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Monday, September 28, 2026
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — September 28, 2026
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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ARKANSANS
BAMBOO
CELERY
CHALLENGER
CHARGER
CHIHUAHUA
CORN
DURANGO
HORSERADISH
LEMON
MIGNONETTE
POSSESSES
SPRINGING
TABASCO
VIPER
WHEAT
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
THINGS WITH STALKSStraightforward
OYSTER CONDIMENTSModerate
DODGE MODELSTricky
THREE LETTERS PLUS REPEATED TRIGRAMSDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
THINGS WITH STALKSStraightforward
THESE PLANTS ALL GROW TALL ON A CENTRAL STEM+ 3 more…
OYSTER CONDIMENTSModerate
CLASSIC ACCOMPANIMENTS SERVED ALONGSIDE SHELLFISH ON THE HALF SHELL+ 3 more…
DODGE MODELSTricky
THESE ARE ALL MUSCLE CAR OR SUV NAMES FROM A DETROIT AUTOMAKER+ 3 more…
THREE LETTERS PLUS REPEATED TRIGRAMSDevious
EACH WORD CONTAINS THREE LETTERS FOLLOWED BY A THREE-LETTER CHUNK REPEATED TWICE+ 3 more…
Full solution
THINGS WITH STALKSStraightforward
BAMBOO,CELERY,CORN,WHEAT
Bamboo, celery, corn, and wheat all have prominent stalks as a defining structural feature
OYSTER CONDIMENTSModerate
HORSERADISH,LEMON,MIGNONETTE,TABASCO
Horseradish, lemon, mignonette, and Tabasco are traditional condiments served with raw oysters
DODGE MODELSTricky
CHALLENGER,CHARGER,DURANGO,VIPER
Challenger, Charger, Durango, and Viper are all vehicle models produced by Dodge
THREE LETTERS PLUS REPEATED TRIGRAMSDevious
ARKANSANS,CHIHUAHUA,POSSESSES,SPRINGING
ARKANSANS (ARK + ANS + ANS), CHIHUAHUA (CHI + HUA + HUA), POSSESSES (POS + SES + SES), SPRINGING (SPR + ING + ING) — each contains three unique letters followed by a trigram repeated twice