DEMONSTRATIVES, EMBELLISHMENT, OPTIONS ON A MULTIPLE CHOICE SURVEY, and BEVERAGES WITH ACUTE ACCENTS REMOVED are the four category names in today’s NYT Connections (#1199). Here are all four group answers for September 22, 2026.
If you want one more chance to solve it yourself, three hints are below. The full reveal follows immediately after.
Today’s puzzle runs at moderate difficulty. The Purple group is the trickiest: it asks you to recognize four common words as beverages once their missing acute accent marks are restored. CAFE becomes CAFÉ, the French-origin word for coffee. ROSE becomes ROSÉ, the pink wine. THE becomes THÉ, the French word for tea. PATRON, stripped of its accent, is the well-known tequila brand. All four transform into recognizable drinks with a single restored accent mark.
Hint 1: One group consists of four words used in English grammar to point at something near or far.
Hint 2: Another group contains words for small finishing details that add polish or flair.
Hint 3: One category features words you would find on a standard survey question alongside “Strongly Agree” and “Strongly Disagree.”
NYT Connections #1199 Answers: September 22, 2026
Yellow (easiest): DEMONSTRATIVES: THAT, THESE, THIS, THOSE
Green: EMBELLISHMENT: ACCENT, DETAIL, FLOURISH, TOUCH
Blue: OPTIONS ON A MULTIPLE CHOICE SURVEY: AGREE, DISAGREE, NEUTRAL, OTHER
Purple (hardest): BEVERAGES WITH ACUTE ACCENTS REMOVED: CAFE, PATRON, ROSE, THE
The Yellow group is the cleanest entry point. THAT, THESE, THIS, and THOSE are the four demonstrative pronouns in English, words that indicate closeness or distance without naming the object. Green follows with ACCENT, DETAIL, FLOURISH, and TOUCH: four words for the small additions that raise something from plain to polished. These two groups are where experienced word games players typically start.
The Blue group reads like a real survey card: AGREE, DISAGREE, NEUTRAL, and OTHER cover the response options you would see on a standard Likert scale question, minus the extreme ends.
Come back tomorrow for the NYT Connections answers for September 23, 2026. Today’s Wordle answer for September 22, 2026 is also available.
Looking for more puzzles? The NYT Mini Crossword answers for September 22, 2026 are on the site as well.
