
NYT Connections For Today, December 9, 2025: If you’re a fan of NYT Connections, today’s puzzle for December 9, 2025), serves up a good mix of word groupings and wordplay. With 16 random words, your job is to spot hidden links and sort them into four groups. Below you’ll find everything you need, from the word list to full answers to help you crack the puzzle quickly:
DOROTHY GALE
CLOWNFISH
TOUCAN
PRIDE
LEPRECHAUN
HONEYBEE
WONDER
TIGER
COUNT
ZEBRA
FOREHEAD
FACTOR
FIEVEL
CONSIDER
UNICORN
INCLUDE
Yellow group: keep in mind
Green group: striped animals or beasts
Blue group: rainbow linked
Purple group: number‑sound start
Yellow: Words you might use when thinking something through.
Green: Animals with a recognisable stripe or banded pattern (in fur, skin or shell).
Blue: Linked to rainbows - through myth, folklore, identity or stories.
Purple: Words that begin with a syllable sounding like a number.
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Yellow Group: CONSIDER, FACTOR, INCLUDE, COUNT
Green Group : CLOWNFISH, ZEBRA, HONEYBEE, TIGER
Blue Group: DOROTHY GALE, UNICORN, LEPRECHAUN, PRIDE
Purple Group: FIEVEL, WONDER, FOREHEAD, TOUCAN
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Say words out loud, sometimes hearing the start of a word helps catch number‑sound patterns.
Look for patterns, not meanings.
Think beyond literal definitions for more playful groups.
Start with easy groups. Then use leftover words to handle trickier groups.
Happy puzzling !!
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