NYT Connections Offers Four Themed Puzzles for September 6

Lead: Today’s New York Times Connections puzzle challenges solvers with four categories-Breaking, Haunting, Fortune Telling and Prestigious Musical Awards-across a 4x4 grid, revealing 16 related words in groups of four.

Nut Graf: As weeknight routines resume, NYT Connections continues to test vocabulary and lateral thinking by grouping words into thematic quartets. September 6’s puzzle (#818) blends action verbs, supernatural elements, divination and Grammy honors to appeal to both casual players and seasoned wordsmiths.

Hints for Today’s Categories

• Breaking
• They haunt the night
• Fortune teller
• Prestigious musical award

Answers for September 6

• RUPTURED (Breaking): BLEW, BROKE, BURST, SPLIT
• APPARITION (They haunt the night): SHADE, SPECTER, SPIRIT, WIGHT
• PREDICT (Fortune teller): CALL, DIVINE, FORECAST, READ
• “BEST ____ PERFORMANCE” GRAMMY AWARD (Prestigious musical award): AMERICANA, CHORAL, JAZZ, RAP

Strategy and Insights

Players often begin with the most literal cluster-identifying rupture verbs or ghostly figures-to narrow remaining options. Removing one quartet at a time exposes the leftover words, guiding solvers toward the forecasting set and leaving musical genres for last. With only four guesses allowed, careful elimination and occasional shuffling of the grid can prevent wasted attempts.

What’s Next

A new Connections puzzle appears at midnight in each time zone. For those seeking further practice, archived grids and daily hints remain available online, helping players sharpen pattern recognition and semantic agility ahead of tomorrow’s challenge.