Connections Hints: Dec 6, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on Dec 6, 2025 (2025-12-06). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

Meta: Puzzle #964

Puzzle #964 · 2025-12-06

Step through today’s Connections hints

Start with broad themes, then reveal more detail about the groups and tiles only when you need it. The final button shows today's full group breakdown.

Puzzle reference: Connections #964 for 2025-12-06, edition main, with a standard four-group board. Spoiler categories and tiles stay collapsed until you open the hint layers below.

Hint 1 – overall theme

There are 4 groups in today’s puzzle.

Themes include: NORM, MOLLIFY, MEMBER OF A TITULAR GROUP IN AN ANIMATION FRANCHISE and 1 more.

Hint 2 – group titles

Here are the category names for each group. Try matching the tiles in the official game to these themes before you reveal any tiles.

NORM
MOLLIFY
MEMBER OF A TITULAR GROUP IN AN ANIMATION FRANCHISE
STARTING WITH HERPETOFAUNA

Hint 3 – group tiles

Reveal the tiles for each group. If you only want a partial nudge, stop after reading one or two groups and go back to the official puzzle.

NORM

AVERAGE

MEAN

PAR

STANDARD

MOLLIFY

COOL

MODERATE

SETTLE

TEMPER

MEMBER OF A TITULAR GROUP IN AN ANIMATION FRANCHISE

CAR

INCREDIBLE

MINION

MONSTER

STARTING WITH HERPETOFAUNA

ADDERALL

MONITORSHIP

NEWTON

TOADY

Reveal full answer

This is the full breakdown of today's Connections puzzle: group titles and all tiles, grouped together.