NYT Connections September 5 2025 Answers
Puzzle #817
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
HAN SOLO FREE ZING RAM KICK STAG BUCK SINGLE SONG JACK TANG MING PUNCH BILLY ZEST
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — PIQUANCY
Green — AVAILABLE
Blue — MALE ANIMALS
Purple — CHINESE DYNASTIES
PIQUANCYKICK, PUNCH, ZEST, ZING
AVAILABLEFREE, SINGLE, SOLO, STAG
MALE ANIMALSBILLY, BUCK, JACK, RAM
CHINESE DYNASTIESHAN, MING, SONG, TANG
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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.