{
  "id": 7894113,
  "title": "NYT Connections hints and answers for Thursday, September 17 (game #1194)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/nyt-connections-hints-and-answers-for-thursday-september-17-game-1194",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-16T23:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechRadar",
    "slug": "techradar",
    "url": "https://www.techradar.com/gaming/nyt-connections-today-answers-hints-17-september-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Good morning! Let's tackle today's NYT Connections puzzle, game #1194. Your task is to group words into four themed categories. The words for today are SPRING, SUBWAY STATION, PRESTIGE, TRIANGLE, TAP, LANGUAGE, FOUNTAIN, WELL, BOUNCE, SHEEP, DETECTIVES, MINE SHAFT, FLEXIBILITY, and WOLVERINE.\n\nFor YELLOW, consider groups that represent something stretchy. For GREEN, think of things found underground. BLUE may require you to recall a Hugh Jackman film, while PURPLE hints at love-related compound words.\n\nTo help you out, here are some hints:\n1. **Yellow**: Think about elasticity - things that can stretch or return to their original shape.\n2. **Green**: Focus on underground locations or items.\n3. **Blue**: This group is connected to movies featuring Hugh Jackman, with one exception being the film \"THE\".\n4. **Purple**: This is more of a love-themed group, with compound words or phrases.\n\nRemember, you have four mistakes allowed before the game becomes too challenging. Happy puzzling!",
  "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 Thursday, September 17 (game #1697)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/quordle-hints-and-answers-for-thursday-september-17-game-1697",
        "published": "2026-09-16T23:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}