NYT Connections Answers: September 17, 2025 (#829) and September 16, 2025 (#828)
Welcome to your daily NYT Connections guide! Need help with today's puzzle? We've got hints, categories, and answers for the September 17, 2025 (game #829) and September 16, 2025 (game #828) editions. Avoid spoilers by solving the puzzle first!
What is NYT Connections?
Connections is a popular word game from the New York Times where players must group four words that share a common thread. Each puzzle features 16 words divided into four categories, and players have four attempts to correctly identify all the connections. The categories are color-coded: yellow (easiest), green, blue, and purple (hardest). You can share your results with friends on social media.
NYT Connections Hints for September 17, 2025 (Game #829)
Here are some hints to help you solve today's Connections puzzle without giving away the categories:
- Yellow: Found in front of a home
- Green: To backtrack
- Blue: To overfill
- Purple: What a kid would watch
NYT Connections Categories for September 17, 2025 (Game #829)
Need a little more help? Here are the categories for today's Connections puzzle:
- Yellow: They're blowin' in the wind
- Green: Change one's tune
- Blue: Cram
- Purple: Last words in long-running children's show titles
NYT Connections Answers for September 17, 2025 (Game #829)
Ready for the answers? Here is the solution to today's Connections #829:
- They're blowin' in the wind: FLAG, PINWHEEL, VANE, WIND CHIME
- Change one's tune: ABOUT-FACE, BACKPEDAL, FLIP-FLOP, RENEGE
- Cram: JAM, SHOEHORN, STUFF, WEDGE
- Last words in long-running children's show titles: KANGAROO, NEIGHBORHOOD, RAINBOW, STREET
NYT Connections Hints for September 16, 2025 (Game #828)
Here are some clues for the September 16, 2025 Connections groups:
- YELLOW: Tracing
- GREEN: 12 of these
- BLUE: Expensive liquid
- PURPLE: Add a fluffy tailed animal
NYT Connections Answers for September 16, 2025 (Game #828)
Here are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups:
- YELLOW: KEEP TABS ON: FOLLOW, MONITOR, TRACK, WATCH
- GREEN: ONE IN A DOZEN: DONUT, JUROR, MONTH, ROSE
- BLUE: THINGS WITH INK: PEN, PRINTER, SQUID, TATTOO MACHINE
- PURPLE: ___RABBIT: ROGER, TRIX, VELVETEEN, WHITE
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