Need help with today’s NYT Connections? Here are the hints and answers for Connections #918 on December 16, 2025.

🎯 Today’s Connections Answers (December 16, 2025)

Yellow (DANCES): BOLERO, FOXTROT, MAMBO, QUICKSTEP
Green (DESCENDANTS): BROOD, FAMILY, OFFSPRING, POSTERITY
Blue (HITCHCOCK MOVIES): LIFEBOAT, ROPE, SPELLBOUND, SUSPICION
Purple (STARTING WITH PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS): BELLHOP, CHIMERA, DRUMROLL, RATTLESNAKE

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16 Dec 2025

NYT Connections hints today for #919 Clues and answers for Tuesday, Dec. 16

Yellow: BOLERO, FOXTROT, MAMBO, QUICKSTEP
Green: BROOD, FAMILY, OFFSPRING, POSTERITY
Blue: LIFEBOAT, ROPE, SPELLBOUND, SUSPICION
Purple: BELLHOP, CHIMERA, DRUMROLL, RATTLESNAKE

Yellow (DANCES): BOLERO, FOXTROT, MAMBO, QUICKSTEP
Green (DESCENDANTS): BROOD, FAMILY, OFFSPRING, POSTERITY
Blue (HITCHCOCK MOVIES): LIFEBOAT, ROPE, SPELLBOUND, SUSPICION
Purple (STARTING WITH PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS): BELLHOP, CHIMERA, DRUMROLL, RATTLESNAKE

What exactly is NYT Connections?

NYT Connections is not your typical word game. It’s a brain teaser where you’re presented with a 4 × 4 grid containing 16 words. Your task? Find four groups of four words that share a common connection. These groups are colour-coded by difficulty:

Green = Easy
Yellow = Moderate
Blue = Challenging
Purple = Toughest

Tips to Conquer NYT Connections

Though I’m still mastering the game, here are a few strategies that have helped me:

Pay Attention to Feedback: If you get a group wrong, watch the message “One away” usually means you’re close!
Shuffle to Refresh Your View: Rearranging the words can spark new insights.
Start with the Easy Groups: The green and yellow sets are typically more obvious and can help you narrow down the rest.

Hints for Today, December 16

Today’s Connections groups are

Yellow group: Moving your body to music
Green group: Your lineage
Blue group: Alfred H films
Purple group: Types of musical instruments

Spoiler Territory ahead! All Answers for Today:

Today’s NYT Connections answers are…

Yellow group: Dances (bolero, foxtrot, mambo, quickstep)
Green group: Descendants (brood, family, offspring, posterity)
Blue group: Hitchcock movies (Lifeboat, Rope, Spellbound, Suspicion)
Purple group: Starting with percussion instruments (bellhop, chimera, drumroll, rattlesnake)

My Take

Today’s puzzle was a classic one, playing with different meanings and categories. The yellow group with equipment was easy to pick out, while the green group tied to dress in was straightforward once you connected the dots. The blue set, focused on street suffixes, was a little trickier, and the purple group of nicknames added a fun layer of wordplay. Overall, it was a fun puzzle with a mix of challenging and easy connections.