NYT Connections Answers September 21, 2026

NYT Connections Answers — September 21, 2026

Today's NYT Connections puzzle groups terms by email interface buttons, fishing lures, chess actions, and the opening syllables of famous composers' names.

Today's four groups

Answers are hidden below — tap to reveal them, easiest (yellow) to trickiest (purple).

EMAIL BUTTONS

COMPOSE · SPAM · SENT · DRAFTS

These are standard labels for buttons or folders in an email interface.

WAYS TO ATTRACT FISH

FLY · WORM · CHUM · SPINNER

These are all bait or lure types used to entice fish.

CHESS VERBS

CHECK · MATE · CASTLE · CAPTURE

These are actions a player can perform during a chess game.

STARTS OF COMPOSERS' NAMES

BEET · BRAH · VIVA · CHOP

Each word sounds like the beginning of a famous composer's name (Beethoven, Brahms, Vivaldi, Chopin).

How to Play Connections

Connections gives you a grid of 16 words. Your job is to sort them into four hidden groups of four that share something in common — without using more than four mistakes. Groups are color-coded by difficulty: yellow is the most straightforward, then green, blue, and finally the purple group, which usually hides a wordplay twist.

Watch out for words that look like they fit multiple groups — the puzzle is designed so the obvious grouping is often a trap. Solve the three easier groups first and the last four words fall into place.