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A free scan shows the junk files, broken settings and background clutter dragging Windows down - then fixes them in one click.Free scan · Windows 10 & 11Need a nudge before you solve the Thursday, September 24, 2026, NYT Connections puzzle—or ready for the full answer key? Start with the progressive hints below, then open the clearly marked spoiler section when you’re ready. These hints are editorial nudges, not official NYT clues.
Hints for Connections on September 24
Connections asks you to sort 16 terms into four groups of four by finding a shared relationship. Try each nudge before moving to the next one.
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- One group is associated with a familiar Halloween character.
- For another group, think of objects that can have a particular kind of spring.
- In a third group, each item depicts or uses a pointing gesture.
- The last group’s words can be rearranged to make different words or phrases.
Connections answers for September 24, 2026
Spoilers below: The four categories and their tiles are listed in full.
Parts of a vampire costume
CAPE, FACE PAINT, FAKE BLOOD, FANGS
Things with spring/s
BOBBLEHEAD, POGO STICK, SNAKES IN A CAN, TRAMPOLINE
#1 Best Overall
Featuring pointing
CREATION OF ADAM, FOAM FINGER, I’M WITH STUPID SHIRT, UNCLE SAM
Anagrams
BEER HAT, BREATHE, HERB TEA, THE BEAR
Full 16-tile board
THE BEAR, FOAM FINGER, POGO STICK, FACE PAINT, BOBBLEHEAD, BEER HAT, UNCLE SAM, CAPE, CREATION OF ADAM, TRAMPOLINE, FANGS, BREATHE, FAKE BLOOD, I’M WITH STUPID SHIRT, SNAKES IN A CAN, HERB TEA.
Rank #2
About the puzzle
Connections is a New York Times word game built around grouping 16 terms into four sets of four. A 2024 academic paper describing the task reports that GPT-4 and other models it evaluated fell short of human performance by nearly 30% on its benchmark of 358 puzzles. That result applies to the study’s evaluated models and benchmark, not to all current AI systems or every player. Read the paper on arXiv.
The date is the safest way to identify this historical puzzle: TechRadar labels it game #1201, while Xfire labels it #1302. Both sources agree on the categories and tiles. The archived answers are also reported by TechRadar and Xfire.
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