Connections Hints: Dec 21, 2025
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Meta: Puzzle #924
Connections #924 · 2025-12-21
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Group 1
Reveal category
FEATURES OF A TEAPOT
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HANDLE
Reveal all four tiles
FEATURES OF A TEAPOT
- HANDLE
- LID
- SPOUT
- STRAINER
Group 2
Reveal category
LIBRARY SECTIONS
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CIRCULATION
Reveal all four tiles
LIBRARY SECTIONS
- CIRCULATION
- PERIODICALS
- REFERENCE
- STACKS
Group 3
Reveal category
ARISE
Reveal one tile
EMERGE
Reveal all four tiles
ARISE
- EMERGE
- FLOW
- ISSUE
- RESULT
Group 4
Reveal category
___DROP
Reveal one tile
AIR
Reveal all four tiles
___DROP
- AIR
- EAVES
- GUM
- RAIN
Reveal full answer
FEATURES OF A TEAPOT
- HANDLE
- LID
- SPOUT
- STRAINER
LIBRARY SECTIONS
- CIRCULATION
- PERIODICALS
- REFERENCE
- STACKS
ARISE
- EMERGE
- FLOW
- ISSUE
- RESULT
___DROP
- AIR
- EAVES
- GUM
- RAIN
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