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Connections answers for 25 September 2026
Friday, 25 September 2026 · Puzzle 1202
All four groups for puzzle 1202. This page shows the answers in full.
Yellow: luxe
BOUGIEFANCYPOSHSWANK
Green: parts of a mechanical clock
ESCAPEMENTPENDULUMRATCHETSPRING
Blue: famous dans
AYKROYDLEVYRATHERSAVAGE
Purple: taxonomic ranks plus a letter
BORDERCLASSYFOAMILYGENIUS
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 BOUGIE.
- Yellow is about: luxe.
- Green is about: parts of a mechanical clock.
- Blue is about: famous dans.
- Purple is about: taxonomic ranks plus a letter.
Neighbouring days
- Day before: 24 September 2026No. 1201
- Day after: 26 September 2026No. 1203
Questions, answered briefly
What were the Connections answers for 25 September 2026?
Yellow (luxe): BOUGIE, FANCY, POSH, SWANK. Green (parts of a mechanical clock): ESCAPEMENT, PENDULUM, RATCHET, SPRING. Blue (famous dans): AYKROYD, LEVY, RATHER, SAVAGE. Purple (taxonomic ranks plus a letter): BORDER, CLASSY, FOAMILY, GENIUS.
Which group was hardest?
Purple is the hardest by design. That day it was taxonomic ranks plus a letter.