NYT Connections September 30 2025 Answers
Puzzle #842
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
WOOD THEREFORE WOODY GUTHRIE WOODSTOCK CLASSICS CHUCK STIFF COULD WOODEN CREATE FOGHORN AWKWARD WOODCHUCK SCROOGE STILTED
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — UNNATURAL, AS MANNERISMS
Green — WORDS IN A FAMOUS TONGUE TWISTER
Blue — CARTOON BIRDS
Purple — ENDING WITH NUMBER HOMOPHONES
UNNATURAL, AS MANNERISMSAWKWARD, STIFF, STILTED, WOODEN
WORDS IN A FAMOUS TONGUE TWISTERCHUCK, COULD, WOOD, WOODCHUCK
CARTOON BIRDSFOGHORN, SCROOGE, WOODSTOCK, WOODY
ENDING WITH NUMBER HOMOPHONESCLASSICS, CREATE, GUTHRIE, THEREFORE
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