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Connections answers for 10 September 2026
Thursday, 10 September 2026 · Puzzle 1187
All four groups for puzzle 1187. This page shows the answers in full.
Yellow: chemical elements
ACTINIUMKRYPTONLEADSULFUR
Green: what you might see sticking out of a window
AIR CONDITIONERCATIOCLOTHESLINEFLOWER BOX
Blue: bruce springsteen classics
ATLANTIC CITYBADLANDSBORN TO RUNTHUNDER ROAD
Purple: ending in synonyms for "happening now"
ADULT CONTEMPORARYALTERNATING CURRENTREPRESENTSEXTANT
Try your groups on today's grid
This is today's grid as the game lays it out. Tap four words that belong together and press Check. We will tell you if it is a group, one word away, or not a group. You get four mistakes, the same as the game.
Mistakes left: ● ● ● ●
Stuck on one group?
Each group opens in three steps: a nudge, then its category, then the four words. Open only as many as you need.
Yellow
Not opened yet.
Green
Not opened yet.
Blue
Not opened yet.
Purple
Not opened yet.
The hints we wrote
- Yellow is the easiest group and purple the hardest. One yellow word is ACTINIUM.
- Yellow is about: chemical elements.
- Green is about: what you might see sticking out of a window.
- Blue is about: bruce springsteen classics.
- Purple is about: ending in synonyms for "happening now".
Neighbouring days
- Day before: 9 September 2026No. 1186
- Day after: 11 September 2026No. 1188
Questions, answered briefly
What were the Connections answers for 10 September 2026?
Yellow (chemical elements): ACTINIUM, KRYPTON, LEAD, SULFUR. Green (what you might see sticking out of a window): AIR CONDITIONER, CATIO, CLOTHESLINE, FLOWER BOX. Blue (bruce springsteen classics): ATLANTIC CITY, BADLANDS, BORN TO RUN, THUNDER ROAD. Purple (ending in synonyms for "happening now"): ADULT CONTEMPORARY, ALTERNATING CURRENT, REPRESENT, SEXTANT.
Which group was hardest?
Purple is the hardest by design. That day it was ending in synonyms for "happening now".