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NYT Connections September 22 2025 Answers

Puzzle #834

EDITED BY WYNA LIU

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

CROSSWORD AREA AYES ORCA ARIA ARS OREO EASE VOLUME DOMINO ENCORE LENGTH EXCALIBUR PERIMETER OWES LUXOR

Category hints (no spoilers)

Yellow — BASIC GEOMETRIC CALCULATIONS
Green — BLACK-AND-WHITE THINGS
Blue — LAS VEGAS CASINO HOTELS
Purple — WORDS THAT SOUND LIKE PLURAL LETTERS
BASIC GEOMETRIC CALCULATIONSAREA, LENGTH, PERIMETER, VOLUME
BLACK-AND-WHITE THINGSCROSSWORD, DOMINO, ORCA, OREO
LAS VEGAS CASINO HOTELSARIA, ENCORE, EXCALIBUR, LUXOR
WORDS THAT SOUND LIKE PLURAL LETTERSARS, AYES, EASE, OWES
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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.