Connections Hints: Dec 12, 2025

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

Meta: Puzzle #962

Puzzle #962 · 2025-12-12

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 #962 for 2025-12-12, 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: CONTAIN, MOVE IN THE WIND, VEGETABLE UNITS 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.

CONTAIN
MOVE IN THE WIND
VEGETABLE UNITS
THINGS THAT ARE DIVIDED INTO TWELVE SEGMENTS

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.

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

Reveal full answer

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