Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for Sept. 21, #833

Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for Sept. 21, #833

Here are some hints and the answers for the NYT Connections puzzle for Sept. 21, #833.

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Today's NYT Connections puzzle features another one of those purple categories where you need to play with the letters in the word to figure out their connection. It's fun, but tricky. Need help? Read on for clues and today's Connections answers.

The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. Players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including the number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak.

Read more: Hints, Tips and Strategies to Help You Win at NYT Connections Every Time

Hints for today's Connections groups

Here are four hints for the groupings in today's Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: Computer technique.

Green group hint: Calm down.

Blue group hint: Here are your menus.

Purple group hint: Not fruits.

Answers for today's Connections groups

Yellow group: Touchscreen gestures.

Green group: Relax.

Blue group: Restaurant seating options.

Purple group: Vegetables with first letter removed.

Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words

What are today's Connections answers?

completed NYT Connections puzzle for Sept. 21, 2025

The completed NYT Connections puzzle for Sept. 21, 2025.

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The yellow words in today's Connections

The theme is touchscreen gestures. The four answers are pinch, scroll, swipe and tap.

The green words in today's Connections

The theme is relax. The four answers are chill, loaf, lounge and veg.

The blue words in today's Connections

The theme is restaurant seating options. The four answers are bar, booth, counter and table.

The purple words in today's Connections

The theme is vegetables with first letter removed. The four answers are ale (kale), eek (leek), hive (chive) and quash (squash).

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