Spoilers: The answers below are for the Tuesday, September 2, 2025, New York Times Connections puzzle, game #814. If you’re looking for that grid, here are all four groups and the reasoning behind them.
Connections #814 answers for September 2, 2025
| Category | Words |
|---|---|
| CURSES | EXPLETIVES, FOUR-LETTER WORDS, PROFANITY, SWEARING |
| IN “A VISIT FROM ST. NICHOLAS” | CHRISTMAS, HOUSE, MOUSE, STIRRING |
| WORN BY EARRING MAGIC KEN | EARRING, MESH SHIRT, NECKLACE, PLEATHER VEST |
| STARTING WITH POSSESSIVE DETERMINERS | HERRING, HISTAMINE, MYSTERY, OUROBOROS |
How the groups fit together
CURSES
EXPLETIVES, PROFANITY, and SWEARING all point to profanity. FOUR-LETTER WORDS completes the group as another expression for swear words.
IN “A VISIT FROM ST. NICHOLAS”
CHRISTMAS, HOUSE, MOUSE, and STIRRING are all words from the familiar poem commonly known as “The Night Before Christmas.”
WORN BY EARRING MAGIC KEN
EARRING, MESH SHIRT, NECKLACE, and PLEATHER VEST identify the accessories and clothing associated with the Earring Magic Ken doll.
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STARTING WITH POSSESSIVE DETERMINERS
This is the wordplay group: split each entry after a possessive determiner. HERRING becomes HER + RING, HISTAMINE becomes HIS + TAMINE, MYSTERY becomes MY + STERY, and OUROBOROS becomes OUR + OBOROS.
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Start with EXPLETIVES, PROFANITY, and SWEARING; their shared meaning makes CURSES the likely group, with FOUR-LETTER WORDS as the less direct fit.
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Look for the recognizable poem reference in CHRISTMAS, HOUSE, MOUSE, and STIRRING.
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Connect EARRING, MESH SHIRT, NECKLACE, and PLEATHER VEST through Earring Magic Ken’s outfit.
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For the remaining words, test whether their beginnings can stand alone as possessive determiners: HER, HIS, MY, and OUR.
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