Looking for the NYT Connections hints and answers for Sunday, September 14? This is the 2025 puzzle, game #826. Start with gentle prompts, move to category hints if you need them, or skip to the full answer groups below.
Gentle hints for Connections #826
These broad prompts are designed to help without giving away the category names:
- Let me in.
- Where are we going?
- You’re a winner!
- Pennsylvania Avenue is another one.
These conversational clues were published by Parade.
Category hints
If you want a more direct nudge, the category-level hints are:
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- Entrance
- Used to plot navigation
- Go beyond
- Famous roads
These hints were published by TechRadar.
The 16 words
MAIN, SCALE, DOOR, KEY, TOP, COMPASS, WALL, GATE, BEST, FLEET, BEAT, INSET, PORTAL, BETTER, DOWNING, HATCH.
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Spoilers below: the category names and complete word groups follow.
Yellow — ENTRYWAY
- DOOR
- GATE
- HATCH
- PORTAL
Green — MAP FEATURES
- COMPASS
- INSET
- KEY
- SCALE
Blue — SURPASS
- BEAT
- BEST
- BETTER
- TOP
Purple — STREETS WITH SYMBOLIC IMPORTANCE
- DOWNING
- FLEET
- MAIN
- WALL
TechRadar and Parade agree on the answer groups; Bretris also lists the same puzzle words and categories.
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