NYT Connections Hints for September 16, 2026 (#1295)
Game
FRANK-N-FURTER
LATIN
CLINK
PENNYWISE
WADSWORTH
NICKELODEON
BORAT
LONG JOHN SILVER
ST. VINCENT
STEAM IRON
WIDENER
DIMENSION
QUARTERBACK
CARLOS
MARIGOLD
BARRETT
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ENDING IN METAL ELEMENTS
Back to CategoriesWords or phrases that end with the name of a metal element.
LATIN
Ends with TIN, a metal element (symbol Sn).
LONG JOHN SILVER
Ends with SILVER, a metal element; also the name of a fictional pirate in Treasure Island.
MARIGOLD
Ends with GOLD, a metal element; also a flower.
STEAM IRON
Ends with IRON, a metal element; also an appliance for pressing clothes.
STARTING WITH U.S. COINS
Back to CategoriesWords that begin with the name of a U.S. coin.
DIMENSION
Starts with DIME, a U.S. coin worth 10 cents; dimension means a measurement or aspect.
NICKELODEON
Starts with NICKEL, a U.S. coin worth 5 cents; originally a five-cent movie theater, later a TV network.
PENNYWISE
Starts with PENNY, a U.S. coin worth 1 cent; means careful with money, and is also the clown in Stephen King's It.
QUARTERBACK
Starts with QUARTER, a U.S. coin worth 25 cents; a quarterback is an American football position.
POETS' MIDDLE NAMES
Back to CategoriesMiddle names of well-known poets.
BARRETT
Middle name or maiden surname of poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
CARLOS
Middle name of poet William Carlos Williams.
ST. VINCENT
Middle name of poet Edna St. Vincent Millay.
WADSWORTH
Middle name of poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
SAUSAGES PLUS A LETTER
Back to CategoriesWords or names formed by adding one letter to a type of sausage.
BORAT
BRAT, a sausage, plus O; Borat is a fictional character.
CLINK
LINK, as in link sausage, plus C; clink can mean a light ringing sound or prison.
FRANK-N-FURTER
FRANKFURTER, a sausage, plus N, stylized with hyphens; a character in The Rocky Horror Show.
WIDENER
WIENER, a sausage, plus D; a surname, notably associated with Harvard's Widener Library.