NYT Connections Hints & Answers — Monday, September 25, 2023 (#106)
Puzzle #106. Start with a gentle nudge and work down — the full answers are at the bottom, hidden until you ask for them.
Just tell me the answer
The NYT Connections answer for Monday, September 25, 2023 (puzzle #106) is: YELLOW — BRIDAL ACCESSORIES: BOUQUET, RING, TRAIN, VEIL. GREEN — “C” WORDS FOR “ENVELOP”: CAKE, COAT, COVER, CRUST. BLUE — JACKS: BLACK, FROST, MA, SPARROW. PURPLE — SOCIAL MEDIA APP ENDINGS: BOOK, GRAM, IN, TUBE.
Today's 16 words
The grid exactly as NYT laid it out for Monday, September 25, 2023. Nothing below this point is spoiled until you open it.
TRAIN
COAT
GRAM
MA
BLACK
BOOK
CAKE
RING
FROST
BOUQUET
TUBE
CRUST
VEIL
COVER
IN
SPARROW
How hard is Connections #106?
Easy40/100
• Lots of very short words, which carry more possible meanings.
Where to start: Every category here is meaning-based, so group by topic first and use the four-per-group constraint to settle any word that could go two ways.
Connections hints for Monday, September 25, 2023
Four levels, each giving away a little more. Open only as many as you need.
yellow(the most straightforward group — start here) A group united by what they ARE, not by wordplay — think about accessories.
green(a little trickier, but still direct) A group united by what they ARE, not by wordplay — think about envelop.
blue(where the misdirection usually starts) A group united by what they ARE, not by wordplay — the category is a single word beginning with "J".
purple(the wordplay group, and almost always the last to fall) A group united by what they ARE, not by wordplay — think about endings.
yellow4 things that belong to the same real-world set — the link is meaning, not spelling.
green4 things that belong to the same real-world set — the link is meaning, not spelling.
blue4 things that belong to the same real-world set — the link is meaning, not spelling.
purple4 things that belong to the same real-world set — the link is meaning, not spelling.
yellowOne member is
greenOne member is
blueOne member is
purpleOne member is
yellow
green
blue
purple
NYT Connections answers for Monday, September 25, 2023
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Common questions
What is the NYT Connections answer for Monday, September 25, 2023?
The NYT Connections answer for Monday, September 25, 2023 (puzzle #106) is: YELLOW — BRIDAL ACCESSORIES: BOUQUET, RING, TRAIN, VEIL. GREEN — “C” WORDS FOR “ENVELOP”: CAKE, COAT, COVER, CRUST. BLUE — JACKS: BLACK, FROST, MA, SPARROW. PURPLE — SOCIAL MEDIA APP ENDINGS: BOOK, GRAM, IN, TUBE.
What is the purple group in Connections #106?
The purple (hardest) group is "SOCIAL MEDIA APP ENDINGS": BOOK, GRAM, IN, TUBE.
What is the easiest group in today's Connections puzzle?
The yellow group is the most straightforward: "BRIDAL ACCESSORIES" — BOUQUET, RING, TRAIN, VEIL. Solving it first removes four words from the grid.
What number is today's Connections puzzle?
Monday, September 25, 2023 is NYT Connections puzzle #106. Connections launched on 12 June 2023 with puzzle #1, and a new puzzle is published every day.
What time does a new NYT Connections puzzle come out?
A new Connections puzzle unlocks at midnight in your own local time zone, so the changeover happens at a different moment around the world. The puzzle itself is the same for everyone on a given date.