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Need help with Saturday, Dec. 20’s NYT Connections? This is game #923 from 2025. Start with the spoiler-light nudges below, then open the answer section when you’re ready to see the groups and words.
Hints for Connections #923
Try these clues in order; each gives away more than the one before it.
- Yellow: Keep things in these.
- Green: Laundromat options.
- Blue: Punk-era UK guitar combos.
- Purple: Each phrase begins with a stony word.
Answers for Saturday, Dec. 20
Spoilers below: The categories and all sixteen answer words are revealed here.
| Color | Category | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow | Containers | BUCKET, CAN, DRUM, TIN |
| Green | Laundry services | DRY, FOLD, PRESS, WASH |
| Blue | British bands formed in the 1970s, with “The” | CLASH, CURE, DAMNED, FALL |
| Purple | ROCK ___ | BOTTOM, LOBSTER, MUSIC, SALT |
Why the groups fit
Yellow: Containers
A bucket, can, drum, and tin can each hold something.
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Green: Laundry services
Dry, fold, press, and wash are services or options associated with getting laundry done.
Blue: British bands formed in the 1970s, with “The”
Add “The” before each answer: The Clash, The Cure, The Damned, and The Fall. The shared rule includes both the British bands and the 1970s formation period.
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Purple: ROCK ___
Complete the phrases with bottom, lobster, music, or salt: rock bottom, “Rock Lobster,” rock music, and rock salt.
How Connections works
Connections gives you sixteen words to sort into four groups of four based on a shared link. Select four words and submit them as a group. An incorrect guess uses one of your attempts; four mistakes end the game. The colors commonly indicate increasing difficulty from yellow through purple, but they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Which Dec. 20 puzzle is this?
This answer key is for the Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025 puzzle, game #923. It is not the separate Dec. 20, 2024 grid, which had different words and solutions. Check the game number as well as the date if you are looking for an older puzzle.
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