NYT Connections September 16 2025 Answers
Puzzle #828
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
ROGER PEN ROSE MONTH SQUID PRINTER DONUT MONITOR JUROR WATCH TATTOO MACHINE TRIX FOLLOW WHITE VELVETEEN TRACK
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — KEEP TABS ON
Green — ONE IN A DOZEN
Blue — THINGS WITH INK
Purple — ___ RABBIT
KEEP TABS ONFOLLOW, MONITOR, TRACK, WATCH
ONE IN A DOZENDONUT, JUROR, MONTH, ROSE
THINGS WITH INKPEN, PRINTER, SQUID, TATTOO MACHINE
___ RABBITROGER, TRIX, VELVETEEN, WHITE
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.