Connections Hints: Sep 22, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on Sep 22, 2025 (2025-09-22). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

Meta: Puzzle #873

Puzzle #873 · 2025-09-22

Step through today’s Connections hints

Start with broad themes, then reveal more detail about the groups and tiles only when you need it. The final button shows today's full group breakdown.

Puzzle reference: Connections #873 for 2025-09-22, edition main, with a standard four-group board. Spoiler categories and tiles stay collapsed until you open the hint layers below.

Hint 1 – overall theme

There are 4 groups in today’s puzzle.

Themes include: BASIC GEOMETRIC CALCULATIONS, BLACK-AND-WHITE THINGS, LAS VEGAS CASINO HOTELS and 1 more.

Hint 2 – group titles

Here are the category names for each group. Try matching the tiles in the official game to these themes before you reveal any tiles.

  • BASIC GEOMETRIC CALCULATIONS
  • BLACK-AND-WHITE THINGS
  • LAS VEGAS CASINO HOTELS
  • WORDS THAT SOUND LIKE PLURAL LETTERS

Hint 3 – group tiles

Reveal the tiles for each group. If you only want a partial nudge, stop after reading one or two groups and go back to the official puzzle.

BASIC GEOMETRIC CALCULATIONS

AREA
LENGTH
PERIMETER
VOLUME

BLACK-AND-WHITE THINGS

CROSSWORD
DOMINO
ORCA
OREO

LAS VEGAS CASINO HOTELS

ARIA
ENCORE
EXCALIBUR
LUXOR

WORDS THAT SOUND LIKE PLURAL LETTERS

ARS
AYES
EASE
OWES

Reveal full answer

This is the full breakdown of today's Connections puzzle: group titles and all tiles, grouped together.

BASIC GEOMETRIC CALCULATIONS

AREA
LENGTH
PERIMETER
VOLUME

BLACK-AND-WHITE THINGS

CROSSWORD
DOMINO
ORCA
OREO

LAS VEGAS CASINO HOTELS

ARIA
ENCORE
EXCALIBUR
LUXOR

WORDS THAT SOUND LIKE PLURAL LETTERS

ARS
AYES
EASE
OWES

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