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NYT Connections September 15 2025 Answers

Puzzle #827

EDITED BY WYNA LIU

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

CONNECTION BANSHEE CARPET STRAND PIP CHEMISTRY BANK TILE HEARTBREAKER WOOD SPARK COAST LAMINATE SHORE WAILER FIREWORKS

Category hints (no spoilers)

Yellow — FLOORING OPTIONS
Green — BEACHY AREA
Blue — ROMANTIC VIBE
Purple — MEMBER OF A CLASSIC BACKING BAND
FLOORING OPTIONSCARPET, LAMINATE, TILE, WOOD
BEACHY AREABANK, COAST, SHORE, STRAND
ROMANTIC VIBECHEMISTRY, CONNECTION, FIREWORKS, SPARK
MEMBER OF A CLASSIC BACKING BANDBANSHEE, HEARTBREAKER, PIP, WAILER
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.