Connections #918 Answers
Monday, December 15, 2025
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #918 for Monday, December 15, 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): tournament rounds
- Green: enormous
- Blue: disreputable establishment
- Purple (hardest): what "c" might mean
Answers
TOURNAMENT ROUNDS
FINAL, QUALIFIER, QUARTER, SEMI
ENORMOUS
BUMPER, GIANT, MONSTER, TITANIC
DISREPUTABLE ESTABLISHMENT
DIVE, DUMP, HOLE, JOINT
WHAT "C" MIGHT MEAN
CELSIUS, COLD, ONE HUNDRED, SEE
Previous Connections answers
- #917 — lay it on thick, hans christian andersen figures, silent "l", fictional pigs
- #916 — wide-legged pant styles, silent "t", new york mets legends, greek mythological figures minus a letter
- #915 — contain, move in the wind, vegetable units, things that are divided into twelve segments
- #914 — things seen in a yard, anagrams, letter homophones, dust ___
- #913 — "my goodness!", imitation, confection, what "y" might mean
- #912 — bear in mind, striped animals, associated with rainbows, beginning with number homophones
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