Connections answers for Saturday, September 5, 2026
Below: the Melio Connections puzzle for Saturday, September 5, 2026, a progressive hint ladder so you can work toward the solution without spoiling it, and the full color-coded grouping if you want the answer outright.
Heads up: Melio’s Connections grids are independently authored. The answers for Saturday, September 5, 2026 below are the Melio answers, not the NYT ones.
The 16 words
BANANA
SALSA
GRAPE
REUBEN
WALTZ
IVORY
BLT
AMBER
CORAL
APPLE
TANGO
WRAP
INDIGO
CLUB
CHERRY
SAMBA
Hint ladder
Spoiler warning
Stage 1: letter spread
Today's 16 words are spread across the alphabet. The most common starting letters are C (3×), A (2×), B (2×), S (2×).
Stage 2: yellow theme
The yellow group's theme is "Fruits". That's the easiest grouping; pick the four words that fit and you're a quarter of the way through.
Stage 3: yellow group reveal
The four yellow words are: APPLE, BANANA, CHERRY, GRAPE.
APPLEBANANACHERRYGRAPE
Stage 4: all four themes
The four categories, in order from easiest to hardest, are: Yellow (easiest): "Fruits" · Green: "Dance styles" · Blue: "Shades that share names" · Purple (trickiest): "Sandwich types".
Stage 5: full solution
Below is the full grouping; each row is one category.