Connections #1198 answer — September 21, 2026

Monday, September 21, 2026 · #1198

Connections #1198, edited by Wyna Liu, runs from email buttons in yellow to starts of composers' names in purple.

Today's board, solved

All four groups

How today's puzzle plays

Yellow — EMAIL BUTTONS: COMPOSE, DRAFTS, SENT, SPAM.

Green — WAYS TO ATTRACT FISH: CHUM, FLY, SPINNER, WORM.

Blue — CHESS VERBS: CAPTURE, CASTLE, CHECK, MATE.

Purple — STARTS OF COMPOSERS' NAMES: BEET, BRAH, CHOP, VIVA.

When two words feel interchangeable, only one of them belongs — test the group that has no spare candidate first.

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