Connections answers for Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Below: the Melio Connections puzzle for Tuesday, September 29, 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 Tuesday, September 29, 2026 below are the Melio answers, not the NYT ones.
The 16 words
ROME
PIKACHU
SQUIRTLE
ARCHERY
GRANNY
SQUARE
LONDON
MADRID
DIVING
PARIS
BOWLINE
ROWING
HALF
FENCING
CHARIZARD
BULBASAUR
Hint ladder
Spoiler warning
Stage 1: letter spread
Today's 16 words are spread across the alphabet. The most common starting letters are P (2×), R (2×), B (2×), S (2×).
Stage 2: yellow theme
The yellow group's theme is "European capitals". 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: PARIS, LONDON, MADRID, ROME.
PARISLONDONMADRIDROME
Stage 4: all four themes
The four categories, in order from easiest to hardest, are: Yellow (easiest): "European capitals" · Green: "Olympic sports" · Blue: "Pokemon starters" · Purple (trickiest): "Types of knot".
Stage 5: full solution
Below is the full grouping; each row is one category.