NYT Connections Hints for September 13, 2026 — Puzzle #1190

Sixteen words, four hidden categories. Hints reveal structure, then the grouping.

Hints and answers for NYT Connections #1190 on September 13, 2026: how many groups there are, a masked theme for each group, then the four categories one at a time, then all sixteen words and the full grouping.

Puzzle date: September 13, 2026 (2026-09-13) · #1190 · Source: the game's public daily data (https://www.nytimes.com/svc/connections/v2/2026-09-13.json). Hints are derived from that day's verified answer data — no invented clues, difficulty scores or word claims.

1. The shape of the puzzle

There are 4 categories of 4 words each (16 words total).

2. The four themes, masked

Each theme below keeps its word shapes and the first letter of every word:

L _ _ _ _ _ _ I _ F _ _ _ _ _ _ _
U _ P _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
W _ _ _ _ T _ _ _ S _ _ _ _ L _ _ _ T _ _ L _ _ _ _ _ _
E _ _ _ _ _ I _ E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

3. Reveal a theme, one at a time

Show theme 1

LACKING IN FIRMNESS

Show theme 2

U.S. PRESIDENTS

Show theme 3

WORDS THAT SOUND LIKE TWO LETTERS

Show theme 4

ENDING IN ELEVATED LANDFORMS

NYT Connections answer for September 13, 2026 — puzzle #1190

LACKING IN FIRMNESS

DROOPY, SLACK, SAGGING, FLACCID

U.S. PRESIDENTS

GARFIELD, GRANT, MADISON, CLEVELAND

WORDS THAT SOUND LIKE TWO LETTERS

EMPTY, EXCESS, ODIE, KEWPIE

ENDING IN ELEVATED LANDFORMS

PORRIDGE, HEATHCLIFF, PARAMOUNT, DOUBLESPEAK

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