What is the NYT Connections answer for September 23 (#1200)?

The four groups are THINGS YOU GRAB BEFORE LEAVING THE HOUSE (KEYS, PHONE, SUNGLASSES, WALLET); WEBSITE HURDLES (AGE VERIFICATION, CAPTCHA, COOKIE CONSENT, PAYWALL); THINGS THAT COME IN CANS (CONDENSED MILK, PAINT, SHAVING CREAM, SPAM); ENDING IN SYNONYMS FOR "TERM" (BITCOIN, RECORD LABEL, RUB-A-DUB, SURINAME).

Which Connections group is hardest today?

The purple group — "ENDING IN SYNONYMS FOR "TERM"" — 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.

Wednesday, September 23, 2026#1200

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — Wednesday, September 23

DailyWordHints Editorial September 23

THINGS YOU GRAB BEFORE LEAVING THE HOUSE

Easiest

WEBSITE HURDLES

Easy

THINGS THAT COME IN CANS

Tricky

ENDING IN SYNONYMS FOR "TERM"

Hardest

Today's NYT Connections groups are THINGS YOU GRAB BEFORE LEAVING THE HOUSE (yellow), WEBSITE HURDLES (green), THINGS THAT COME IN CANS (blue), ENDING IN SYNONYMS FOR "TERM" (purple).

PAINT

CAPTCHA

BITCOIN

WALLET

SPAM

PHONE

RECORD LABEL

AGE VERIFICATION

SURINAME

PAYWALL

CONDENSED MILK

RUB-A-DUB

KEYS

SHAVING CREAM

COOKIE CONSENT

SUNGLASSES

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 #1200, Wednesday, September 23. 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 23 (#1200)?: The four groups are THINGS YOU GRAB BEFORE LEAVING THE HOUSE (KEYS, PHONE, SUNGLASSES, WALLET); WEBSITE HURDLES (AGE VERIFICATION, CAPTCHA, COOKIE CONSENT, PAYWALL); THINGS THAT COME IN CANS (CONDENSED MILK, PAINT, SHAVING CREAM, SPAM); ENDING IN SYNONYMS FOR "TERM" (BITCOIN, RECORD LABEL, RUB-A-DUB, SURINAME).
Which Connections group is hardest today?: The purple group — "ENDING IN SYNONYMS FOR "TERM"" — 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.