NYT Connections — September 14, 2026
Hints — one at a time
Hint 1 of 5
Today's board moves from birds that live near water, to slang terms for someone who tells on others, to disposable plastic items you'd get with takeout, and finally to words that pair with "grass."
Hint 2 of 5
Yellow (easiest): each of these is a type of bird commonly found on lakes or ponds.
Hint 3 of 5
Green: each of these is slang for someone who rats out others to authorities.
Hint 4 of 5
Blue: each of these is a single-use plastic item commonly found in takeout orders.
Hint 5 of 5
Purple (hardest): each of these word combines with "grass" to form a compound word or phrase.
The answer — spoilers!
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Waterbirds
COOT · GOOSE · LOON · TEAL
Informant
CANARY · RAT · SNITCH · STOOLIE
Common Single-Use Plastic Items
BAG · CUTLERY · STIRRER · STRAW
___Grass
BLUE · CRAB · LEMON · WHEAT
This puzzle by the numbers
- ___Grass
- STOOLIE
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