Connections Hints: Sep 24, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on Sep 24, 2025 (2025-09-24). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

Meta: Puzzle #874

Puzzle #874 · 2025-09-24

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 #874 for 2025-09-24, 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: MOVIE, STREW, WRINKLY THINGS 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.

MOVIE
STREW
WRINKLY THINGS
SWEET ___

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.

MOVIE

FEATURE

FILM

FLICK

PICTURE

STREW

LITTER

PEPPER

SCATTER

SPRINKLE

WRINKLY THINGS

BRAIN

CREPE PAPER

PRUNE

SHAR PEI

SWEET ___

POTATO

SIXTEEN

TALK

TOOTH

Reveal full answer

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