Spoiler warning: This guide reveals the answers to NYT Connections game #816, dated Thursday, September 4, 2025. Stop after the clue-level hints if you want to solve it yourself; the full group names and words follow below.
Progressive hints for Connections #816
Read only as far as you need. These clues move from a broad nudge to the puzzle’s group descriptions.
- Yellow: Festive decor.
- Green: Snap edits.
- Blue: European cuisine.
- Purple: Cellular items.
Full category clues
- Yellow: Think about things you might see on a Christmas tree.
- Green: These are ways to clean up a photograph.
- Blue: Look for French food words.
- Purple: Each has cells in a different sense of the word.
NYT Connections answers for September 4, 2025
The puzzle’s 16 words divide into these four groups:
Yellow — WHAT YOU MIGHT SEE ON A CHRISTMAS TREE
ANGEL, CANDY CANE, STRING LIGHTS, TINSEL
Green — CLEAN UP, AS A PHOTOGRAPH
AIRBRUSH, FIX, PHOTOSHOP, TOUCH UP
Blue — FRENCH FOOD WORDS
CORNICHON, PAIN, PAMPLEMOUSSE, VINAIGRETTE
Purple — THINGS WITH CELLS
HONEYCOMB, ORGANISM, SOLAR PANEL, SPREADSHEET
Why the trickiest groups fit
The cell connection spans several meanings: an organism has biological cells, a honeycomb is made of cells, a solar panel contains photovoltaic cells, and a spreadsheet is divided into cells. The French-food group is simply the four listed food words; no translation or extra category rule is needed to identify the set.
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TechRadar identifies this as game #816 and published its guide on September 3, 2025; Parade’s guide is dated September 4. Both publish the same four category names and answer sets: TechRadar’s Connections guide and Parade’s guide.
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