NYT Connections September 8 2025 Answers
Puzzle #820
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
FISH HIKE HUNT JACK BULL PEEL ARCHER TAIL CRANK WALK NAP BUNK BALONEY RAISE RUBBISH POWERS
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — NONSENSE
Green — INCREASE, WITH "UP"
Blue — FICTIONAL SPIES
Purple — CAT___
NONSENSEBALONEY, BULL, BUNK, RUBBISH
INCREASE, WITH "UP"CRANK, HIKE, JACK, RAISE
FICTIONAL SPIESARCHER, HUNT, PEEL, POWERS
CAT___FISH, NAP, TAIL, WALK
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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.