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Monday, September 15, 2025

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — September 15, 2025

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Word grid

All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.

BANK
BANSHEE
CARPET
CHEMISTRY
COAST
CONNECTION
FIREWORKS
HEARTBREAKER
LAMINATE
PIP
SHORE
SPARK
STRAND
TILE
WAILER
WOOD
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Themes

The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.

FLOORING OPTIONSStraightforward
BEACHY AREAModerate
ROMANTIC VIBETricky
MEMBER OF A CLASSIC BACKING BANDDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

FLOORING OPTIONSStraightforward
WHAT YOU MIGHT FIND UNDERFOOT IN A HOME RENOVATION+ 3 more…
BEACHY AREAModerate
WORDS FOR WHERE THE LAND MEETS THE WATER+ 3 more…
ROMANTIC VIBETricky
SIGNS THAT TWO PEOPLE MIGHT HAVE A SPECIAL SOMETHING BETWEEN THEM+ 3 more…
MEMBER OF A CLASSIC BACKING BANDDevious
ONE WORD FROM EACH OF THESE FAMOUS BACKING BANDS: SIOUXSIE, TOM PETTY, GLADYS KNIGHT, BOB MARLEY+ 3 more…
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Full solution
FLOORING OPTIONSStraightforward
CARPET,LAMINATE,TILE,WOOD

CARPET, LAMINATE, TILE, and WOOD are all common types of flooring used in homes and buildings.

BEACHY AREAModerate
BANK,COAST,SHORE,STRAND

BANK, COAST, SHORE, and STRAND are all words for the area at or near the edge of a body of water.

ROMANTIC VIBETricky
CHEMISTRY,CONNECTION,FIREWORKS,SPARK

CHEMISTRY, CONNECTION, FIREWORKS, and SPARK all describe the feeling of romantic attraction or excitement between two people.

MEMBER OF A CLASSIC BACKING BANDDevious
BANSHEE,HEARTBREAKER,PIP,WAILER

BANSHEE (Siouxsie and the Banshees), HEARTBREAKER (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers), PIP (Gladys Knight and the Pips), and WAILER (Bob Marley and the Wailers) are each members of a classic artist's backing band.

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