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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle has one of those purple categories where you need to hunt for words inside of other words. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.
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Hints for today’s Connections groups
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Let’s fly.
Green group hint: Refer to.
Blue group hint: Career or job.
Purple group hint: Cheers!
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Airline classes.
Green group: Attribute.
Blue group: Vocation.
Purple group: Ending with alcoholic beverages.
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for Dec. 27, 2025.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is airline classes. The four answers are business, economy, first and premium.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is attribute. The four answers are cite, credit, name and reference.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is vocation. The four answers are calling, craft, line and trade.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is ending with alcoholic beverages. The four answers are decider (cider), namesake (sake), report (port) and villager (lager).
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