Today’s NYT Connections hints and answers for Wed, December 25th
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Connections hints for Wednesday 25th December
Here’s a hint for each of the word groups in today’s Connections puzzle, plus a couple more Connections clues to help you find the answer.
Our Connections hints for today are:
- Yellow (Easiest): You may see them if you look at the night sky.
- Green (Easy): They usually carry a bow and arrow.
- Blue (Medium): One makes honey, another brays, and another bleats.
- Purple (Hardest): Think of SNL sketches.
- Extra hint 1: Only the yellow category isn’t about people or animals.
- Extra hint 2: If you’re struggling, just put the last names together.
If you’re looking for more Connections hints today to help narrow down the answers, tap the spoiler text below to reveal one word belonging to each group:
Yellow (Easiest):
Comet
Green (Easy):
Robin Hood
Blue (Medium):
Queen
Purple (Hardest):
Fey
What are today’s Connections words?
Here are the 16 Connections words for today:
| Queen | Star | Cupid | Strong |
| Rudolph | Sagittarius | Nanny | Comet |
| Vixen | Moon | Robin Hood | Shannon |
| Hawkeye | Fey | Jenny | Planet |
What are today’s Connections groups?
If you need an even bigger clue to figure out today’s Connections puzzle, below we’ll reveal the four correct Connections groups – the themes which link together each set of four words in the Connections grid.
Here are the Connections groups for today:
- Celestial Objects
- Archers
- Female Animals
- “S.N.L.” Cast Members
Now that you know the themes for the various different Connections in today’s puzzle, see if you can solve it! If not, check just below for the full answer.
Spoiler warning! Today’s Connections answer lies ahead!
What are today’s Connections answers?
Here are the full answers to today’s Connections puzzle on Wednesday, 25th December:
- Celestial Objects: Comet, Moon, Planet, Star
- Archers: Cupid, Hawkeye, Robin Hood, Sagittarius
- Female Animals: Jenny, Nanny, Queen, Vixen
- “S.N.L.” Cast Members: Fey, Rudolph, Shannon, Strong
Even though I wasn’t familiar with the SNL cast members, putting them together was easy enough once I grouped the rest. The ‘Sagittarius’ astrological sign was the trickiest word in this Connections puzzle as it fits both the yellow and green groups. Without it, this edition might’ve been a bit too easy.Related
NYT Connections hints and answers (Tuesday 24th)
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Congratulations if you got today’s Connections answer right, with or without the help of our handy hints above! And if you didn’t succeed today, don’t worry – a new Connections puzzle is released every day at midnight, so you can try again tomorrow, just like with Wordle.
