Connections Hints
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — September 3, 2025
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Show the word gridAll 16 words — you figure out the groups
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One word per groupTheme name + one word per category
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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ALF
BIRTH
BOND
COMBINE
DAWN
DAY
FLOWER
FLY
FUSE
GENESIS
MTV
NES
POLE
START
VHS
WED
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
BEGINNINGStraightforward
JOINModerate
TV-RELATED ABBREVIATIONS IN THE '80STricky
MAY___Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
BEGINNINGStraightforward
WORDS THAT MEAN THE VERY FIRST MOMENT OF SOMETHING+ 3 more…
JOINModerate
WORDS MEANING TO CONNECT OR UNITE THINGS TOGETHER+ 3 more…
TV-RELATED ABBREVIATIONS IN THE '80STricky
ABBREVIATIONS THAT WERE BIG DEALS IN 1980S LIVING ROOMS+ 3 more…
MAY___Devious
THESE WORDS ALL FOLLOW 'MAY' TO MAKE A NEW WORD OR PHRASE+ 3 more…
Full solution
BEGINNINGStraightforward
BIRTH,DAWN,GENESIS,START
BIRTH, DAWN, GENESIS, and START all mean the beginning or origin of something.
JOINModerate
BOND,COMBINE,FUSE,WED
BOND, COMBINE, FUSE, and WED all mean to join or merge things together.
TV-RELATED ABBREVIATIONS IN THE '80STricky
ALF,MTV,NES,VHS
ALF (TV show), MTV (music television channel), NES (Nintendo Entertainment System), and VHS (Video Home System) are all abbreviations prominent in 1980s TV/home entertainment culture.
MAY___Devious
DAY,FLOWER,FLY,POLE
MAYDAY, MAYFLOWER, MAYFLY, and MAYPOLE are all compound words or phrases beginning with MAY.