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Need a nudge on the September 11, 2025, NYT Connections puzzle? Start with the spoiler-light clues below; the full categories and tile groups are farther down.
Hints for September 11, 2025
These clues get more specific without giving away the four word groups:
- Yellow: Flaws
- Green: A large entity
- Blue: Bad manners
- Purple: As seen at Fenway Park
Spoiler warning: full answers below
The groups and their exact tiles are revealed next.
Connections answers for September 11, 2025
| Color | Category | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow | BLEMISH | DENT, DING, MAR, SCRATCH |
| Green | BEHEMOTH | COLOSSUS, MAMMOTH, WHALE, WHOPPER |
| Blue | RUDE THINGS TO DO | POINT, SNICKER, STARE, WHISPER |
| Purple | ON A BASEBALL FIELD | BASE, BOX, MOUND, PLATE |
The blue set consists of actions that can be considered rude; the purple set names baseball-field locations or positions. The puzzle’s date and groups are reported consistently by TechRadar and Xfire. Their puzzle identifiers differ: TechRadar calls it #823, while Xfire calls it #857, so the date is the clearer way to identify this board.
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Connections presents 16 words to sort into four groups of four, each sharing a feature. There is one solution, though words can suggest overlapping connections. The groups are color-coded from yellow (easiest) through green and blue to purple (trickiest). The New York Times says its editors curate the words and categories using the Oxford Dictionary.
The daily puzzle becomes available at midnight in the player’s timezone. To play this historical board, use the NYT Connections archive; the Times says archive access is available to All Access and Games subscribers, with puzzles dating back to June 12, 2023.
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