Connections #909 Answers
Saturday, December 6, 2025
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #909 for Saturday, December 6, 2025. The 16 words split into four groups by colour — yellow is easiest, purple the trickiest. The group themes are listed first as hints, then every group is revealed below. Looking for the latest puzzle? See today's Connections.
Hints — the four group themes
- Yellow (easiest): norm
- Green: mollify
- Blue: member of a titular group in an animation franchise
- Purple (hardest): starting with herpetofauna
Answers
NORM
AVERAGE, MEAN, PAR, STANDARD
MOLLIFY
COOL, MODERATE, SETTLE, TEMPER
MEMBER OF A TITULAR GROUP IN AN ANIMATION FRANCHISE
CAR, INCREDIBLE, MINION, MONSTER
STARTING WITH HERPETOFAUNA
ADDERALL, MONITORSHIP, NEWTON, TOADY
Previous Connections answers
- #908 — tricky, state of affairs, classic board games, ___ talk
- #907 — cuddle, imbibe, things you assemble, snouts
- #906 — kinds of jewelry, social gathering, petition (for), "___ man" songs from the '70s
- #905 — approximate, mild oaths, mlb player, family member nickname plus a letter
- #904 — complete turn, circular things, kafka works, with "the", starting with letter homophones
- #903 — tolerate, flop, fictional pirates, ending in color homophones
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