NYT Connections — September 13, 2026
Hints — one at a time
Hint 1 of 5
Today's board moves from words describing something limp or loose, to men who served as U.S. president, to words that sound like they're spelling out two letters, and finally to words ending in something that describes an elevated landform.
Hint 2 of 5
Yellow (easiest): each of these describes something drooping or lacking rigidity.
Hint 3 of 5
Green: each of these is the surname of a former U.S. president.
Hint 4 of 5
Blue: each of these word, when said aloud, sounds like it's pronouncing two letters of the alphabet.
Hint 5 of 5
Purple (hardest): the end of each of these words sounds like or contains a word for a raised piece of land.
The answer — spoilers!
Reveal the full answer
Lacking In Firmness
DROOPY · FLACCID · SAGGING · SLACK
U.S. Presidents
CLEVELAND · GARFIELD · GRANT · MADISON
Words That Sound Like Two Letters
EMPTY · EXCESS · KEWPIE · ODIE
Ending In Elevated Landforms
DOUBLESPEAK · HEATHCLIFF · PARAMOUNT · PORRIDGE
This puzzle by the numbers
- Ending In Elevated Landforms
- DOUBLESPEAK
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