Connections Hints: Dec 22, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on Dec 22, 2025 (2025-12-22). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

Meta: Puzzle #951

Puzzle #951 · 2025-12-22

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 #951 for 2025-12-22, 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: INFLUX, SUBSEQUENT, KINDS OF CARDS 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.

INFLUX
SUBSEQUENT
KINDS OF CARDS
COLORS MINUS LAST LETTER

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.

INFLUX

RASH

RUSH

SURGE

WAVE

SUBSEQUENT

COMING

FOLLOWING

FUTURE

LATER

KINDS OF CARDS

BUSINESS

GREETING

MEMBERSHIP

PLAYING

COLORS MINUS LAST LETTER

BROW

CYA

WHIT

Reveal full answer

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