Connections Hints
Thursday, September 4, 2025
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — September 4, 2025
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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.
AIRBRUSH
ANGEL
CANDY CANE
CORNICHON
FIX
HONEYCOMB
ORGANISM
PAIN
PAMPLEMOUSSE
PHOTOSHOP
SOLAR PANEL
SPREADSHEET
STRING LIGHTS
TINSEL
TOUCH UP
VINAIGRETTE
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
WHAT YOU MIGHT SEE ON A CHRISTMAS TREEStraightforward
CLEAN UP, AS A PHOTOGRAPHModerate
FRENCH FOOD WORDSTricky
THINGS WITH CELLSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
WHAT YOU MIGHT SEE ON A CHRISTMAS TREEStraightforward
FESTIVE DECORATIONS YOU'D HANG OR DRAPE ON AN EVERGREEN+ 3 more…
CLEAN UP, AS A PHOTOGRAPHModerate
WAYS TO RETOUCH OR EDIT AN IMAGE+ 3 more…
FRENCH FOOD WORDSTricky
WORDS A FRENCH CHEF WOULD RECOGNIZE ON A MENU+ 3 more…
THINGS WITH CELLSDevious
EACH OF THESE CONTAINS INDIVIDUAL UNITS CALLED CELLS+ 3 more…
Full solution
WHAT YOU MIGHT SEE ON A CHRISTMAS TREEStraightforward
ANGEL,CANDY CANE,STRING LIGHTS,TINSEL
Angel, candy cane, string lights, and tinsel are all classic Christmas tree decorations
CLEAN UP, AS A PHOTOGRAPHModerate
AIRBRUSH,FIX,PHOTOSHOP,TOUCH UP
Airbrush, fix, Photoshop, and touch up all mean to edit or retouch a photograph to improve its appearance
FRENCH FOOD WORDSTricky
CORNICHON,PAIN,PAMPLEMOUSSE,VINAIGRETTE
Cornichon (pickle), pain (bread), pamplemousse (grapefruit), and vinaigrette are all French food terms
THINGS WITH CELLSDevious
HONEYCOMB,ORGANISM,SOLAR PANEL,SPREADSHEET
A honeycomb has wax cells, an organism has biological cells, a solar panel has photovoltaic cells, and a spreadsheet has data cells