What is the NYT Connections answer for September 19 (#1196)?

The four groups are WIDEN ONE'S SCOPE (BRANCH OUT, DIVERSIFY, EXPAND, GROW); FEATURES OF A KID'S DRAWING (HOUSE, STICK FIGURE, SUN, TREE); ASSOCIATED WITH SWINGING LONDON IN THE 1960S (CARNABY STREET, MINISKIRT, MOD, TWIGGY); STARTING WITH ABBREVIATED MATH FUNCTIONS (COS LETTUCE, LOG CABIN, SIN CITY, TAN LINE).

Which Connections group is hardest today?

The purple group — "STARTING WITH ABBREVIATED MATH FUNCTIONS" — 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.

Saturday, September 19, 2026#1196

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — Saturday, September 19

DailyWordHints Editorial September 19

WIDEN ONE'S SCOPE

Easiest

FEATURES OF A KID'S DRAWING

Easy

ASSOCIATED WITH SWINGING LONDON IN THE 1960S

Tricky

STARTING WITH ABBREVIATED MATH FUNCTIONS

Hardest

Today's NYT Connections groups are WIDEN ONE'S SCOPE (yellow), FEATURES OF A KID'S DRAWING (green), ASSOCIATED WITH SWINGING LONDON IN THE 1960S (blue), STARTING WITH ABBREVIATED MATH FUNCTIONS (purple).

STICK FIGURE

MINISKIRT

LOG CABIN

SUN

TAN LINE

BRANCH OUT

HOUSE

TWIGGY

TREE

MOD

SIN CITY

GROW

COS LETTUCE

EXPAND

CARNABY STREET

DIVERSIFY

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 #1196, Saturday, September 19. 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 19 (#1196)?: The four groups are WIDEN ONE'S SCOPE (BRANCH OUT, DIVERSIFY, EXPAND, GROW); FEATURES OF A KID'S DRAWING (HOUSE, STICK FIGURE, SUN, TREE); ASSOCIATED WITH SWINGING LONDON IN THE 1960S (CARNABY STREET, MINISKIRT, MOD, TWIGGY); STARTING WITH ABBREVIATED MATH FUNCTIONS (COS LETTUCE, LOG CABIN, SIN CITY, TAN LINE).
Which Connections group is hardest today?: The purple group — "STARTING WITH ABBREVIATED MATH FUNCTIONS" — 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.