NYT Connections December 6 2025 Answers
Puzzle #909
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
MODERATE MONITORSHIP AVERAGE CAR NEWTON INCREDIBLE MEAN TEMPER STANDARD TOADY COOL MINION SETTLE ADDERALL MONSTER PAR
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — NORM
Green — MOLLIFY
Blue — MEMBER OF A TITULAR GROUP IN AN ANIMATION FRANCHISE
Purple — STARTING WITH HERPETOFAUNA
NORMAVERAGE, MEAN, PAR, STANDARD
MOLLIFYCOOL, MODERATE, SETTLE, TEMPER
MEMBER OF A TITULAR GROUP IN AN ANIMATION FRANCHISECAR, INCREDIBLE, MINION, MONSTER
STARTING WITH HERPETOFAUNAADDERALL, MONITORSHIP, NEWTON, TOADY
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