Cracking Today’s Connections Puzzle – September 12, 2025
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If you’ve been following along with the growing craze around Connections, then you know how much excitement builds every morning when the latest puzzle drops. September 12, 2025, has brought not one, but two versions that have players buzzing: the Sports Edition puzzle No. 354 from The Athletic and the daily main edition from The New York Times .
For fans of the Sports Edition, puzzle No. 354 came in at a moderate difficulty level — about two and a half stars out of five. That means it wasn’t the trickiest one we’ve seen, but it also wasn’t a walk in the park. The challenge, as always, was to spot the hidden patterns between different terms pulled from the wide world of sports. Today’s color-coded hints were revealed as Yellow: “CHAIN,” Green: “SOLO,” Blue: “SHOCK,” and Purple: “HORSESHOE.” Those clues gave solvers just enough of a nudge without giving the entire game away, though one answer from each group was shared for players who wanted a lifeline. The reminder was clear — if you prefer solving the board entirely on your own, it was better to stop reading before peeking at the solutions.
Meanwhile, the main New York Times Connections puzzle, No. 824, leaned a little heavier into wordplay. The yellow group carried the theme of “entreaty,” which pulled together words like “appeal,” “bid,” “call,” and “petition.” Green focused on “contact info,” with answers such as “address,” “email,” “name,” and “number.” The blue group was a treat for photography enthusiasts, linking “fisheye,” “macro,” “telephoto,” and “zoom” under the category “camera lenses.” But the purple group — often the trickiest of the lot — asked solvers to think creatively. Today’s purple theme was “bodies of water plus starting letter,” which had to be pieced together by mentally subtracting or adjusting words, making it the hardest set to crack.
Both versions continue to show why Connections has quickly become a daily ritual for so many people. It’s not just about testing vocabulary or sports knowledge, but also about sharpening pattern recognition and seeing how words — or even sports terms — can unexpectedly link together. The added fun comes from the community aspect. Players are encouraged to share their scores, streaks, and even those “aha” moments when a difficult grouping finally clicks.
So, whether you’re connecting the dots between leagues like the Premier League and La Liga, or puzzling over categories such as camera lenses and entreaties, today’s puzzles offered a nice balance of challenge and reward. The next round will be waiting, as always, at midnight in your local time zone. Until then, it’s all about celebrating the small victories and maybe comparing notes with fellow solvers. After all, half the fun is in spotting the patterns, but the other half is in sharing the journey.
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