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Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — September 17, 2025
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
Theme name plus one word from each category.
FLAG, PINWHEEL, VANE, and WIND CHIME are all objects that are activated or animated by the wind, as referenced by the Bob Dylan song 'Blowin' in the Wind'
ABOUT-FACE, BACKPEDAL, FLIP-FLOP, and RENEGE all mean to reverse course, retract a position, or break a commitment
JAM, SHOEHORN, STUFF, and WEDGE all mean to forcefully pack or fit something into a confined space
KANGAROO (Captain Kangaroo), NEIGHBORHOOD (Mister Rogers' Neighborhood), RAINBOW (Rainbow), and STREET (Sesame Street) are the last words in long-running children's television show titles