NYT Connections September 6 2025 Answers
Puzzle #818
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
DIVINE RAP BLEW WIGHT SPLIT CALL READ CHORAL FORECAST SHADE JAZZ SPIRIT BURST AMERICANA SPECTER BROKE
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — RUPTURED
Green — APPARITION
Blue — PREDICT
Purple — "BEST ___ PERFORMANCE" GRAMMY AWARD
RUPTUREDBLEW, BROKE, BURST, SPLIT
APPARITIONSHADE, SPECTER, SPIRIT, WIGHT
PREDICTCALL, DIVINE, FORECAST, READ
"BEST ___ PERFORMANCE" GRAMMY AWARDAMERICANA, CHORAL, JAZZ, RAP
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