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NYT Connections December 5 2025 Answers

Puzzle #908

EDITED BY WYNA LIU

Today's 16-word board, in its starting order:

SORRY TOUGH DEAL BABY SWEET STICKY PILLOW STORY MASTERMIND SMALL DELICATE OPERATION COMPLEX STATUS MOUSE TRAP SITUATION

Category hints (no spoilers)

Yellow — TRICKY
Green — STATE OF AFFAIRS
Blue — CLASSIC BOARD GAMES
Purple — ___ TALK
TRICKYCOMPLEX, DELICATE, STICKY, TOUGH
STATE OF AFFAIRSDEAL, SITUATION, STATUS, STORY
CLASSIC BOARD GAMESMASTERMIND, MOUSE TRAP, OPERATION, SORRY
___ TALKBABY, PILLOW, SMALL, SWEET
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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.