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September 12, 2026 Puzzle Breakdown

Four groups, four words each — here's the connections between today's words.

Today kicks off with the easiest set on the board, revolving around things that will not cost you a dime. Whether you are drinking on the house, accepting complimentary hotel toiletries, or securing gratis legal work pro bono, the price tag remains a clean zero. Consider this one a freebie.

If you have been keeping up with Huntrix, these four titles should have jumped out at you relatively quickly. This is what it sounds like, Free, Takedown, and How it’s done are all tracks from the group. Ranking as the second easiest set today, it only required recognizing a few discography staples to lock down the connection.

If you recognized Diwali early on, the challenge was spotting the other major celebrations hiding across the board. Diwali, Makar Sankranti, Navaratri, and Maha Shivaratri are all prominent Hindu festivals marked throughout the year. Serving as the second-hardest group today, it rewarded anyone with an eye for cultural holidays over mere wordplay.

The hardest group of the day plays on a common suffix, though one entry requires you to split a single word in two. Tacking days onto the end turns them into golden days, the sultry dog days of summer, the classic sitcom Happy Days, and a cheeky phonetic construction of holidays. If you spent your time looking for dog breeds or religious celebrations, you walked right into the trap.