NYT Connections December 25 2025 Answers
Puzzle #928
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
LAREDO MUSICAL NOTE MAKE UP PURPLE WINE GLASS SOLTI FLOWERY FLOWER RETIRE COIN CHERRY HATCH EXCESSIVE FASHION MIRE MELODRAMATIC
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — ORNATE, AS PROSE
Green — CREATE
Blue — THINGS WITH STEMS
Purple — COMPRISED OF SOLFEGE (DO-RE-MI)
ORNATE, AS PROSEEXCESSIVE, FLOWERY, MELODRAMATIC, PURPLE
CREATECOIN, HATCH, FASHION, MAKE UP
THINGS WITH STEMSCHERRY, FLOWER, MUSICAL NOTE, WINE GLASS
COMPRISED OF SOLFEGE (DO-RE-MI)LAREDO, MIRE, RETIRE, SOLTI
Checked against the official NYT Connections solution
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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.