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This is the archived NYT Connections puzzle for Monday, December 22, 2025—not today’s live game. Try the four spoiler-light clues below before opening the complete solution for puzzle #925.
Today’s 16 words
The board contains RUSH, PIN, PLAYING, LATER, GREETING, CYA, RASH, COMING, WAVE, BUSINESS, FUTURE, BROW, WHIT, FOLLOWING, MEMBERSHIP, and SURGE.
Hints, from least to more revealing
- A large incoming quantity.
- What comes after.
- Types of cards.
- Colors with their final letter removed.
Full answer for Connections #925
TechRadar and Forbes identify the December 22 puzzle as #925 and publish matching groups and answers; Parade independently reports the same solution. TechRadar’s dated guide, Forbes’ guide, and Parade’s guide agree on the groupings.
| Category | Words | Why they fit |
|---|---|---|
| INFLUX | RASH, RUSH, SURGE, WAVE | Each can describe a large or sudden incoming quantity. |
| SUBSEQUENT | COMING, FOLLOWING, FUTURE, LATER | Each refers to what comes afterward. |
| KINDS OF CARDS | BUSINESS, GREETING, MEMBERSHIP, PLAYING | Each completes “___ card.” |
| COLORS MINUS LAST LETTER | BROW, CYA, PIN, WHIT | Restore the final letters to make brown, cyan, pink, and white. |
How the color wordplay works
The purple group removes one final letter from each color: BROW becomes brown, CYA becomes cyan, PIN becomes pink, and WHIT becomes white. The missing final letters are n, n, k, and e, respectively.
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How Connections works
Connections asks players to divide 16 entries into four groups of four based on a shared link. Entries may be words, phrases, symbols, or numbers. Forbes’ dated guide says the game is available on the NYT website and Games app, and that access to the archive requires an NYT Games or All Access subscription; check NYT’s current access terms if you are trying to replay an older board.
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