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Thursday, September 24, 2026

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — September 24, 2026

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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.

BEER HAT
BOBBLEHEAD
BREATHE
CAPE
CREATION OF ADAM
FACE PAINT
FAKE BLOOD
FANGS
FOAM FINGER
HERB TEA
I'M WITH STUPID SHIRT
POGO STICK
SNAKES IN A CAN
THE BEAR
TRAMPOLINE
UNCLE SAM
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Themes

The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.

PARTS OF A VAMPIRE COSTUMEStraightforward
THINGS WITH SPRING/SModerate
FEATURING POINTINGTricky
ANAGRAMSDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

PARTS OF A VAMPIRE COSTUMEStraightforward
WHAT YOU'D FIND IN A HALLOWEEN COSTUME BOX FOR DRACULA+ 3 more…
THINGS WITH SPRING/SModerate
THESE THINGS ALL LITERALLY CONTAIN OR USE A COILED SPRING+ 3 more…
FEATURING POINTINGTricky
FAMOUS IMAGES OR ITEMS KNOWN FOR SOMEONE POINTING A FINGER+ 3 more…
ANAGRAMSDevious
THESE FOUR PHRASES ARE ALL SCRAMBLED VERSIONS OF EACH OTHER+ 3 more…
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Full solution
PARTS OF A VAMPIRE COSTUMEStraightforward
CAPE,FACE PAINT,FAKE BLOOD,FANGS

CAPE, FACE PAINT, FAKE BLOOD, and FANGS are all classic components of a vampire Halloween costume.

THINGS WITH SPRING/SModerate
BOBBLEHEAD,POGO STICK,SNAKES IN A CAN,TRAMPOLINE

BOBBLEHEAD, POGO STICK, SNAKES IN A CAN, and TRAMPOLINE all rely on springs as part of their mechanism or gag.

FEATURING POINTINGTricky
CREATION OF ADAM,FOAM FINGER,I'M WITH STUPID SHIRT,UNCLE SAM

CREATION OF ADAM (God's pointing finger), FOAM FINGER (sports prop pointing #1), I'M WITH STUPID SHIRT (arrow pointing sideways), and UNCLE SAM (iconic 'I Want You' pointing poster) all feature prominent pointing.

ANAGRAMSDevious
BEER HAT,BREATHE,HERB TEA,THE BEAR

BEER HAT, BREATHE, HERB TEA, and THE BEAR are all anagrams of one another, sharing the same letters rearranged.

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