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Connections #917 Answers – December 14, 2025

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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #917 on Sunday, December 14, 2025. Reveal as much or as little as you need.

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Today's 16 words

BABECALFCHALKCOLONELDUCKLINGEMPERORFAWNFLATTERGUSHMERMAIDNAPOLEONPIGLETPORKYPRAISEPRINCESSWOULD

Hint 1: one word from each group

Yellow (easiest)
FAWN belongs to this group.
Green
DUCKLING belongs to this group.
Blue
CALF belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
BABE belongs to this group.

Hint 2: the categories

Yellow (easiest) category
LAY IT ON THICK
Green category
HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN FIGURES
Blue category
SILENT "L"
Purple (hardest) category
FICTIONAL PIGS

Connections #917 answers

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LAY IT ON THICKFAWN, FLATTER, GUSH, PRAISE
HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN FIGURESDUCKLING, EMPEROR, MERMAID, PRINCESS
SILENT "L"CALF, CHALK, COLONEL, WOULD
FICTIONAL PIGSBABE, NAPOLEON, PIGLET, PORKY
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FAQ

What are the Connections answers for December 14, 2025?

LAY IT ON THICK: FAWN, FLATTER, GUSH, PRAISE. HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN FIGURES: DUCKLING, EMPEROR, MERMAID, PRINCESS. SILENT "L": CALF, CHALK, COLONEL, WOULD. FICTIONAL PIGS: BABE, NAPOLEON, PIGLET, PORKY.

What do the Connections colors mean?

Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.