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Monday, September 21, 2026
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — September 21, 2026
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
Theme name plus one word from each category.
COMPOSE, DRAFTS, SENT, and SPAM are all folders or action buttons found in an email client like Gmail or Outlook
CHUM (bait scattered in water), FLY (fly fishing lure), SPINNER (spinning lure), and WORM (worm bait) are all methods or lures used to attract fish
CAPTURE, CASTLE, CHECK, and MATE are all verbs used in the game of chess describing moves or game states
BEET(hoven), BRAH(ms), CHOP(in), and VIVA(ldi) are the opening syllables of the surnames of classical composers Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, and Vivaldi