Connections #816 Answers – September 4, 2025
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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #816 on Thursday, September 4, 2025. Reveal as much or as little as you need.
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Today's 16 words
AIRBRUSHANGELCANDY CANECORNICHONFIXHONEYCOMBORGANISMPAINPAMPLEMOUSSEPHOTOSHOPSOLAR PANELSPREADSHEETSTRING LIGHTSTINSELTOUCH UPVINAIGRETTE
Hint 1: one word from each group
Yellow (easiest)
ANGEL belongs to this group.
Green
AIRBRUSH belongs to this group.
Blue
CORNICHON belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
HONEYCOMB belongs to this group.
Hint 2: the categories
Yellow (easiest) category
WHAT YOU MIGHT SEE ON A CHRISTMAS TREE
Green category
CLEAN UP, AS A PHOTOGRAPH
Blue category
FRENCH FOOD WORDS
Purple (hardest) category
THINGS WITH CELLS
Connections #816 answers
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WHAT YOU MIGHT SEE ON A CHRISTMAS TREEANGEL, CANDY CANE, STRING LIGHTS, TINSEL
CLEAN UP, AS A PHOTOGRAPHAIRBRUSH, FIX, PHOTOSHOP, TOUCH UP
FRENCH FOOD WORDSCORNICHON, PAIN, PAMPLEMOUSSE, VINAIGRETTE
THINGS WITH CELLSHONEYCOMB, ORGANISM, SOLAR PANEL, SPREADSHEET
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What are the Connections answers for September 4, 2025?
WHAT YOU MIGHT SEE ON A CHRISTMAS TREE: ANGEL, CANDY CANE, STRING LIGHTS, TINSEL. CLEAN UP, AS A PHOTOGRAPH: AIRBRUSH, FIX, PHOTOSHOP, TOUCH UP. FRENCH FOOD WORDS: CORNICHON, PAIN, PAMPLEMOUSSE, VINAIGRETTE. THINGS WITH CELLS: HONEYCOMB, ORGANISM, SOLAR PANEL, SPREADSHEET.
What do the Connections colors mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.