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NYT Connections puzzle #913 is the Wednesday, December 10, 2025 edition. Start with the category clues below if you want a nudge; the full word groups are farther down, behind a spoiler warning.
Hints for Connections #913
Try these category-level clues before revealing the answers:
- An exclamation of astonishment or alarm.
- Something that is not genuine, or a person or thing standing in for the real one.
- Something sweet to eat.
- Four words that can be represented by the letter Y.
Words in the December 10 puzzle
The 16 words are HEAVENS, MERCY, LOLLY, YEAR, SWEET, FAKE, WHY, DEAR, COPY, SUCKER, DUMMY, DUPE, CANDY, YELLOW, YES, and GRACIOUS.
Spoiler warning: Connections #913 answers
The complete groups and answers are below.
| Category | Words |
|---|---|
| MY GOODNESS! | DEAR, GRACIOUS, HEAVENS, MERCY |
| IMITATION | COPY, DUMMY, DUPE, FAKE |
| CONFECTION | CANDY, LOLLY, SUCKER, SWEET |
| WHAT “Y” MIGHT MEAN | WHY, YEAR, YELLOW, YES |
The trickiest overlap
SUCKER is the likely trap: it can describe someone who has been fooled, which might point toward IMITATION. In this solution, it belongs with CANDY, LOLLY, and SWEET in CONFECTION. The puzzle’s reported groupings put the word in its candy sense.
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How the answers are supported
Parade and ComingSoon independently report the full word set, categories, and solutions. Yahoo Tech confirms the puzzle’s date and number. These are secondary answer guides; an official NYT answer archive was not located.
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