Connections #821 Answers
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #821 for Tuesday, September 9, 2025. The 16 words split into four groups by colour — yellow is easiest, purple the trickiest. The group themes are listed first as hints, then every group is revealed below. Looking for the latest puzzle? See today's Connections.
Hints — the four group themes
- Yellow (easiest): finished
- Green: things with shells
- Blue: swig
- Purple (hardest): ___dog
Answers
FINISHED
COMPLETE, DONE, OVER, THROUGH
THINGS WITH SHELLS
EGG, HARD TACO, M&M, SNAIL
SWIG
BELT, GULP, SHOT, SLUG
___DOG
BULL, LAP, UNDER, WATCH
Previous Connections answers
- #820 — nonsense, increase, with "up", fictional spies, cat___
- #819 — gymnastics moves, disney princesses, fonts, geometry adjectives
- #818 — ruptured, apparition, predict, "best ___ performance" grammy award
- #817 — piquancy, available, male animals, chinese dynasties
- #816 — what you might see on a christmas tree, clean up, as a photograph, french food words, things with cells
- #815 — beginning, join, tv-related abbreviations in the '80s, may___
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