NYT Connections September 28 2025 Answers
Puzzle #840
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
TRIDENT BUFFALO WORM LIGHTNING BOLT TROJAN HORSE EXTRA HORSESHOE AEGIS FLEUR-DE-LIS BACKDOOR SHIELD ORBIT GUARD ICE BREAKERS VIRUS PROTECTION
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — BACKING
Green — MALICIOUS SOFTWARE
Blue — GUM BRANDS
Purple — N.F.L. TEAM LOGOS
BACKINGAEGIS, GUARD, PROTECTION, SHIELD
MALICIOUS SOFTWAREBACKDOOR, TROJAN HORSE, VIRUS, WORM
GUM BRANDSEXTRA, ICE BREAKERS, ORBIT, TRIDENT
N.F.L. TEAM LOGOSBUFFALO, FLEUR-DE-LIS, HORSESHOE, LIGHTNING BOLT
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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.