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Connections answers for 20 September 2026

Sunday, 20 September 2026 · Puzzle 1197

All four groups for puzzle 1197. This page shows the answers in full.

Yellow: round flat things

BLU-RAYCOASTERSAND DOLLARTORTILLA

Green: associated with kentucky

BLUEGRASSBOURBONDERBYFRIED CHICKEN

Blue: vampire movies

BLADENEAR DARKSINNERSTWILIGHT

Purple: ___boards you ride on

HOVERSKATESNOWSURF

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

  1. Yellow is the easiest group and purple the hardest. One yellow word is BLU-RAY.
  2. Yellow is about: round flat things.
  3. Green is about: associated with kentucky.
  4. Blue is about: vampire movies.
  5. Purple is about: ___boards you ride on.

Neighbouring days

Questions, answered briefly

What were the Connections answers for 20 September 2026?

Yellow (round flat things): BLU-RAY, COASTER, SAND DOLLAR, TORTILLA. Green (associated with kentucky): BLUEGRASS, BOURBON, DERBY, FRIED CHICKEN. Blue (vampire movies): BLADE, NEAR DARK, SINNERS, TWILIGHT. Purple (___boards you ride on): HOVER, SKATE, SNOW, SURF.

Which group was hardest?

Purple is the hardest by design. That day it was ___boards you ride on.

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