NYT Connections — September 28, 2026
Hints — one at a time
Hint 1 of 5
Today's board moves from plants with long stalks, to condiments served alongside raw oysters, to car models made by Dodge, and finally to nine-letter words built from three letters followed by a three-letter chunk repeated twice.
Hint 2 of 5
Yellow (easiest): each of these plants grows on a long, sturdy stalk.
Hint 3 of 5
Green: each of these is commonly served as a topping or dip for oysters on the half shell.
Hint 4 of 5
Blue: each of these is the name of a vehicle model made by Dodge.
Hint 5 of 5
Purple (hardest): each of these nine-letter words breaks into three letters followed by the same three-letter chunk twice — like CHI-HUA-HUA.
The answer — spoilers!
Reveal the full answer
Things With Stalks
BAMBOO · CELERY · CORN · WHEAT
Oyster Condiments
HORSERADISH · LEMON · MIGNONETTE · TABASCO
Dodge Models
CHALLENGER · CHARGER · DURANGO · VIPER
Three Letters Plus Repeated Trigrams
ARKANSANS · CHIHUAHUA · POSSESSES · SPRINGING
This puzzle by the numbers
- Three Letters Plus Repeated Trigrams
- HORSERADISH
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