NYT Connections December 9 2025 Answers
Puzzle #912
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
DOROTHY GALE CLOWNFISH TOUCAN PRIDE LEPRECHAUN HONEYBEE WONDER TIGER COUNT ZEBRA FOREHEAD FACTOR FIEVEL CONSIDER UNICORN INCLUDE
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — BEAR IN MIND
Green — STRIPED ANIMALS
Blue — ASSOCIATED WITH RAINBOWS
Purple — BEGINNING WITH NUMBER HOMOPHONES
BEAR IN MINDCONSIDER, COUNT, FACTOR, INCLUDE
STRIPED ANIMALSCLOWNFISH, HONEYBEE, TIGER, ZEBRA
ASSOCIATED WITH RAINBOWSDOROTHY GALE, LEPRECHAUN, PRIDE, UNICORN
BEGINNING WITH NUMBER HOMOPHONESFIEVEL, FOREHEAD, TOUCAN, WONDER
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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.