NYT Connections December 29 2025 Answers
Puzzle #932
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
GENE OPAL SWIMMING COURSE TIDE TISSUE INFINITY ATHLETICS OUTIE DIRECTION EQUESTRIAN CELL PROTEIN MINNIE TREND TRIATHLON
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — TENDENCY
Green — BIOLOGICAL STRUCTURES
Blue — SUMMER OLYMPIC EVENTS
Purple — CAR BRAND HOMOPHONES
TENDENCYCOURSE, DIRECTION, TIDE, TREND
BIOLOGICAL STRUCTURESCELL, GENE, PROTEIN, TISSUE
SUMMER OLYMPIC EVENTSATHLETICS, EQUESTRIAN, SWIMMING, TRIATHLON
CAR BRAND HOMOPHONESINFINITY, MINNIE, OPAL, OUTIE
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