NYT Connections Answer & Hints for September 6, 2025 — Puzzle #818

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About Today’s Connections Puzzle

Puzzle #818 (published September 6, 2025) blends synonyms for breaking, words for ghosts, terms for predicting, and Grammy award categories.

Definitions of the 16 Words

Alphabetical order to avoid hinting at groupings:

Word	Short definition
AMERICANA	A genre of contemporary music incorporating elements of folk, country, blues, and rock.
BLEW	Past tense of blow; can also mean something suddenly failed or burst apart.
BROKE	Past tense of break; to fracture or shatter.
BURST	To break suddenly and violently apart.
CALL	To name or announce; also to predict or declare an outcome (“call the game”).
CHORAL	Relating to a choir or group of singers; a Grammy performance category.
DIVINE	To foretell by supernatural insight; also means sacred or godly.
FORECAST	To predict future events, especially weather or trends.
JAZZ	A musical genre with roots in blues and ragtime, a Grammy category.
RAP	A musical genre characterized by rhythmic speech over beats; Grammy category for Best Rap Performance.
READ	To interpret written words; also, to predict or interpret (e.g., “read the signs”).
SHADE	A ghost or spirit; also a shadowy figure.
SPECTER	A ghostly apparition or haunting presence.
SPLIT	To divide or break apart suddenly.
SPIRIT	A supernatural being, soul, or ghost.
WIGHT	An archaic word for a creature or being, often used to mean a ghost or apparition.