Connections archive · Puzzle #1200
NYT Connections Hints & Answers — September 23, 2026 (#1200)
Group hints and answers for the NYT Connections puzzle on . Get a spoiler-free nudge for each group, or reveal the full solution — your call.
Difficulty: Hard
Spoiler control
Choose how much to reveal
Reveal one step at a time — nudges first, full answers only if you ask.
1. Group nudges spoiler-free
- Yellow: Pocket and bag essentials on the way out the door.
- Green: Annoying gates sites put between you and the page.
- Blue: Products sold inside a metal cylinder.
- Purple: Each phrase finishes with a word that can mean "term."
2. One word from each group a foothold
- Yellow: KEYS
- Green: AGE VERIFICATION
- Blue: CONDENSED MILK
- Purple: BITCOIN
3. The four category names no words yet
- Yellow: THINGS YOU GRAB BEFORE LEAVING THE HOUSE
- Green: WEBSITE HURDLES
- Blue: THINGS THAT COME IN CANS
- Purple: ENDING IN SYNONYMS FOR "TERM"
4. Reveal groups one by one
Yellow group
THINGS YOU GRAB BEFORE LEAVING THE HOUSE
- KEYS
- PHONE
- SUNGLASSES
- WALLET
Green group
WEBSITE HURDLES
- AGE VERIFICATION
- CAPTCHA
- COOKIE CONSENT
- PAYWALL
Blue group
THINGS THAT COME IN CANS
- CONDENSED MILK
- PAINT
- SHAVING CREAM
- SPAM
Purple group
ENDING IN SYNONYMS FOR "TERM"
- BITCOIN
- RECORD LABEL
- RUB-A-DUB
- SURINAME
5. Reveal everything full spoilers
Yellow — THINGS YOU GRAB BEFORE LEAVING THE HOUSE
- KEYS
- PHONE
- SUNGLASSES
- WALLET
Green — WEBSITE HURDLES
- AGE VERIFICATION
- CAPTCHA
- COOKIE CONSENT
- PAYWALL
Blue — THINGS THAT COME IN CANS
- CONDENSED MILK
- PAINT
- SHAVING CREAM
- SPAM
Purple — ENDING IN SYNONYMS FOR "TERM"
- BITCOIN
- RECORD LABEL
- RUB-A-DUB
- SURINAME
NYT Connections #1200 — quick answers
What are today's Connections categories?
THINGS YOU GRAB BEFORE LEAVING THE HOUSE; WEBSITE HURDLES; THINGS THAT COME IN CANS; ENDING IN SYNONYMS FOR "TERM".
What are all the answers?
- THINGS YOU GRAB BEFORE LEAVING THE HOUSE: KEYS, PHONE, SUNGLASSES, WALLET
- WEBSITE HURDLES: AGE VERIFICATION, CAPTCHA, COOKIE CONSENT, PAYWALL
- THINGS THAT COME IN CANS: CONDENSED MILK, PAINT, SHAVING CREAM, SPAM
- ENDING IN SYNONYMS FOR "TERM": BITCOIN, RECORD LABEL, RUB-A-DUB, SURINAME
Also for: Connections hints 9/23/26, 9-23-26, 9 23 26, 9/23/2026, and puzzle #1200.
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Today's puzzle, in a nutshell
Keys-phone-wallet is the cleanest group. Purple only clicks once you hear COIN, LABEL, DUB, and NAME after each phrase, and SPAM wants both canned meat and junk mail.