NYT Connections puzzle #1198 hints and answers for September 21

The New York Times Connections puzzle for September 21, 2026 (game #1198), features sixteen words to be sorted into four distinct categories.

The solution groups are as follows:

• Yellow: Email buttons (Compose, Drafts, Sent, Spam) • Green: Ways to attract fish (Chum, Fly, Spinner, Worm) • Blue: Chess verbs (Capture, Castle, Check, Mate) • Purple: Starts of composers’ names (Beet, Brah, Chop, Viva)

Players are allowed up to four mistakes before the game ends. The puzzle is part of a suite of daily word games including Wordle and Strands.