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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle a fun one. The purple category forces you to look within four words to find other words, which can be tricky. If you need help sorting them into groups, you’re in the right place. Read on for today’s Connections clues and answers.
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Announcements for Connections groups today
Here are four hints for the groups in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the difficult (and sometimes surprising) purple group.
Notice the yellow group: Walk in the water.
Green group hint: No trouble.
Blue group hint: Not Toyota.
Purple group hint: Religious human names, with a twist.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Human-powered watercraft.
Green group: Flush.
Blue group: Honda models.
Purple group: Biblical numbers and initial letters.
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What are the answers to Connections today?
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for December 17, 2025.
The yellow words in the current Connections
The theme is human-powered watercraft. The four answers are dugout, kayak, raft and shell.
The green words in the current Connections
The theme is flush. The four answers are equal, flat, level and plane.
The blue words in the current Connections
The theme is Honda models. The four answers are Accord, Civic, Odyssey and Pilot.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is biblical numbers and the beginning of the letter. The four answers are fluke (Lucas), label (Abel), madam (Adam) and truth (Ruth).
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