Sunday, September 20, 2026 · #1197
Connections #1197, edited by Wyna Liu, runs from round flat things in yellow to ___boards you ride on in purple.
Today's board, solved
BLU-RAY
COASTER
SAND DOLLAR
TORTILLA
BLUEGRASS
BOURBON
DERBY
FRIED CHICKEN
BLADE
NEAR DARK
SINNERS
TWILIGHT
HOVER
SKATE
SNOW
SURF
All four groups
Yellow
ROUND FLAT THINGS
BLU-RAY, COASTER, SAND DOLLAR, TORTILLA
Green
ASSOCIATED WITH KENTUCKY
BLUEGRASS, BOURBON, DERBY, FRIED CHICKEN
Blue
VAMPIRE MOVIES
BLADE, NEAR DARK, SINNERS, TWILIGHT
Purple
___BOARDS YOU RIDE ON
HOVER, SKATE, SNOW, SURF
How today's puzzle plays
Yellow — ROUND FLAT THINGS: BLU-RAY, COASTER, SAND DOLLAR, TORTILLA.
Green — ASSOCIATED WITH KENTUCKY: BLUEGRASS, BOURBON, DERBY, FRIED CHICKEN.
Blue — VAMPIRE MOVIES: BLADE, NEAR DARK, SINNERS, TWILIGHT.
Purple — ___BOARDS YOU RIDE ON: HOVER, SKATE, SNOW, SURF.
The purple title has a blank in it, so each purple word completes the phrase ___BOARDS YOU RIDE ON rather than sharing a meaning.
When two words feel interchangeable, only one of them belongs — test the group that has no spare candidate first.
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