Connections hints for Wednesday, September 9, 2026

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Connections #1186 · Wednesday, September 9, 2026 · edited by Wyna Liu

INCOMPREHENSIBLEELECTROMAGNETICNANOTECHNOLOGYARACHNOPHOBIAMICROBREWERYBEWILDERINGPICOSECONDHALLOWEENESOTERICMINIVANOPAQUEBRUTETASKSAWITG

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Show all Connections answers for September 9, 2026 (spoilers)
  • Hard To Understand (yellow): BEWILDERING, ESOTERIC, INCOMPREHENSIBLE, OPAQUE
  • Words With "Small" Prefixes (green): MICROBREWERY, MINIVAN, NANOTECHNOLOGY, PICOSECOND
  • Horror Movies (blue): ARACHNOPHOBIA, HALLOWEEN, IT, SAW
  • Words Before "Force" (purple): BRUTE, ELECTROMAGNETIC, G, TASK

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