NYT Connections December 16 2025 Answers
Puzzle #919
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
POSTERITY BELLHOP LIFEBOAT OFFSPRING SPELLBOUND FOXTROT RATTLESNAKE MAMBO CHIMERA ROPE BOLERO DRUMROLL BROOD QUICKSTEP FAMILY SUSPICION
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — DANCES
Green — DESCENDANTS
Blue — HITCHCOCK MOVIES
Purple — STARTING WITH PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS
DANCESBOLERO, FOXTROT, MAMBO, QUICKSTEP
DESCENDANTSBROOD, FAMILY, OFFSPRING, POSTERITY
HITCHCOCK MOVIESLIFEBOAT, ROPE, SPELLBOUND, SUSPICION
STARTING WITH PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTSBELLHOP, CHIMERA, DRUMROLL, RATTLESNAKE
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Connections gives you 16 words that form four secret groups of four. Find each group — yellow is the easiest, then green, blue, and the famously tricky purple. You're allowed four mistakes. A new puzzle drops daily at midnight; play free at nytimes.com.