, Widener.\n\nPlayers should approach this challenge with caution, as Connections can be very difficult, especially the PURPLE category. Good luck!",
  "summary": "Looking for NYT Connections answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, plus my commentary on the puzzles.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TechRadar",
        "title": "Quordle hints and answers for Wednesday, September 16 (game #1696)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/quordle-hints-and-answers-for-wednesday-september-16-game-1696",
        "published": "2026-09-15T23:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}