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Spoilers ahead: the Monday, September 29, 2025, NYT Connections puzzle is #841. Its four groups are kinds of underwear, ways to play a joke on someone, parts of a toilet tank, and opening words from 1970s rock song titles.
NYT Connections #841 answers for September 29, 2025
Here are all 16 words sorted into the puzzle’s four groups:
| Category | Words |
|---|---|
| Yellow: Kinds of Underwear | BOXER, BRIEF, HIPSTER, THONG |
| Green: Play a Joke on | FOOL, PRANK, PUNK, TRICK |
| Blue: Parts of a Toilet Tank | CHAIN, FLAPPER, FLOAT, HANDLE |
| Purple: First Words in ’70s Rock Song Titles | BABA, BOHEMIAN, HOTEL, STAIRWAY |
What made the groups tricky
Several words can suggest more than one connection. PUNK belongs with FOOL, PRANK, and TRICK as a verb meaning to play a joke on someone. The purple group is a pattern in song titles: BABA, BOHEMIAN, HOTEL, and STAIRWAY are their first words.
The full grid was FLAPPER, PUNK, HOTEL, STAIRWAY, BOHEMIAN, FLOAT, HANDLE, HIPSTER, BOXER, FOOL, CHAIN, TRICK, BABA, BRIEF, PRANK, and THONG. Connections asks players to sort 16 words into four groups of four. Play or share results on NYT Games.
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