NYT Connections #838

Hints, category titles, and full answers for Friday, September 26, 2025

🧩 September 26, 2025

Connections Hint #838September 26, 2025

By NYT Connections HintsLast updated:

About this puzzle

This is the complete solution to NYT Connections puzzle #838, originally published on Friday, September 26, 2025. The four categories ranged from STIR VIGOROUSLY (the easiest, yellow group) through DIRTY ___ (the trickiest, purple group, which usually involves wordplay or hidden patterns).

You can browse our complete Connections archive for every past puzzle since the game launched in June 2023, or jump to today's puzzle for the latest hints.