Here are some hints and the answers for the NYT Connections puzzle for Dec. 12, #915.
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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle is kind of tough. The purple category, once again, requires you to really dig into what certain words might have in common. If you need help sorting them into groups, you’re in the right place. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.
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Hints for today’s Connections groups
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Put it in there.
Green group hint: Breezy.
Blue group hint: Buying produce.
Purple group hint: A dozen.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Contain.
Green group: Move in the wind.
Blue group: Vegetable units.
Purple group: Things that are divided into 12 segments.
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for Dec. 12, 2025.
NYT/Screenshot by CNETThe yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is contain. The four answers are hold, house, keep and store.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is move in the wind. The four answers are blow, flap, sway and wave.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is vegetable units. The four answers are bulb, ear, head and spear.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is things that are divided into twelve segments. The four answers are clock, foot, year and zodiac.
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