NYT Connections December 14 2025 Answers
Puzzle #917
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
DUCKLING COLONEL NAPOLEON PRINCESS CALF PIGLET EMPEROR FAWN GUSH MERMAID CHALK PORKY PRAISE WOULD BABE FLATTER
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — LAY IT ON THICK
Green — HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN FIGURES
Blue — SILENT "L"
Purple — FICTIONAL PIGS
LAY IT ON THICKFAWN, FLATTER, GUSH, PRAISE
HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN FIGURESDUCKLING, EMPEROR, MERMAID, PRINCESS
SILENT "L"CALF, CHALK, COLONEL, WOULD
FICTIONAL PIGSBABE, NAPOLEON, PIGLET, PORKY
Checked against the official NYT Connections solution
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