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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle is kind of tough. If you need help sorting them into groups, you’re in the right place. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.
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Hints for today’s Connections groups
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Boogie down.
Green group hint: Grandchildren, etc.
Blue group hint: Director Alfred.
Purple group hint: Bang bang!
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Dances.
Green group: Descendants.
Blue group: Hitchcock movies.
Purple group: Starting with percussion instruments.
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for Dec. 16, 2025.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is dances. The four answers are bolero, foxtrot, mambo and quickstep.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is descendants. The four answers are brood, family, offspring and posterity.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is Hitchcock movies. The four answers are Lifeboat, Rope, Spellbound and Suspicion.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is starting with percussion instruments. The four answers are bellhop, chimera, drumroll and rattlesnake.
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