Need a nudge for the Tuesday, September 16, 2025 Connections puzzle? Start with the four spoiler-light clues below, then open the full answer section only if you want the solutions. TechRadar identifies this puzzle as game #828; another archive labels the same date’s puzzle #871.
Hints for the September 16 Connections puzzle
These clues follow the groups in order. Stop whenever you have enough to solve the board.
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- Tracing.
- 12 of these.
- Expensive liquid.
- Add a fluffy-tailed animal.
Answers for September 16, 2025
Spoilers ahead: The category names and all 16 answers are below.
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| Color | Category | Answers |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow | KEEP TABS ON | FOLLOW, MONITOR, TRACK, WATCH |
| Green | ONE IN A DOZEN | DONUT, JUROR, MONTH, ROSE |
| Blue | THINGS WITH INK | PEN, PRINTER, SQUID, TATTOO MACHINE |
| Purple | ___ RABBIT | ROGER, TRIX, VELVETEEN, WHITE |
Why the groups fit
KEEP TABS ON
To follow, monitor, track, or watch something is to keep tabs on it.
ONE IN A DOZEN
A donut, juror, month, and rose can each be one of a dozen: a dozen donuts, jurors, months in a year, or roses.
THINGS WITH INK
Ink is used by a pen, printer, squid, and tattoo machine.
Rank #2
___ RABBIT
Each word completes a rabbit name or title: Roger Rabbit, Trix rabbit, Velveteen Rabbit, and White Rabbit.
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How this puzzle is identified
TechRadar’s date-specific guide, published September 15, 2025, calls the September 16 puzzle game #828 and describes its own result as a perfect score with a “Hard” rating. Wordle.today’s archive gives the same four category titles but calls it #871. The category names match, but the numbering varies by source; #828 is TechRadar’s identifier, not an independently confirmed NYT number.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.How Connections works
In the game, players sort 16 entries into four groups of four based on shared connections. TechRadar describes the groups as color-coded by difficulty and says players can make up to four mistakes. Its guide says the game is available free on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile; that access description is TechRadar’s, not a fresh confirmation from NYT.
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