NYT Connections December 20 2025 Answers
Puzzle #923
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
CURE TIN BOTTOM SALT LOBSTER FOLD FALL DRY BUCKET CLASH PRESS DRUM WASH CAN DAMNED MUSIC
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — CONTAINERS
Green — LAUNDRY SERVICES
Blue — BRITISH BANDS FORMED IN THE 1970S, WITH "THE"
Purple — ROCK ___
CONTAINERSBUCKET, CAN, DRUM, TIN
LAUNDRY SERVICESDRY, FOLD, PRESS, WASH
BRITISH BANDS FORMED IN THE 1970S, WITH "THE"CLASH, CURE, DAMNED, FALL
ROCK ___BOTTOM, LOBSTER, MUSIC, SALT
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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.