What is the NYT Connections answer for September 14 (#1191)?

The four groups are WATERBIRDS (COOT, GOOSE, LOON, TEAL); INFORMANT (CANARY, RAT, SNITCH, STOOLIE); COMMON SINGLE-USE PLASTIC ITEMS (BAG, CUTLERY, STIRRER, STRAW); ___GRASS (BLUE, CRAB, LEMON, WHEAT).

Which Connections group is hardest today?

The purple group — "___GRASS" — 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.

Monday, September 14, 2026#1191

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — Monday, September 14

DailyWordHints Editorial September 14

WATERBIRDS

Easiest

INFORMANT

Easy

COMMON SINGLE-USE PLASTIC ITEMS

Tricky

___GRASS

Hardest

Today's NYT Connections groups are WATERBIRDS (yellow), INFORMANT (green), COMMON SINGLE-USE PLASTIC ITEMS (blue), ___GRASS (purple).

STRAW

CRAB

COOT

LEMON

BLUE

CANARY

TEAL

RAT

LOON

BAG

WHEAT

CUTLERY

SNITCH

GOOSE

STIRRER

STOOLIE

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 #1191, Monday, September 14. 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 14 (#1191)?: The four groups are WATERBIRDS (COOT, GOOSE, LOON, TEAL); INFORMANT (CANARY, RAT, SNITCH, STOOLIE); COMMON SINGLE-USE PLASTIC ITEMS (BAG, CUTLERY, STIRRER, STRAW); ___GRASS (BLUE, CRAB, LEMON, WHEAT).
Which Connections group is hardest today?: The purple group — "___GRASS" — 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.