Issue #914 Thu 11 Dec
NYT Connections Hints & Answer — December 11, 2025
A grid that asks you to toggle between literal observation and abstract manipulation. With two groups grounded in wordplay and two in concrete settings, the path forward requires a shift in how you parse the letters.
yellow group 7 hints
Yellow group hints
Where the lawnmower lives, where the mail piles up, where the kids hide.
Outdoor household features
Commonly found items sharing a physical location
Members are 4–9 letters; first letters G, S.
THINGS SEEN IN A YARD
One is GNOME.
GNOME · GRILL · SHED · SPRINKLER
green group 7 hints
Green group hints
Sorting tiles on a desk to find a new word hidden in the same set of characters.
Letter permutations
Reordering of identical characters
Members are 4 letters each; first letters A, E, S.
ANAGRAMS
One is ARES.
ARES · EARS · SEAR · SERA
blue group 7 hints
Blue group hints
Saying a single character aloud and finding a word that sounds exactly like it.
Phonetic letter representations
Words sharing the sound of a single letter
Members are 3–5 letters; first letters A, E, Q.
LETTER HOMOPHONES
One is ARE.
ARE · ELLE · QUE · QUEUE
violet group 7 hints
Violet group hints
Cleaning out the back of the closet or finding what remains on a forgotten shelf.
Compound phrases
Words that follow a shared prefix
Members are 4–6 letters; first letters B, D, J.
DUST ___
One is BOWL.
BOWL · BUNNY · DEVIL · JACKET
Spoiler zone
Complete Connections answer
Open only the solution you want to see. Each answer stays hidden until you choose to reveal it.
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Reveal the yellow group
THINGS SEEN IN A YARDGNOME · GRILL · SHED · SPRINKLER
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Reveal the green group
ANAGRAMSARES · EARS · SEAR · SERA
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Reveal the blue group
LETTER HOMOPHONESARE · ELLE · QUE · QUEUE
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Reveal the violet group
DUST ___BOWL · BUNNY · DEVIL · JACKET
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Frequently asked questions
Spoiler-free help for Connections on December 11, 2025. Every answer below helps you along without giving the game away — ready to see the full solution? See the complete Connections answer for December 11, 2025, or browse every Connections puzzle in the archive.
How hard is NYT Connections on December 11, 2025?
NYT Connections on December 11, 2025 rates 3 out of 4 on our difficulty scale — a tougher-than-average puzzle. As always you sort sixteen words into four colour-coded groups, and our hints tease what links each group without ever naming the words.
What's a spoiler-free hint for NYT Connections on December 11, 2025?
The hint ladder above starts with a one-line vibe for each of the four groups, then adds the connecting idea, then the wording of each category. You climb only as far as you need, and no grouped words are shown until the final reveal.
How many groups are in NYT Connections #914?
Four groups of four, ordered from the gentlest to the trickiest. For the categories and the sixteen words themselves, open the answer section on this page — the hints here keep them hidden.
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- 4 groups · 16 words