Connections #929 Answers – December 26, 2025
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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #929 on Friday, December 26, 2025. Reveal as much or as little as you need.
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Today's 16 words
AMERICABUDDYCHICAGOCRINGEFOREIGNERFORESTFRIDAYJOURNEYMOVIE EXECPANTHERSCREWBALLSTONERSURFERTECH BROVALLEY GIRLWIDOW
Hint 1: one word from each group
Yellow (easiest)
MOVIE EXEC belongs to this group.
Green
BUDDY belongs to this group.
Blue
AMERICA belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
FOREST belongs to this group.
Hint 2: the categories
Yellow (easiest) category
CALIFORNIA-BASED CHARACTER TROPES
Green category
COMEDY SUBGENRES
Blue category
'70S ROCK BANDS
Purple (hardest) category
BLACK ___
Connections #929 answers
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CALIFORNIA-BASED CHARACTER TROPESMOVIE EXEC, SURFER, TECH BRO, VALLEY GIRL
COMEDY SUBGENRESBUDDY, CRINGE, SCREWBALL, STONER
'70S ROCK BANDSAMERICA, CHICAGO, FOREIGNER, JOURNEY
BLACK ___FOREST, FRIDAY, PANTHER, WIDOW
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What are the Connections answers for December 26, 2025?
CALIFORNIA-BASED CHARACTER TROPES: MOVIE EXEC, SURFER, TECH BRO, VALLEY GIRL. COMEDY SUBGENRES: BUDDY, CRINGE, SCREWBALL, STONER. '70S ROCK BANDS: AMERICA, CHICAGO, FOREIGNER, JOURNEY. BLACK ___: FOREST, FRIDAY, PANTHER, WIDOW.
What do the Connections colors mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.