Connections Hints
Sunday, September 21, 2025
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — September 21, 2025
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Show the word gridAll 16 words — you figure out the groups
Show the themesCategory names only, no words revealed
One word per groupTheme name + one word per category
Full solutionAll words and explanations
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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ALE
BAR
BOOTH
CHILL
COUNTER
EEK
HIVE
LOAF
LOUNGE
PINCH
QUASH
SCROLL
SWIPE
TABLE
TAP
VEG
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
TOUCHSCREEN GESTURESStraightforward
RELAXModerate
RESTAURANT SEATING OPTIONSTricky
VEGETABLES WITH FIRST LETTER REMOVEDDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
TOUCHSCREEN GESTURESStraightforward
THINGS YOUR FINGERS DO ON A SMARTPHONE SCREEN+ 3 more…
RELAXModerate
WAYS TO KICK BACK AND DO NOTHING+ 3 more…
RESTAURANT SEATING OPTIONSTricky
WHERE THE HOST MIGHT SEAT YOU AT A RESTAURANT+ 3 more…
VEGETABLES WITH FIRST LETTER REMOVEDDevious
THESE LOOK LIKE ODD WORDS BUT HIDE VEGETABLES IF YOU ADD A LETTER TO THE FRONT+ 3 more…
Full solution
TOUCHSCREEN GESTURESStraightforward
PINCH,SCROLL,SWIPE,TAP
PINCH, SCROLL, SWIPE, and TAP are all gestures used to interact with a touchscreen device
RELAXModerate
CHILL,LOAF,LOUNGE,VEG
CHILL, LOAF, LOUNGE, and VEG all mean to relax or laze around without doing much
RESTAURANT SEATING OPTIONSTricky
BAR,BOOTH,COUNTER,TABLE
BAR, BOOTH, COUNTER, and TABLE are all places where diners can be seated in a restaurant
VEGETABLES WITH FIRST LETTER REMOVEDDevious
ALE,EEK,HIVE,QUASH
ALE = KALE, EEK = LEEK, HIVE = CHIVE, QUASH = SQUASH — each word becomes a vegetable when its first letter is removed