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Puzzle #825

NYT Connections Hints and Answers for Saturday, September 13, 2025

Puzzle #825 · Saturday, Sep 13, 2025

Stuck on Connections puzzle #825? Each group below starts with a gentle hint. Open a starter word, then the category, and only reveal the full answers when you are ready. Your progress is remembered on this device.

Nothing is revealed until you tap it.

Clues and hints for each group

Yellow group Straightforward

Hint: Four of the sixteen words share a link. The category name begins with the letter I.

Show one word from this group

One word that belongs here: CRITICAL

Show the category

Important

Green group Moderate

Hint: Four of the sixteen words share a link. The category name begins with the letter I.

Show one word from this group

One word that belongs here: INNER

Show the category

Intimate and Undisclosed

Blue group Tricky

Hint: Four of the sixteen words share a link. The category name begins with the letter G.

Show one word from this group

One word that belongs here: DOLLAR

Show the category

Global Currencies

Purple group Hardest

Hint: Think of one short word that can come before each of the four to make a familiar phrase.

Show one word from this group

One word that belongs here: BILL

Show the category

Buffalo ___

Full answers for puzzle #825

Reveal all four groups and their words

Important

CRITICAL KEY MAJOR PRINCIPAL

Intimate and Undisclosed

INNER PERSONAL PRIVATE SECRET

Global Currencies

DOLLAR POUND STERLING WON

Buffalo ___

BILL NICKEL SOLDIER WING

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How hard is NYT Connections puzzle #825?

Puzzle #825 from September 13, 2025 follows the usual pattern: yellow is the gentlest group and purple the trickiest.

How can I get a hint for the September 13, 2025 Connections puzzle without spoilers?

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You have four mistakes. The fourth wrong guess ends the game, so you can safely miss three times. If the game says you are "one away", three of your four words are correct.

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