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Random freezes, missing sound and display glitches usually trace back to one bad driver. Find and replace yours safely.Free scan · under a minuteNYT Connections puzzle #926 was published on Tuesday, December 23, 2025. The four groups are vulnerabilities, Freudian concepts, characters in capes, and words beginning with slang for sausage. Use the clues below to solve it without immediately exposing every answer, or jump to the spoiler table for the complete solution. The grid and solution are documented by Forbes and independently confirmed by Try Hard Guides.
Hints for Connections #926
Connections gives you 16 entries and asks you to arrange them into four groups of four. You can make three incorrect guesses; a fourth ends the game. The category colors suggest difficulty, but that color order is not guaranteed.
Yellow group
It could lead to someone’s demise. In a video game, you might need to discover it before defeating a boss.
Green group
Think of a mental slip that reveals an internal train of thought.
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Blue group
Edna Mode would refuse to copy these in her designs.
Purple group
To get a concert crowd going, it can help to open with one.
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One-answer reveals
These give you one confirmed entry from each category while preserving the rest of the puzzle.
- Yellow: DOWNFALL
- Green: FIXATION
- Blue: DARTH VADER
- Purple: BRATZ
Complete answers
Spoiler warning: The full grouping and every board entry appear below.
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| Category | Four entries | Why they fit |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | ACHILLES’ HEEL; DOWNFALL; KRYPTONITE; SOFT SPOT | Each describes a weakness or exploitable point. |
| Freudian concepts | FIXATION; OEDIPUS COMPLEX; SUPEREGO; UNCONSCIOUS | All are terms associated with Freudian psychology. |
| Characters in capes | DARTH VADER; DRACULA; LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD; SUPERMAN | Each is a recognizable fictional character depicted wearing a cape or cloak. |
| Starting with slang for sausage | BRATZ; DOGMA; FRANKENSTEIN; LINKLATER | They begin with BRAT, DOG, FRANK, and LINK—the opening strings used for the wordplay. |
How to access the puzzle
Connections is a free daily New York Times word game available on the NYT website and in the Games app. A Games or All Access subscription provides access to the archive of earlier puzzles; subscription pricing is not specified here.
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