Connections Hints: Dec 14, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on Dec 14, 2025 (2025-12-14). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

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Puzzle #975 · 2025-12-14

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 #975 for 2025-12-14, 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: LAY IT ON THICK, HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON FIGURES, SILENT "L" 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.

  • LAY IT ON THICK
  • HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON FIGURES
  • SILENT "L"
  • FICTIONAL PIGS

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.

LAY IT ON THICK

FAWN
FLATTER
GUSH
PRAISE

HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON FIGURES

DUCKLING
EMPEROR
MERMAID
PRINCESS

SILENT "L"

CALF
CHALK
COLONEL
WOULD

FICTIONAL PIGS

BABE
NAPOLEON
PIGLET
PORKY

Reveal full answer

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

LAY IT ON THICK

FAWN
FLATTER
GUSH
PRAISE

HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON FIGURES

DUCKLING
EMPEROR
MERMAID
PRINCESS

SILENT "L"

CALF
CHALK
COLONEL
WOULD

FICTIONAL PIGS

BABE
NAPOLEON
PIGLET
PORKY

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