NYT Connections September 19 2025 Answers
Puzzle #831
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
TIGER NOSE MASCARA PACE RATE BLUSH DYE CLIP SWEAT TOWEL SCORE TRAIL RANK FIDGET STOCKINGS GRADE
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — EVALUATE
Green — EXHIBIT NERVOUSNESS
Blue — THINGS THAT CAN RUN, ANNOYINGLY
Purple — PAPER ___
EVALUATEGRADE, RANK, RATE, SCORE
EXHIBIT NERVOUSNESSBLUSH, FIDGET, PACE, SWEAT
THINGS THAT CAN RUN, ANNOYINGLYDYE, MASCARA, NOSE, STOCKINGS
PAPER ___CLIP, TIGER, TOWEL, TRAIL
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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.