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Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — September 23, 2025
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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BABY
BOUNCY
BRIGHT
BUGGY
BUMPER
CARRY-ON
DUFFEL
FERRIS
HARD-SHELL
HEATHER
INDIANA
MERRY
PEE-WEE
ROLLER
RUBBER
SUNNY
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
CHEERFULStraightforward
"RUBBER BABY BUGGY BUMPER"Moderate
KINDS OF LUGGAGETricky
TITLE CHARACTERS IN '80S MOVIESDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
CHEERFULStraightforward
WORDS THAT DESCRIBE A HAPPY, UPBEAT MOOD OR PERSONALITY+ 3 more…
"RUBBER BABY BUGGY BUMPER"Moderate
EACH WORD APPEARS IN A CLASSIC TONGUE TWISTER+ 3 more…
KINDS OF LUGGAGETricky
TYPES OF BAGS YOU MIGHT PACK FOR A TRIP+ 3 more…
TITLE CHARACTERS IN '80S MOVIESDevious
FIRST NAMES (OR NICKNAMES) OF ICONIC 1980S MOVIE PROTAGONISTS+ 3 more…
Full solution
CHEERFULStraightforward
BOUNCY,BRIGHT,MERRY,SUNNY
BOUNCY, BRIGHT, MERRY, and SUNNY are all adjectives meaning cheerful or full of good spirits.
"RUBBER BABY BUGGY BUMPER"Moderate
BABY,BUGGY,BUMPER,RUBBER
BABY, BUGGY, BUMPER, and RUBBER are all words in the famous tongue twister 'Rubber baby buggy bumpers.'
KINDS OF LUGGAGETricky
CARRY-ON,DUFFEL,HARD-SHELL,ROLLER
CARRY-ON, DUFFEL, HARD-SHELL, and ROLLER are all types of luggage used for traveling.
TITLE CHARACTERS IN '80S MOVIESDevious
FERRIS,HEATHER,INDIANA,PEE-WEE
FERRIS (Bueller), HEATHER (from Heathers), INDIANA (Jones), and PEE-WEE (Herman) are all title characters from popular 1980s films.