The NYT Connections puzzle for Sunday, December 21, 2025, is game #924. Need a nudge before the solution? Start with the spoiler-light hints below, then open the answer groups when you’re ready.
Hints for Connections #924
- One group consists of parts you might find on a teapot.
- One group connects words meaning “arise.”
- One group names areas or collections in a library.
- For the trickiest group, add the same word after each entry.
Answers for December 21, 2025
Spoilers ahead: Here are the four categories and their words, as reported for game #924 by TechRadar.
| Color | Category | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow | FEATURES OF A TEAPOT | HANDLE, LID, SPOUT, STRAINER |
| Blue | ARISE | EMERGE, FLOW, ISSUE, RESULT |
| Green | LIBRARY SECTIONS | CIRCULATION, PERIODICALS, REFERENCE, STACKS |
| Purple | ____DROP | AIR, EAVES, GUM, RAIN |
What Connections is asking you to do
Connections presents 16 words and asks you to sort them into four groups of four that share a connection. The New York Times says the groups are color-coded from yellow, the easiest, to purple, the trickiest, and that each puzzle has one solution. The words and categories are curated by the game’s editorial team using the Oxford Dictionary. See the NYT Connections Help Center for the game’s official explanation.
Why the date may look different
NYT says the daily puzzle releases at midnight in each player’s timezone. As a result, an answer story published on December 20 can refer to the December 21 puzzle for players whose local date has already changed.
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