Connections #919 Answers
Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #919 for Tuesday, December 16, 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): dances
- Green: descendants
- Blue: hitchcock movies
- Purple (hardest): starting with percussion instruments
Answers
DANCES
BOLERO, FOXTROT, MAMBO, QUICKSTEP
DESCENDANTS
BROOD, FAMILY, OFFSPRING, POSTERITY
HITCHCOCK MOVIES
LIFEBOAT, ROPE, SPELLBOUND, SUSPICION
STARTING WITH PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS
BELLHOP, CHIMERA, DRUMROLL, RATTLESNAKE
Previous Connections answers
- #918 — tournament rounds, enormous, disreputable establishment, what "c" might mean
- #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
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