Friday, September 25, 2026 · #1202
Today's yellow group is luxe and the purple group is taxonomic ranks plus a letter.
Today's board, solved
BOUGIE
FANCY
POSH
SWANK
ESCAPEMENT
PENDULUM
RATCHET
SPRING
AYKROYD
LEVY
RATHER
SAVAGE
BORDER
CLASSY
FOAMILY
GENIUS
All four groups
Yellow
LUXE
BOUGIE, FANCY, POSH, SWANK
Green
PARTS OF A MECHANICAL CLOCK
ESCAPEMENT, PENDULUM, RATCHET, SPRING
Blue
FAMOUS DANS
AYKROYD, LEVY, RATHER, SAVAGE
Purple
TAXONOMIC RANKS PLUS A LETTER
BORDER, CLASSY, FOAMILY, GENIUS
How today's puzzle plays
Yellow — LUXE: BOUGIE, FANCY, POSH, SWANK.
Green — PARTS OF A MECHANICAL CLOCK: ESCAPEMENT, PENDULUM, RATCHET, SPRING.
Blue — FAMOUS DANS: AYKROYD, LEVY, RATHER, SAVAGE.
Purple — TAXONOMIC RANKS PLUS A LETTER: BORDER, CLASSY, FOAMILY, GENIUS.
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.