NYT Connections September 17 2025 Answers
Puzzle #829
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
PINWHEEL RAINBOW STUFF BACKPEDAL SHOEHORN FLAG NEIGHBORHOOD STREET WEDGE FLIP-FLOP VANE JAM ABOUT-FACE WIND CHIME KANGAROO RENEGE
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — THEY'RE BLOWIN' IN THE WIND
Green — CHANGE ONE’S TUNE
Blue — CRAM
Purple — LAST WORDS IN LONG-RUNNING CHILDREN’S SHOW TITLES
THEY'RE BLOWIN' IN THE WINDFLAG, PINWHEEL, VANE, WIND CHIME
CHANGE ONE’S TUNEABOUT-FACE, BACKPEDAL, FLIP-FLOP, RENEGE
CRAMJAM, SHOEHORN, STUFF, WEDGE
LAST WORDS IN LONG-RUNNING CHILDREN’S SHOW TITLESKANGAROO, NEIGHBORHOOD, RAINBOW, STREET
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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.