NYT Connections December 15 2025 Answers
Puzzle #918
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
SEE MONSTER QUARTER ONE HUNDRED SEMI CELSIUS BUMPER DUMP JOINT GIANT FINAL HOLE TITANIC QUALIFIER DIVE COLD
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — TOURNAMENT ROUNDS
Green — ENORMOUS
Blue — DISREPUTABLE ESTABLISHMENT
Purple — WHAT "C" MIGHT MEAN
TOURNAMENT ROUNDSFINAL, QUALIFIER, QUARTER, SEMI
ENORMOUSBUMPER, GIANT, MONSTER, TITANIC
DISREPUTABLE ESTABLISHMENTDIVE, DUMP, HOLE, JOINT
WHAT "C" MIGHT MEANCELSIUS, COLD, ONE HUNDRED, SEE
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