Here are the answers for the NYT Connections puzzle #921 today, released on December 18th, 2025, and some hints to help you solve them.
New York Times have a variety of puzzle games available for their readers and there are new puzzles to play on a daily basis. One of these games is called Connections.
The rules of the game are simple for Connections. There are sixteen words for players to sort into four groups of four words that share something in common.
Once you think you have figured out a group, simply click on the four words and click on submit to see if you got it right. You are allowed to get 4 mistakes to solve the puzzle.
Each group is assigned a colour, which shows how easy it should be to group it from yellow, being straightforward, to purple, tricky.
If you’re struggling with today’s NYT Connections answers, we’ve included some hints to help you out. If that’s not enough, we have the answers too.
There are sixteen words for the Connection puzzles, which are:
- HERO
- BUTTERFLY
- FELT
- FANCY
- GLITTER
- FANTASY
- STAR
- MEDIA
- DAYDREAM
- WORKER
- PRINCIPAL
- POMPOM
- SECURITY
- LEAD
- PIPE CLEANER
- ILLUSION
Connections 921 Group Hints Today (December 18th, 2025)
We know some of you would prefer to have hints for the solution today instead of seeing the answer, so we’ve provided some below to help you out.
- Hint 1: One of the groups is “BIT OF WISHFUL THINKING“.
- Hint 2: HERO and STAR are in the same group.
- Hint 3: Here is an image that will help you solve one of the groups:
- Hint 4: One group of words comes after the word “SOCIAL“.
What are the Connections 921 Answers Today? (12/18/25)
Here are the answers to NYT Connections puzzle 921 released on 18th December 2025:
- BIT OF WISHFUL THINKING – DAYDREAM, FANCY, FANTASY, ILLUSION
- PROTAGONIST – HERO, LEAD, PRINCIPAL, STAR
- COMPONENT OF AN ARTS AND CRAFTS PROJECT – FELT, GLITTER, PIPE CLEANER, POMPOM
- SOCIAL ___ – BUTTERFLY, MEDIA, SECURITY, WORKER
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