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Connections #911
hints & answers for December 8, 2025

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Yellow group

Straightforward

1/4
First-letter clue

Look for four entries beginning with E, P, S and U. These initials are in sorted order.

Show one word

EGG belongs in this group.

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GOAD, WITH "ON"

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  • EGG
  • PUSH
  • SPUR
  • URGE

Green group

A little trickier

2/4
First-letter clue

Look for four entries beginning with M, R, S and V. These initials are in sorted order.

Show one word

MULHOLLAND belongs in this group.

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FAMOUS STREETS IN LOS ANGELES

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  • MULHOLLAND
  • RODEO
  • SUNSET
  • VINE

Blue group

More challenging

3/4
First-letter clue

Look for four entries beginning with C, M, S and W. These initials are in sorted order.

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COWBOY belongs in this group.

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MEMBER OF A DALLAS PRO SPORTS TEAM

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  • COWBOY
  • MAVERICK
  • STAR
  • WING

Purple group

Wordplay & surprises

4/4
First-letter clue

Look for four entries beginning with M, P, R and S. These initials are in sorted order.

Show one word

MINK belongs in this group.

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EUROPEAN CAPITALS MINUS SECOND-TO-LAST LETTER

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  • MINK
  • PARS
  • ROE
  • SOFA
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  • Yellow: GOAD, WITH "ON"
  • Green: FAMOUS STREETS IN LOS ANGELES
  • Blue: MEMBER OF A DALLAS PRO SPORTS TEAM
  • Purple: EUROPEAN CAPITALS MINUS SECOND-TO-LAST LETTER

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All four categories and their words, together.

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Yellow

GOAD, WITH "ON"

EGG · PUSH · SPUR · URGE

Green

FAMOUS STREETS IN LOS ANGELES

MULHOLLAND · RODEO · SUNSET · VINE

Blue

MEMBER OF A DALLAS PRO SPORTS TEAM

COWBOY · MAVERICK · STAR · WING

Purple

EUROPEAN CAPITALS MINUS SECOND-TO-LAST LETTER

MINK · PARS · ROE · SOFA

This puzzle’s recorded solution

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About the answers and hints

Categories and answers follow the recorded NYT puzzle. Our hints are independent: some are original category clues, while others give the first letters of the four words. Each hint is labelled so you can choose how much help to take.

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