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Thursday, September 18, 2025
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — September 18, 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.
ABLE
CANE
DOWN
EAGER
EAVE
EQUIP
GAME
N.F.L.
NASA
NOAA
OUTFIT
PARAMOUNT
PREPARE
READY
SUBARU
WILLING
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
INTO ITStraightforward
FURNISHModerate
ORGS WITH STARS IN THEIR LOGOSTricky
HOMOPHONES OF GENESIS FIGURESDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
INTO ITStraightforward
WORDS MEANING ENTHUSIASTIC OR ON BOARD WITH SOMETHING+ 3 more…
FURNISHModerate
WORDS MEANING TO SUPPLY OR MAKE READY+ 3 more…
ORGS WITH STARS IN THEIR LOGOSTricky
ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE LOGOS FEATURE STARS+ 3 more…
HOMOPHONES OF GENESIS FIGURESDevious
THEY SOUND LIKE PEOPLE FROM THE BOOK OF GENESIS WHEN SPOKEN ALOUD+ 3 more…
Full solution
INTO ITStraightforward
DOWN,EAGER,GAME,WILLING
DOWN, EAGER, GAME, and WILLING all mean enthusiastic or ready to participate in something.
FURNISHModerate
EQUIP,OUTFIT,PREPARE,READY
EQUIP, OUTFIT, PREPARE, and READY all mean to furnish or supply someone with what they need.
ORGS WITH STARS IN THEIR LOGOSTricky
NASA,N.F.L.,PARAMOUNT,SUBARU
NASA, N.F.L., PARAMOUNT, and SUBARU all have stars prominently featured in their official logos.
HOMOPHONES OF GENESIS FIGURESDevious
ABLE,CANE,EAVE,NOAA
ABLE sounds like Abel, CANE sounds like Cain, EAVE sounds like Eve, and NOAA sounds like Noah — all figures from Genesis.