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Need a nudge for NYT Connections puzzle #915, published Friday, December 12, 2025? Start with the gentle hints below, then reveal the category names and full groupings only if you need them. Spoilers begin in the next section.
Hints for Connections #915
These clues get more specific as you go. Stop before the next section if you want to solve the board without seeing the category names.
- Yellow: Boxed in.
- Green: Free and breezy.
- Blue: Produce measuring.
- Purple: By the dozen.
Spoiler warning: category names
The four categories are:
- Yellow: CONTAIN
- Green: MOVE IN THE WIND
- Blue: VEGETABLE UNITS
- Purple: THINGS THAT ARE DIVIDED INTO TWELVE SEGMENTS
Full answers for December 12, 2025
The board words are HOUSE, CLOCK, EAR, FLAP, BULB, WAVE, HEAD, YEAR, FOOT, STORE, BLOW, SPEAR, HOLD, SWAY, ZODIAC, and KEEP. The four solved groups are:
- CONTAIN: HOLD, HOUSE, KEEP, STORE
- MOVE IN THE WIND: BLOW, FLAP, SWAY, WAVE
- VEGETABLE UNITS: BULB, EAR, HEAD, SPEAR
- THINGS THAT ARE DIVIDED INTO TWELVE SEGMENTS: CLOCK, FOOT, YEAR, ZODIAC
Why the less obvious words fit
FOOT belongs in the twelve-segment group
TechRadar’s guide author notes that CLOCK, YEAR, and ZODIAC point visibly to twelve, while FOOT fits because a foot contains twelve inches. This is the connection that can make the purple group less obvious.
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BULB is a vegetable unit
The same guide explains BULB through garlic, which is bought in bulbs. The remaining vegetable units are an ear of corn, a head of lettuce, and a spear of asparagus.
How to use the hints
Connections asks players to find four words sharing a connection. Try Hard Guides describes each daily puzzle as four groups of four words and says players select four words to submit a guess, with up to four mistakes allowed. Those mechanics are the guide’s description, not independently confirmed here against an official NYT rules page.
TechRadar describes a new puzzle appearing at midnight in each time zone and NYT Games as the place to play on desktop or mobile. Treat that as the guide’s description of access rather than a live-verified availability statement.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.Sources
- TechRadar: “NYT Connections hints and answers for Friday, December 12 (game #915),” published December 11, 2025.
- Try Hard Guides: “NYT Connections Answers for December 12 2025,” published December 11, 2025.
Both guides give the same four groupings. They are third-party answer guides rather than an official NYT archive.
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