Connections #921 Answers – December 18, 2025
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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #921 on Thursday, December 18, 2025. Reveal as much or as little as you need.
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Today's 16 words
BUTTERFLYDAYDREAMFANCYFANTASYFELTGLITTERHEROILLUSIONLEADMEDIAPIPE CLEANERPOMPOMPRINCIPALSECURITYSTARWORKER
Hint 1: one word from each group
Yellow (easiest)
DAYDREAM belongs to this group.
Green
HERO belongs to this group.
Blue
FELT belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
BUTTERFLY belongs to this group.
Hint 2: the categories
Yellow (easiest) category
BIT OF WISHFUL THINKING
Green category
PROTAGONIST
Blue category
COMPONENT OF AN ARTS AND CRAFTS PROJECT
Purple (hardest) category
SOCIAL ___
Connections #921 answers
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BIT OF WISHFUL THINKINGDAYDREAM, FANCY, FANTASY, ILLUSION
PROTAGONISTHERO, LEAD, PRINCIPAL, STAR
COMPONENT OF AN ARTS AND CRAFTS PROJECTFELT, GLITTER, PIPE CLEANER, POMPOM
SOCIAL ___BUTTERFLY, MEDIA, SECURITY, WORKER
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What are the Connections answers for December 18, 2025?
BIT OF WISHFUL THINKING: DAYDREAM, FANCY, FANTASY, ILLUSION. PROTAGONIST: HERO, LEAD, PRINCIPAL, STAR. COMPONENT OF AN ARTS AND CRAFTS PROJECT: FELT, GLITTER, PIPE CLEANER, POMPOM. SOCIAL ___: BUTTERFLY, MEDIA, SECURITY, WORKER.
What do the Connections colors mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.