What is the NYT Connections answer for September 13 (#1190)?

The four groups are LACKING IN FIRMNESS (DROOPY, FLACCID, SAGGING, SLACK); U.S. PRESIDENTS (CLEVELAND, GARFIELD, GRANT, MADISON); WORDS THAT SOUND LIKE TWO LETTERS (EMPTY, EXCESS, KEWPIE, ODIE); ENDING IN ELEVATED LANDFORMS (DOUBLESPEAK, HEATHCLIFF, PARAMOUNT, PORRIDGE).

Which Connections group is hardest today?

The purple group — "ENDING IN ELEVATED LANDFORMS" — is the trickiest, as it usually relies on wordplay or a hidden connection rather than a straightforward category.

What do the Connections colors mean?

Yellow is the easiest group, then green, then blue, and purple is the hardest — often involving wordplay or a hidden twist.

Sunday, September 13, 2026#1190

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — Sunday, September 13

DailyWordHints Editorial September 13

LACKING IN FIRMNESS

Easiest

U.S. PRESIDENTS

Easy

WORDS THAT SOUND LIKE TWO LETTERS

Tricky

ENDING IN ELEVATED LANDFORMS

Hardest

Today's NYT Connections groups are LACKING IN FIRMNESS (yellow), U.S. PRESIDENTS (green), WORDS THAT SOUND LIKE TWO LETTERS (blue), ENDING IN ELEVATED LANDFORMS (purple).

PORRIDGE

GARFIELD

DROOPY

EMPTY

HEATHCLIFF

EXCESS

GRANT

SLACK

ODIE

PARAMOUNT

SAGGING

MADISON

FLACCID

KEWPIE

CLEVELAND

DOUBLESPEAK

Hints by group

yellowEasiest

greenEasy

blueTricky

purpleHardest

Full answers below

Today’s answers

yellowEasiest

greenEasy

blueTricky

purpleHardest

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Today's Connections hints (no answers yet)

Here are spoiler-free nudges for NYT Connections #1190, Sunday, September 13. Reveal one color at a time and work from the easiest group (yellow) to the trickiest (purple).

How to use these hints

Each clue is written so it never names any of the sixteen words — it just points you in the right direction. Open the full answer only once you're truly stuck.

Strategy for solving today's grid

Lock in the group you're most confident about first to shrink the board, but resist the obvious four-of-a-kind — the puzzle almost always plants a word that fits two themes. Save the purple group for last; it usually hides the wordplay twist.

Frequently asked questions

What is the NYT Connections answer for September 13 (#1190)?: The four groups are LACKING IN FIRMNESS (DROOPY, FLACCID, SAGGING, SLACK); U.S. PRESIDENTS (CLEVELAND, GARFIELD, GRANT, MADISON); WORDS THAT SOUND LIKE TWO LETTERS (EMPTY, EXCESS, KEWPIE, ODIE); ENDING IN ELEVATED LANDFORMS (DOUBLESPEAK, HEATHCLIFF, PARAMOUNT, PORRIDGE).
Which Connections group is hardest today?: The purple group — "ENDING IN ELEVATED LANDFORMS" — is the trickiest, as it usually relies on wordplay or a hidden connection rather than a straightforward category.
What do the Connections colors mean?: Yellow is the easiest group, then green, then blue, and purple is the hardest — often involving wordplay or a hidden twist.