Spoiler warning: This guide starts with nudges for NYT Connections puzzle #814, dated September 2, 2025. The category names and full answers appear farther down.
Hints for Connections #814
Try these clues before looking at the categories or answers:
- Wash your mouth out with soap.
- Words in a poem about a famous winter holiday.
- Accessories worn by a controversial Barbie doll.
- Not mine, but … think about ownership.
Categories
- Yellow: Curses
- Green: In “A Visit from St. Nicholas”
- Blue: Worn by Earring Magic Ken
- Purple: Starting with possessive determiners
Answers for September 2, 2025
The full solution set for game #814 is below.
Yellow — Curses
EXPLETIVES, FOUR-LETTER WORDS, PROFANITY, SWEARING
Green — In “A Visit from St. Nicholas”
CHRISTMAS, HOUSE, MOUSE, STIRRING
Blue — Worn by Earring Magic Ken
EARRING, MESH SHIRT, NECKLACE, PLEATHER VEST
Purple — Starting with possessive determiners
HERRING, HISTAMINE, MYSTERY, OUROBOROS
Why the purple group fits
Each answer starts with a possessive determiner: HER in HERRING, HIS in HISTAMINE, MY in MYSTERY, and OUR in OUROBOROS. The trick is to spot those short words at the beginnings of longer entries.
Puzzle details and sources
This is NYT Connections game #814 for Tuesday, September 2, 2025. Parade published its guide on September 2; TechRadar’s guide appeared September 1 and identified the puzzle as Tuesday’s game. For the published clues and answer set, see Parade’s September 2 guide and TechRadar’s game #814 guide.
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