NYT Connections September 26 2025 Answers
Puzzle #838
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
BLONDE SUN WORD PALE DIM CREAM BROWN RICE BLACK LIGHT FAINT BEAT WHISK POLAR POOL WHIP
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — STIR VIGOROUSLY
Green — HARD TO MAKE OUT
Blue — KINDS OF BEARS
Purple — DIRTY ___
STIR VIGOROUSLYBEAT, CREAM, WHIP, WHISK
HARD TO MAKE OUTDIM, FAINT, LIGHT, PALE
KINDS OF BEARSBLACK, BROWN, POLAR, SUN
DIRTY ___BLONDE, POOL, RICE, WORD
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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.