NYT Connections December 28 2025 Answers
Puzzle #931
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
DUSKY SPRING STILL PERRIER BOX STATIONARY GEAR ENVELOPE NOODLE RATCHET TUBE STATIC PAWL CONSTANT SOXER MAILER
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — CONTAINERS FOR SHIPPING
Green — UNMOVING
Blue — MECHANICAL WATCH PARTS
Purple — DOGS WITH FIRST LETTER CHANGED
CONTAINERS FOR SHIPPINGBOX, ENVELOPE, MAILER, TUBE
UNMOVINGCONSTANT, STATIC, STATIONARY, STILL
MECHANICAL WATCH PARTSGEAR, PAWL, RATCHET, SPRING
DOGS WITH FIRST LETTER CHANGEDDUSKY, NOODLE, PERRIER, SOXER
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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.