Wednesday, September 16, 2026 · #1193
Today's yellow group is ending in metal elements and the purple group is sausages plus a letter.
Today's board, solved
LATIN
LONG JOHN SILVER
MARIGOLD
STEAM IRON
DIMENSION
NICKELODEON
PENNYWISE
QUARTERBACK
BARRETT
CARLOS
ST. VINCENT
WADSWORTH
BORAT
CLINK
FRANK-N-FURTER
WIDENER
All four groups
Yellow
ENDING IN METAL ELEMENTS
LATIN, LONG JOHN SILVER, MARIGOLD, STEAM IRON
Green
STARTING WITH U.S. COINS
DIMENSION, NICKELODEON, PENNYWISE, QUARTERBACK
Blue
POETS' MIDDLE NAMES
BARRETT, CARLOS, ST. VINCENT, WADSWORTH
Purple
SAUSAGES PLUS A LETTER
BORAT, CLINK, FRANK-N-FURTER, WIDENER
How today's puzzle plays
Yellow — ENDING IN METAL ELEMENTS: LATIN, LONG JOHN SILVER, MARIGOLD, STEAM IRON.
Green — STARTING WITH U.S. COINS: DIMENSION, NICKELODEON, PENNYWISE, QUARTERBACK.
Blue — POETS' MIDDLE NAMES: BARRETT, CARLOS, ST. VINCENT, WADSWORTH.
Purple — SAUSAGES PLUS A LETTER: BORAT, CLINK, FRANK-N-FURTER, WIDENER.
When two words feel interchangeable, only one of them belongs — test the group that has no spare candidate first.
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