NYT Connections puzzle #916 for Saturday, December 13, 2025, groups sixteen tiles around wide-legged pants, silent T’s, New York Mets legends and Greek mythological figures with a letter removed. Use the hints below for graduated help, or skip to the spoiler-marked answer key.
Hints for Connections #916
Start with the broad clues, then move down the ladder only if you need more help. The groups follow the puzzle’s yellow, green, blue and purple order.
Yellow
Think about trouser silhouettes with plenty of room through the legs.
Green
These words contain a letter that is written but not pronounced.
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Blue
Look for players associated with New York’s National League baseball team.
Purple
Each tile is a mythological figure’s name with one letter taken away.
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Category clues
Need a more direct nudge? The four category ideas are wide-legged pant styles, words with a silent “T,” New York Mets legends, and Greek mythological figures minus a letter.
Spoilers: full answers for December 13
The answer groups for puzzle #916 are listed below. Parade and TechRadar independently report these labels and tile sets.
| Color | Category | Tiles |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow | Wide-legged pant styles | CULOTTE, GAUCHO, HAREM, PALAZZO |
| Green | Silent “T” | APOSTLE, DEPOT, MORTGAGE, POIROT |
| Blue | New York Mets legends | GOODEN, PIAZZA, SEAVER, STRAWBERRY |
| Purple | Greek mythological figures minus a letter | AJA, ARE, HER, HERCULE |
Why the purple group is tricky
The purple set uses altered names rather than complete names: AJA points to Ajax, ARE to Ares, HER to Hera, and HERCULE to Hercules. The missing-letter pattern is the key; the tiles are not simply four unchanged names from Greek mythology.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.How Connections works
Connections presents sixteen tiles and asks you to sort them into four groups of four. The groups are color-coded by difficulty, with yellow generally easiest and purple hardest. Some tiles can appear to fit more than one theme, so look for a precise shared rule rather than stopping at a broad association. TechRadar rated this particular puzzle “Hard”; that is its contributor’s assessment, not an official NYT statistic.
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Sources
- Parade’s December 13, 2025 guide, by Kenn C. Bivins, reports puzzle #916, its hints, categories and answers.
- TechRadar’s December 12, 2025 guide, by Johnny Dee with Marc McLaren contributions, lists the board and solutions. Its earlier publication date reflects the game’s midnight release in each timezone.
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