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Oof, that purple category in today's NYT Connections puzzle! Maybe the best bet today is to fill in the other groupings and let purple fill in from the leftovers. What a Christmas gift... Read on for clues and today's Connections answers.
The Times has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. Players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including the number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak.
Read more: Hints, Tips and Strategies to Help You Win at NYT Connections Every Time
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: Shower with compliments.
Green group hint: Draw up from scratch.
Blue group hint: Some fruits have them.
Purple group hint: Sing out.
Answers for today's Connections groups
Yellow group: Ornate, as praise.
Green group: Create.
Blue group: Things with stems.
Purple group: Comprised of solfege (do-re-mi).
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What are today's Connections answers?
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for Dec. 25, 2025.
NYT/Screenshot by CNETThe yellow words in today's Connections
The theme is ornate, as praise. The four answers are excessive, flowery, melodramatic and purple.
The green words in today's Connections
The theme is create. The four answers are coin, fashion, hatch and make up.
The blue words in today's Connections
The theme is things with stems. The four answers are cherry, flower, musical note and wine glass.
The purple words in today's Connections
The theme is comprised of solfege (do-re-mi). The four answers are Laredo, mire, retire and Solti.
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