NYT Connections December 31 2025 Answers
Puzzle #934
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
SOUND BARRIER CHAMPAGNE FLUTE ROCKY SEA BASS BERMUDA TRIANGLE NOISEMAKER LIBERTY BELL DRYER FIREWORKS COUCH CUSHIONS CHANNEL SURF CHEESESTEAK BLACK HOLE BAY LEAF BROTHERLY LOVE BALL DROP
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Green — PLACES WHERE THINGS DISAPPEAR
Blue — ASSOCIATED WITH PHILADELPHIA
Purple — STARTING WITH BODIES OF WATER
HAPPY NEW YEAR!BALL DROP, CHAMPAGNE FLUTE, FIREWORKS, NOISEMAKER
PLACES WHERE THINGS DISAPPEARBERMUDA TRIANGLE, BLACK HOLE, COUCH CUSHIONS, DRYER
ASSOCIATED WITH PHILADELPHIABROTHERLY LOVE, CHEESESTEAK, LIBERTY BELL, ROCKY
STARTING WITH BODIES OF WATERBAY LEAF, CHANNEL SURF, SEA BASS, SOUND BARRIER
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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.