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Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — September 16, 2025

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Word grid

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

DONUT
FOLLOW
JUROR
MONITOR
MONTH
PEN
PRINTER
ROGER
ROSE
SQUID
TATTOO MACHINE
TRACK
TRIX
VELVETEEN
WATCH
WHITE
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Themes

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

KEEP TABS ONStraightforward
ONE IN A DOZENModerate
THINGS WITH INKTricky
___ RABBITDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

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ALL MEAN TO KEEP AN EYE ON SOMETHING OR SOMEONE+ 3 more…
ONE IN A DOZENModerate
EACH OF THESE COMES IN A SET OF TWELVE+ 3 more…
THINGS WITH INKTricky
THESE ALL USE OR CONTAIN INK+ 3 more…
___ RABBITDevious
FAMOUS FICTIONAL RABBITS WHEN YOU ADD THE WORD BEFORE 'RABBIT'+ 3 more…
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Full solution
KEEP TABS ONStraightforward
FOLLOW,MONITOR,TRACK,WATCH

FOLLOW, MONITOR, TRACK, and WATCH all mean to observe or keep tabs on someone or something.

ONE IN A DOZENModerate
DONUT,JUROR,MONTH,ROSE

A DONUT, JUROR, MONTH, and ROSE each typically come in groups of twelve — a dozen donuts, 12 jurors, 12 months, and a dozen roses.

THINGS WITH INKTricky
PEN,PRINTER,SQUID,TATTOO MACHINE

A PEN, PRINTER, SQUID, and TATTOO MACHINE all involve ink — pens and printers use ink cartridges, squids produce ink, and tattoo machines inject ink into skin.

___ RABBITDevious
ROGER,TRIX,VELVETEEN,WHITE

ROGER (Roger Rabbit), TRIX (the Trix Rabbit), VELVETEEN (The Velveteen Rabbit), and WHITE (the White Rabbit from Alice in Wonderland) all precede RABBIT to name famous fictional rabbits.

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