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NYT Connections September 10 2025 Answers

Puzzle #822

EDITED BY WYNA LIU

Today's 16-word board, in its starting order:

DONKEY KONG BAD COBRA BARREL RACE TUT TSK FLY FOLEY TUT TUT CAKE DOLITTLE SHAME ZIP AKEEM

Category hints (no spoilers)

Yellow — "YOU SHOULD KNOW BETTER!"
Green — MOVE QUICKLY
Blue — EDDIE MURPHY ROLES
Purple — KING ___
"YOU SHOULD KNOW BETTER!"BAD, SHAME, TSK, TUT TUT
MOVE QUICKLYBARREL, FLY, RACE, ZIP
EDDIE MURPHY ROLESAKEEM, DOLITTLE, DONKEY, FOLEY
KING ___CAKE, COBRA, KONG, TUT
Checked against the official NYT Connections solution

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Connections gives you 16 words that form four secret groups of four. Find each group — yellow is the easiest, then green, blue, and the famously tricky purple. You're allowed four mistakes. A new puzzle drops daily at midnight; play free at nytimes.com.