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Oof, that purple category in today’s NYT Connections puzzle! Perhaps the best solution today is to fill in the other groups and let purple fill in the remains. What a Christmas present… Read on for today’s Connections clues and answers.
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Tips for Today’s Connections Groups
Here are four clues for today’s Connections puzzle groupings, ordered from the easiest yellow group to the difficult (and sometimes weird) purple group.
Yellow group index: Shower with compliments.
Green group index: Write from scratch.
Blue group index: Some fruits contain it.
Purple group index: Sing.
Answers for Today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Ornate, in praise.
Green Group: Create.
Blue group: Things with stems.
Purple group: Composed of solfège (do-re-mi).
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The NYT Connections puzzle completed by December 25, 2025.
Yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is ornate, like a praise. The four responses are excessive, flowery, melodramatic, and purple.
Green words in today’s Connections
The theme is create. The four answers are coin, fashion, trap door and makeup.
Blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is things with stems. The four answers are cherry, flower, musical note and wine glass.
Purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is composed of music theory (do-re-mi). The four answers are Laredo, Mire, Retraite and Solti.
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