NYT Connections Answer Today (#1192) β 15 Sep 2026 Solution & Hints
- About Today’s Connections
- The 16 Words
- Definitions of the 16 Words
- General Hints
- Category Titles
- One Word per Category
- Complete Solution (Click to Reveal)
About Today’s Connections
Puzzle #1192 (published September 15, 2026). Sort 16 words into four groups of four, based on a hidden connection. Some words look like they belong together and don’t — that’s by design.
The 16 Words
Here are the 16 words, sorted alphabetically to avoid spoilers:
- Asset
- Caboose
- Coach
- December
- Dessert
- Direct
- Epilogue
- Guide
- Handle
- Lid
- Mole
- Plant
- Sleeper
- Spout
- Train
- Whistle
Definitions of the 16 Words
| Asset | A useful or valuable resource; also intelligence-community term for a person providing information. |
| Caboose | The last car on a traditional freight train. |
| Coach | To teach or train someone; also a type of rail car. |
| December | The twelfth and final month of the year. |
| Dessert | The sweet course served at the end of a meal. |
| Direct | To guide or show the way; also, straightforward. |
| Epilogue | A short closing section at the end of a book or play. |
| Guide | To lead or show someone the way; also a reference book. |
| Handle | The part of an object made to be held; a kettle has one. |
| Lid | A cover for a container; a kettle’s top. |
| Mole | A spy operating from within an organization; also a small burrowing animal. |
| Plant | Someone secretly placed to gather information; also a living organism or factory. |
| Sleeper | An undercover agent inactive until called upon. |
| Spout | The part of a kettle that pours the water out. |
| Train | To coach or instruct; also a line of connected rail cars. |
| Whistle | The part of a kettle that signals boiling; also a sharp sound. |
General Hints
- One group is verbs that mean to teach or show someone the way.
- Another is made up of the physical parts you’d find on a kettle that whistles.
- One set covers different words for a secret operative working from the inside.
- The last group is things that come at the very end — of a train, a year, a meal, or a book.
Category Titles
- 🟨 Yellow: Instruct
- 🟩 Green: Parts of a Whistling Kettle
- 🟦 Blue: Undercover Operative
- 🟪 Purple: Things That Appear at the End
One Word per Category
- 🟨 Yellow: Train
- 🟩 Green: Spout
- 🟦 Blue: Mole
- 🟪 Purple: Dessert
Complete Solution
The full breakdown is below — tap to reveal all four groups:
[CLICK TO REVEAL: Full Solution]
NYT Connections #1192 — Full Groups
- 🟨 Yellow: Instruct → COACH, DIRECT, GUIDE, TRAIN
- 🟩 Green: Parts of a Whistling Kettle → HANDLE, LID, SPOUT, WHISTLE
- 🟦 Blue: Undercover Operative → ASSET, MOLE, PLANT, SLEEPER
- 🟪 Purple: Things That Appear at the End → CABOOSE, DECEMBER, DESSERT, EPILOGUE
The purple group is the trickiest — each word is a different kind of “last,” not a matching theme on the surface.
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