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Saturday, September 27, 2025
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — September 27, 2025
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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.
ARM
FIDDLE
FIN
FLIPPER
FRITTER
KETTLE
KIND
MICROWAVE
POPPER
STOVETOP
SWEET
TENDER
THROW
TRIFLE
WARM
WING
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
LOVINGStraightforward
APPENDAGESModerate
POPCORN-MAKING METHODSTricky
SQUANDER, WITH “AWAY”Devious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
LOVINGStraightforward
WORDS THAT DESCRIBE SOMEONE WHO SHOWS AFFECTION AND CARE+ 3 more…
APPENDAGESModerate
BODY PARTS THAT HELP CREATURES MOVE OR SWIM+ 3 more…
POPCORN-MAKING METHODSTricky
WAYS TO MAKE THAT CLASSIC MOVIE SNACK+ 3 more…
SQUANDER, WITH “AWAY”Devious
EACH OF THESE WORDS PRECEDES 'AWAY' TO MEAN WASTE OR SQUANDER+ 3 more…
Full solution
LOVINGStraightforward
KIND,SWEET,TENDER,WARM
KIND, SWEET, TENDER, and WARM are all adjectives meaning loving or affectionate
APPENDAGESModerate
ARM,FIN,FLIPPER,WING
ARM, FIN, FLIPPER, and WING are all appendages — limbs or extensions of an animal's body
POPCORN-MAKING METHODSTricky
KETTLE,MICROWAVE,POPPER,STOVETOP
KETTLE, MICROWAVE, POPPER, and STOVETOP are all methods or devices used to make popcorn
SQUANDER, WITH “AWAY”Devious
FIDDLE,FRITTER,THROW,TRIFLE
FIDDLE, FRITTER, THROW, and TRIFLE all pair with 'away' to mean to squander or waste something