Connections Hints & Answers — Thursday, September 10, 2026 (#1286)
Category hints first, then one starter word per group, full answers last.
Step 1 — category theme hints
🟡 Yellow (easiest) — category hint
The theme is: CHEMICAL ELEMENTS
🟢 Green — category hint
The theme is: WHAT YOU MIGHT SEE STICKING OUT OF A WINDOW
🔵 Blue — category hint
The theme is: BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN CLASSICS
🟣 Purple (trickiest) — category hint
The theme is: ENDING IN SYNONYMS FOR "HAPPENING NOW"
Step 2 — one word from each group
⚠️ One starter word per category — tap to reveal
LEAD · CATIO · ATLANTIC CITY · ALTERNATING CURRENT
Step 3 — full answers
⚠️ Connections #1286 — all four groups — tap to reveal
🟡 Yellow (easiest): CHEMICAL ELEMENTS
LEAD, ACTINIUM, SULFUR, KRYPTON
🟢 Green: WHAT YOU MIGHT SEE STICKING OUT OF A WINDOW
CATIO, CLOTHESLINE, AIR CONDITIONER, FLOWER BOX
🔵 Blue: BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN CLASSICS
ATLANTIC CITY, BADLANDS, THUNDER ROAD, BORN TO RUN
🟣 Purple (trickiest): ENDING IN SYNONYMS FOR "HAPPENING NOW"
ALTERNATING CURRENT, REPRESENT, ADULT CONTEMPORARY, SEXTANT
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