Connections Hints: Dec 11, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on Dec 11, 2025 (2025-12-11). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

Meta: Puzzle #971

Puzzle #971 · 2025-12-11

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 #971 for 2025-12-11, 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: THINGS SEEN IN A YARD, ANAGRAMS, LETTER HOMOPHONES 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.

THINGS SEEN IN A YARD
ANAGRAMS
LETTER HOMOPHONES
DUST ___

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.

THINGS SEEN IN A YARD

GNOME

GRILL

SHED

SPRINKLER

ANAGRAMS

ARES

EARS

SEAR

SERA

LETTER HOMOPHONES

ARE

ELLE

QUE

QUEUE

DUST ___

BOWL

BUNNY

DEVIL

JACKET

Reveal full answer

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