Connections Answers
Monday, September 21, 2026
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EMAIL BUTTONS
These words are common names for folders or actions you find in an email program or app. They are basic functions for managing your electronic mail.
Individual words:
•COMPOSE: To 'compose' means to write a new email. You click this button to start creating a new message to send to someone.
•DRAFTS: This is a folder where emails you started writing but did not send yet are automatically saved. You can finish them later.
•SENT: This is a folder that holds all the emails you have successfully sent to other people. It shows your outgoing messages history.
•SPAM: These are unwanted, often advertisements or scam emails. They are usually put in a 'spam' folder by your email service, like junk mail.
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WAYS TO ATTRACT FISH
These words describe different things people use to attract fish when they are trying to catch them, like food or artificial lures.
Individual words:
•CHUM: Small pieces of fish or other food thrown into the water. It creates a scent trail and makes fish curious, bringing them closer to the fishing area.
•FLY: A type of artificial fishing lure, often made with feathers or fur. It's designed to look like an insect or small aquatic creature to trick fish.
•SPINNER: A fishing lure with a metal blade that spins when pulled through the water. The spinning creates flashes and vibrations, which catches a fish's attention.
•WORM: A common live bait for fishing. Many people put a real worm on a hook because fish are naturally attracted to them as food.
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CHESS VERBS
These words are all verbs that describe actions or states specifically found within the game of chess.
Individual words:
•CAPTURE: In chess, to "capture" means to remove an opponent's piece from the board by moving one of your pieces to its square. You "take" their piece.
•CASTLE: "Castle" is a special move in chess where the king moves two squares towards a rook, and the rook then jumps over the king to the adjacent square.
•CHECK: In chess, "check" means your king is currently under direct attack by an opponent's piece. You must make a move to protect your king immediately.
•MATE: "Mate," or "checkmate," means your king is in "check" and cannot make any move to escape the attack. This ends the game, and the player whose king is mated loses.
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STARTS OF COMPOSERS' NAMES
These words are the first sounds or syllables of famous classical composers' names, shortened for wordplay.
Individual words:
•BEET: A beet is a red vegetable. In this puzzle, 'Beet' is the beginning of Ludwig van Beethoven, a very famous German composer.
•BRAH: 'Brah' is a casual way to say 'brother' in some American slang. Here, it's the start of Johannes Brahms, another famous composer.
•CHOP: To 'chop' means to cut something into pieces, like chopping vegetables. It is also the start of Frédéric Chopin, a famous Polish composer.
•VIVA: 'Viva' is an exclamation from Spanish or Italian meaning 'long live' or 'hooray'. It's the beginning of Antonio Vivaldi, a famous Italian composer.