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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle is kind of tough. There’s another one of those tricky purple categories where you need to see words buried within other words. 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: To flood in.
Green group hint: After you!
Blue group hint: Tarot is another type.
Purple group hint: Crayola products, but mess with the letters.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Influx.
Green group: Subsequent.
Blue group: Kinds of cards.
Purple group: Colors minus last letter.
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for Dec. 22, 2025.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is influx. The four answers are rash, rush, surge and wave.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is subsequent. The four answers are coming, following, future and later.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is kinds of cards. The four answers are business, greeting, membership and playing.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is colors minus last letter. The four answers are brow (brown), cya (cyan), pin (pink) and whit (white).
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