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1Fix the driver behind crashes, sound loss and screen glitches2Clear out junk files and repair common Windows errors3Scan for outdated or missing drivers - takes under a minuteNeed help with NYT Connections puzzle #933 for Tuesday, December 30, 2025? Start with the gentle category hints below, then reveal a word from each group if you need another nudge. The full answer key is farther down, with the puzzle’s sports-themed trap called out before it catches you.
Gentle hints for Connections #933
These clues identify the kind of connection in each group without listing the answers.
- Yellow: A purpose or intended result.
- Green: Instruments or objects used to determine measurements.
- Blue: Stages in an aircraft’s journey.
- Purple: Items that can be added to a bicycle.
One-word reveals
If the category clues aren’t enough, uncover one word from each group:
- Yellow: OBJECT
- Green: RULER
- Blue: TOUCHDOWN
- Purple: RACK
Full answers for December 30 (#933)
Spoilers below: The complete groups are listed here.
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- Yellow — INTENTION: AIM, GOAL, OBJECT, POINT.
- Green — MEASURING DEVICES: CLOCK, COMPASS, RULER, SCALE.
- Blue — PARTS OF A FLIGHT: CLIMB, TAKEOFF, TAXI, TOUCHDOWN.
- Purple — BIKE ACCESSORIES: BASKET, BELL, RACK, REFLECTOR.
The red herring to watch for
GOAL, TOUCHDOWN, BASKET, and POINT can all suggest sports, making them tempting to group together. That is not the intended connection: GOAL and POINT belong with AIM and OBJECT under intention, while TOUCHDOWN joins the flight stages. Forbes also flags this misleading sports association in its guide to the puzzle: Forbes’ Connections #933 guide.
How Connections works
Each daily board has 16 words to sort into four groups of four based on a shared connection, according to the NYT Help Center. The color labels indicate intended difficulty: yellow is easiest and purple is trickiest. A new puzzle becomes available at midnight in the player’s timezone.
Playing an older puzzle
The NYT Help Center says the Connections archive reaches back to June 12, 2023, and is available to All Access and Games subscribers. Archive play affects Connections statistics but not streaks, and a completed archive puzzle cannot be replayed. Availability and archive behavior can change, so check the official Connections game or Help Center for current details.
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