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NYT Connections September 21 2025 Answers

Puzzle #833

EDITED BY WYNA LIU

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

ALE TAP VEG TABLE BAR LOUNGE QUASH PINCH HIVE COUNTER SCROLL EEK SWIPE LOAF BOOTH CHILL

Category hints (no spoilers)

Yellow — TOUCHSCREEN GESTURES
Green — RELAX
Blue — RESTAURANT SEATING OPTIONS
Purple — VEGETABLES WITH FIRST LETTER REMOVED
TOUCHSCREEN GESTURESPINCH, SCROLL, SWIPE, TAP
RELAXCHILL, LOAF, LOUNGE, VEG
RESTAURANT SEATING OPTIONSBAR, BOOTH, COUNTER, TABLE
VEGETABLES WITH FIRST LETTER REMOVEDALE, EEK, HIVE, QUASH
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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.