Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers for Dec. 17 #920
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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle is fun. The purple category requires you to look inside four words to spot others, which can be tricky. If you need help sorting them into groups, you’ve come to the right place. Read on for clues and today’s Connections 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: Get out on the water.
Green group index: Not bumpy.
Blue group index: Not Toyota.
Purple group index: Names of religious figures, with a touch of originality.
Answers for Today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Human-powered watercraft.
Green Group:Flush.
Blue group: Honda models.
Purple group: Biblical figures plus starting letter.
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The NYT Connections puzzle completed by December 17, 2025.
Yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is human-powered watercraft. The four answers are canoe, kayak, raft and shell.
Green words in today’s Connections
The theme is flush. The four answers are even, flat, level and plane.
Blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is Honda models. The four answers are Accord, Civic, Odyssey and Pilot.
Purple words in today’s Connections
The theme consists of biblical figures and a starting letter. The four answers are chance (Luke), etiquette (Abel), madam (Adam), and truth (Ruth).
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