NYT Connections Hints & Answers — Wednesday, December 31, 2025 (#934)

Puzzle #934. Start with a gentle nudge and work down — the full answers are at the bottom, hidden until you ask for them.

Just tell me the answer

The NYT Connections answer for Wednesday, December 31, 2025 (puzzle #934) is: YELLOW — HAPPY NEW YEAR!: BALL DROP, CHAMPAGNE FLUTE, FIREWORKS, NOISEMAKER. GREEN — PLACES WHERE THINGS DISAPPEAR: BERMUDA TRIANGLE, BLACK HOLE, COUCH CUSHIONS, DRYER. BLUE — ASSOCIATED WITH PHILADELPHIA: BROTHERLY LOVE, CHEESESTEAK, LIBERTY BELL, ROCKY. PURPLE — STARTING WITH BODIES OF WATER: BAY LEAF, CHANNEL SURF, SEA BASS, SOUND BARRIER.

Today's 16 words

The grid exactly as NYT laid it out for Wednesday, December 31, 2025. Nothing below this point is spoiled until you open it.

SOUND BARRIER
CHAMPAGNE FLUTE
ROCKY
SEA BASS
BERMUDA TRIANGLE
NOISEMAKER
LIBERTY BELL
DRYER
FIREWORKS
COUCH CUSHIONS
CHANNEL SURF
CHEESESTEAK
BLACK HOLE
BAY LEAF
BROTHERLY LOVE
BALL DROP

How hard is Connections #934?

Easy35/100
  • At least one entry is a phrase rather than a single word.

Where to start: Every category here is meaning-based, so group by topic first and use the four-per-group constraint to settle any word that could go two ways.

Connections hints for Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Four levels, each giving away a little more. Open only as many as you need.

NYT Connections answers for Wednesday, December 31, 2025

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Common questions

What is the NYT Connections answer for Wednesday, December 31, 2025?

The NYT Connections answer for Wednesday, December 31, 2025 (puzzle #934) is: YELLOW — HAPPY NEW YEAR!: BALL DROP, CHAMPAGNE FLUTE, FIREWORKS, NOISEMAKER. GREEN — PLACES WHERE THINGS DISAPPEAR: BERMUDA TRIANGLE, BLACK HOLE, COUCH CUSHIONS, DRYER. BLUE — ASSOCIATED WITH PHILADELPHIA: BROTHERLY LOVE, CHEESESTEAK, LIBERTY BELL, ROCKY. PURPLE — STARTING WITH BODIES OF WATER: BAY LEAF, CHANNEL SURF, SEA BASS, SOUND BARRIER.

What is the purple group in Connections #934?

The purple (hardest) group is "STARTING WITH BODIES OF WATER": BAY LEAF, CHANNEL SURF, SEA BASS, SOUND BARRIER.

What is the easiest group in today's Connections puzzle?

The yellow group is the most straightforward: "HAPPY NEW YEAR!" — BALL DROP, CHAMPAGNE FLUTE, FIREWORKS, NOISEMAKER. Solving it first removes four words from the grid.

What number is today's Connections puzzle?

Wednesday, December 31, 2025 is NYT Connections puzzle #934. Connections launched on 12 June 2023 with puzzle #1, and a new puzzle is published every day.

What time does a new NYT Connections puzzle come out?

A new Connections puzzle unlocks at midnight in your own local time zone, so the changeover happens at a different moment around the world. The puzzle itself is the same for everyone on a given date.