Beat Today’s Connections With These Essential Hints and Clues for September 27
Stuck on the September 27 NYT Connections? Grab sharp hints and subtle nudges to crack the categories and keep your winning streak alive before the grid resets.
If today's NYT Connections (Sept 27) left you staring at the screen, I've got quick nudges and then the full solution. Scroll as far as you want to get spoiled.
Quick refresher
Connections is The New York Times' daily word-grouping game: take 16 words, sort them into four sets of four based on hidden themes. You only get four guesses, and if you're close the game flashes a little nudge.
"one away..."
Today's board (September 27)
Words in play: MICROWAVE, SWEET, ARM, STOVETOP, TENDER, TRIFLE, KETTLE, THROW, FIDDLE, FRITTER, FIN, FLIPPER, WARM, WING, PEPPER, KIND.
Gentle nudges (no spoilers yet)
Yellow is about adoration. Green points to anatomy. Blue lives in the kitchen. Purple is what you do when you're careless with your stuff.
Answers for September 27
- Yellow — Loving: KIND, SWEET, TENDER, WARM
- Green — Appendages: ARM, FIN, FLIPPER, WING
- Blue — Popcorn-making methods: KETTLE, MICROWAVE, PEPPER, STOVETOP
- Purple — Squander, with "away": FIDDLE, FRITTER, THROW, TRIFLE
Yeah, that Blue category is the eyebrow-raiser. Putting PEPPER under "popcorn-making methods" is a bit inside baseball (and probably what tripped a lot of people). The rest tracks cleanly once you see it.
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