Connections Hints: Dec 15, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on Dec 15, 2025 (2025-12-15). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

Meta: Puzzle #974

Puzzle #974 · 2025-12-15

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 #974 for 2025-12-15, 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: TOURNAMENT ROUNDS, ENORMOUS, DISREPUTABLE ESTABLISHMENT 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.

TOURNAMENT ROUNDS
ENORMOUS
DISREPUTABLE ESTABLISHMENT
WHAT "C" MIGHT MEAN

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.

TOURNAMENT ROUNDS

FINAL

QUALIFIER

QUARTER

SEMI

ENORMOUS

BUMPER

GIANT

MONSTER

TITANIC

DISREPUTABLE ESTABLISHMENT

DIVE

DUMP

HOLE

JOINT

WHAT "C" MIGHT MEAN

CELSIUS

COLD

ONE HUNDRED

SEE

Reveal full answer

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