Connections Hints & Answers — Sunday, September 13, 2026 (#1287)
Category hints first, then one starter word per group, full answers last.
Step 1 — category theme hints
🟡 Yellow (easiest) — category hint
The theme is: LACKING IN FIRMNESS
🟢 Green — category hint
The theme is: U.S. PRESIDENTS
🔵 Blue — category hint
The theme is: WORDS THAT SOUND LIKE TWO LETTERS
🟣 Purple (trickiest) — category hint
The theme is: ENDING IN ELEVATED LANDFORMS
Step 2 — one word from each group
⚠️ One starter word per category — tap to reveal
DROOPY · GARFIELD · EMPTY · PORRIDGE
Step 3 — full answers
⚠️ Connections #1287 — all four groups — tap to reveal
🟡 Yellow (easiest): LACKING IN FIRMNESS
DROOPY, SLACK, SAGGING, FLACCID
🟢 Green: U.S. PRESIDENTS
GARFIELD, GRANT, MADISON, CLEVELAND
🔵 Blue: WORDS THAT SOUND LIKE TWO LETTERS
EMPTY, EXCESS, ODIE, KEWPIE
🟣 Purple (trickiest): ENDING IN ELEVATED LANDFORMS
PORRIDGE, HEATHCLIFF, PARAMOUNT, DOUBLESPEAK
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