Here's your NYT Connections hint for Saturday Sep 26

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Saturday is meant for more than just pacing your living room scratching your head about the latest Connections puzzle. If you've got socializing, groceries, or chores to catch up on, let us give you a hand.

Whether you need subtle hints or full answers, we've got you covered in this Connections guide.

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Connections hint for Saturday 26th September

Here are your Connections hints for today:

• 🟨 Yellow hint: Four tiny weapons in the war against lunch.
• 🟩 Green hint: The shirt goes in ordinary and comes out ready for anything.
• 🟦 Blue hint: The forest leaves fingerprints.
• 🟪 Purple hint: Some things become more interesting as the temperature drops.
• Extra hint 1: One group is united by a common first word.
• Extra hint 2: Every group has at least one word containing the letter 'R'

If you need a bit more help, tap the spoiler text below to reveal one word belonging to each group:

• 🟨 Yellow: Mint
• 🟩 Green: Fold
• 🟦 Blue: Rings
• 🟪 Purple: Cucumber

Spoiler warning! Today's Connections groups are revealed just below!

Today's Connections groups revealed

If you need an even bigger clue to figure out today's Connections puzzle, below we'll reveal the four correct Connections groups - the themes which link together each set of four words in the Connections grid.

Here are the Connections groups for today:

• 🟨 Yellow: Breath Fresheners
• 🟩 Green: Things Done to a Dress Shirt at the Laundry
• 🟦 Blue: Features of Wood
• 🟪 Purple: 'Cool' Things, in Expressions

Now that you know the themes for the various different Connections in today's puzzle, see if you can solve it! If not, check below for the full answer.

Spoiler warning! Today's Connections answer lies ahead!

Connections answer today

Here is the answer to today's Connections puzzle on Saturday, 26th September:

• 🟨 Yellow: Breath Fresheners (Gum, Mint, Mouthwash, Spray)
• 🟩 Green: Things Done to a Dress Shirt at the Laundry (Fold, Press, Starch, Wash)
• 🟦 Blue: Features of Wood (Burl, Grain, Knots, Rings)
• 🟪 Purple: 'Cool' Things, in Expressions (Beans, Cat, Cucumber, Customer)

This puzzle unites four very different types of freshness and polish, from breath to laundry. The blue group went natural, and the purple group brought the classic Connections wordplay we all know and love.

Let us know in the comments below how you found today's puzzle! Here's my grid:

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Congratulations if you got today's Connections answer right, with or without the help of our handy hints above! And if you didn't succeed today, don't worry - a new Connections puzzle is released every day at midnight, so you can try again tomorrow, just like with Wordle!