Issue #90 Sat 9 Sep
NYT Connections Hints & Answer — September 9, 2023
A grid that tests your patience with a few deceptive overlaps. Sorting these items requires a careful eye for commonalities that hide in plain sight.
yellow group 7 hints
Yellow group hints
Dust on the cleats, a handful of dirt in the air, and a tense silence from the dugout as the umpire leans in.
Sports terminology
Direct synonyms within a specialized field
Members are 3–6 letters; first letters B, O, S.
BASEBALL CALLS
One is BALL.
BALL · OUT · SAFE · STRIKE
green group 7 hints
Green group hints
The smell of scorched iron and the orange glow radiating from a heavy metal door.
Industrial hardware
Objects sharing a functional purpose
Members are 4–7 letters; first letters F, K, O.
HEAT SOURCES
One is FORGE.
FORGE · FURNACE · KILN · OVEN
blue group 7 hints
Blue group hints
A long afternoon at the pier, watching the line go taut while you wait for a nibble.
Linguistic double meanings
Words with dual definitions
Members are 4–8 letters; first letters C, F, S.
FISH THAT ARE VERBS
One is CARP.
CARP · CATFISH · FLOUNDER · SMELT
violet group 7 hints
Violet group hints
Stumbling over a letter in a word that you have read a thousand times but never actually heard spoken aloud.
Orthography and phonetics
Shared spelling irregularities
Members are 4–7 letters; first letters C, S, W, Y.
SILENT “L”
One is COLONEL.
COLONEL · SALMON · WALK · YOLK
Spoiler zone
Complete Connections answer
Open only the solution you want to see. Each answer stays hidden until you choose to reveal it.
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Reveal the yellow group
BASEBALL CALLSBALL · OUT · SAFE · STRIKE
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Reveal the green group
HEAT SOURCESFORGE · FURNACE · KILN · OVEN
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Reveal the blue group
FISH THAT ARE VERBSCARP · CATFISH · FLOUNDER · SMELT
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Reveal the violet group
SILENT “L”COLONEL · SALMON · WALK · YOLK
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Frequently asked questions
Spoiler-free help for Connections on September 9, 2023. Every answer below helps you along without giving the game away — ready to see the full solution? See the complete Connections answer for September 9, 2023, or browse every Connections puzzle in the archive.
How hard is NYT Connections on September 9, 2023?
NYT Connections on September 9, 2023 rates 3 out of 4 on our difficulty scale — a tougher-than-average puzzle. As always you sort sixteen words into four colour-coded groups, and our hints tease what links each group without ever naming the words.
What's a spoiler-free hint for NYT Connections on September 9, 2023?
The hint ladder above starts with a one-line vibe for each of the four groups, then adds the connecting idea, then the wording of each category. You climb only as far as you need, and no grouped words are shown until the final reveal.
How many groups are in NYT Connections #90?
Four groups of four, ordered from the gentlest to the trickiest. For the categories and the sixteen words themselves, open the answer section on this page — the hints here keep them hidden.
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