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Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — September 8, 2026
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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ARTICHOKE
BERET
CORVETTE
DOVES
FIREBIRD
GLOVES
MARSH
MUSTANG
PURPLE
SACRED
SKORT
STRIPES
SUSPENDERS
TAKE TO
TWIXT
VIPER
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
CLASSIC AMERICAN PERFORMANCE CARSStraightforward
FEATURES OF A MIME COSTUMEModerate
___ HEARTTricky
CANDY BARS PLUS A LETTERDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
CLASSIC AMERICAN PERFORMANCE CARSStraightforward
THESE ICONIC VEHICLES HAVE REVVED UP AMERICAN ROADS FOR DECADES+ 3 more…
FEATURES OF A MIME COSTUMEModerate
A SILENT PERFORMER'S WARDROBE ESSENTIALS+ 3 more…
___ HEARTTricky
EACH OF THESE WORDS CAN PRECEDE OR FOLLOW HEART+ 3 more…
CANDY BARS PLUS A LETTERDevious
REMOVE A LETTER FROM EACH TO REVEAL A SWEET TREAT+ 3 more…
Full solution
CLASSIC AMERICAN PERFORMANCE CARSStraightforward
CORVETTE,FIREBIRD,MUSTANG,VIPER
CORVETTE, FIREBIRD, MUSTANG, and VIPER are all classic American performance/muscle cars with legendary status in automotive history
FEATURES OF A MIME COSTUMEModerate
BERET,GLOVES,STRIPES,SUSPENDERS
BERET, GLOVES, STRIPES, and SUSPENDERS are all traditional elements of a mime's classic costume
___ HEARTTricky
ARTICHOKE,PURPLE,SACRED,TAKE TO
ARTICHOKE HEART, PURPLE HEART, SACRED HEART, and TAKE TO HEART are all common phrases containing the word HEART
CANDY BARS PLUS A LETTERDevious
DOVES,MARSH,SKORT,TWIXT
Each word contains a candy bar with one letter added: DOVES (DOVE+S), MARSH (MARS+H), SKORT (SKOR+T), TWIXT (TWIX+T)