Monday, September 14, 2026 · #1191
Today's yellow group is waterbirds and the purple group is ___grass.
Today's board, solved
COOT
GOOSE
LOON
TEAL
CANARY
RAT
SNITCH
STOOLIE
BAG
CUTLERY
STIRRER
STRAW
BLUE
CRAB
LEMON
WHEAT
All four groups
Yellow
WATERBIRDS
COOT, GOOSE, LOON, TEAL
Green
INFORMANT
CANARY, RAT, SNITCH, STOOLIE
Blue
COMMON SINGLE-USE PLASTIC ITEMS
BAG, CUTLERY, STIRRER, STRAW
Purple
___GRASS
BLUE, CRAB, LEMON, WHEAT
How today's puzzle plays
Yellow — WATERBIRDS: COOT, GOOSE, LOON, TEAL.
Green — INFORMANT: CANARY, RAT, SNITCH, STOOLIE.
Blue — COMMON SINGLE-USE PLASTIC ITEMS: BAG, CUTLERY, STIRRER, STRAW.
Purple — ___GRASS: BLUE, CRAB, LEMON, WHEAT.
The purple title has a blank in it, so each purple word completes the phrase ___GRASS rather than sharing a meaning.
When two words feel interchangeable, only one of them belongs — test the group that has no spare candidate first.
Prefer to work it out? Try today's Connections hints, staged so you only see what you ask for.