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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle is a fun one, especially the blue category, which should appeal to music lovers. If you need help sorting them into groups, you’re in the right place. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.
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Hints for today’s Connections groups
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Where you store things.
Green group hint: Hand me the Tide Pods.
Blue group hint: Strike up the band.
Purple group hint: Similar to stone.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Containers.
Green group: Laundry services.
Blue group: British bands formed in the 1970s, with “The.”
Purple group: Rock ____.
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for Dec. 20, 2025.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is containers. The four answers are bucket, can, drum and tin.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is laundry services. The four answers are dry, fold, press and wash.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is British bands formed in the 1970s, with “The.” The four answers are Clash, Cure, Damned and Fall.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is rock ____. The four answers are bottom, lobster, music and salt.
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Toughest Connections puzzles
We’ve made a note of some of the toughest Connections puzzles so far. Maybe they’ll help you see patterns in future puzzles.
#5: Included “things you can set,” such as mood, record, table and volleyball.
#4: Included “one in a dozen,” such as egg, juror, month and rose.
#3: Included “streets on screen,” such as Elm, Fear, Jump and Sesame.
#2: Included “power ___” such as nap, plant, Ranger and trip.
#1: Included “things that can run,” such as candidate, faucet, mascara and nose.
