NYT Connections hints and answers for Friday, December 5 (game #908)

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Thu, 04 Dec 2025 15:00:00 +0000

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Looking for NYT Connections answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, plus my commentary on the puzzles.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Looking for a different day? A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each
day for your time zone which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Thursday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Thursday, December 4 (game #907) .

Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need Connections hints.

What should you do once you've finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I've also got daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too, while Marc's Wordle today page covers the original viral word game.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers. NYT Connections today (game #908) - today's words (Image credit: New York Times)

Today's NYT Connections words are SORRY TOUGH DEAL BABY SWEET STICKY PILLOW STORY MASTERMIND SMALL DELICATE OPERATION COMPLEX STATUS MOUSE TRAP SITUATION NYT Connections today (game #908) - hint #1 - group hints

What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups? YELLOW: Difficult situations GREEN: How it goes BLUE: Pre computer age family fun PURPLE: Add a chatty word

Need more clues?

We're firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four theme answers are for today's NYT Connections puzzles NYT
Connections today (game #908) - hint #2 - group answers

What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups? YELLOW: TRICKY
GREEN: STATE OF AFFAIRS BLUE: CLASSIC BOARD GAMES PURPLE: ____TALK

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM. NYT Connections today (game #908) - the answers (Image credit: New York Times)

The answers to today's Connections, game #908, are YELLOW: TRICKY COMPLEX, DELICATE, STICKY, TOUGH GREEN: STATE OF AFFAIRS DEAL, SITUATION, STATUS,
STORY BLUE: CLASSIC BOARD GAMES MASTERMIND, MOUSE TRAP, OPERATION, SORRY PURPLE: ____TALK BABY, PILLOW, SMALL, SWEET My rating: Easy My score: Perfect

SWEET and STICKY aside there were no real crossovers today, although I did think that the theme of the yellow group was different types of situations rather than TRICKY.

Strictly speaking, MASTERMIND is not a classic board game because it doesnt come with a board although it is a member of the same pre-video game heritage.

If youve never played it, its highly recommended; its a color-code-breaking game and instead of a board and counters it comes with dozens of tiny black and white pins that you will inevitably lose slowly over time. At least thats what happened to our set, which eventually included a few homemade pegs alongside the ones it came with.

Anyway, I digress. I was also thrilled to get the purple group today , although I think its clear Id prefer to engage in classic board game chat
than BABY, PILLOW, SMALL, or SWEET talk. Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Thursday, December 4, game #907) YELLOW: CUDDLE DRAW CLOSE, HOLD TIGHT, NUZZLE, SPOON GREEN: IMBIBE GUZZLE, KNOCK BACK, POUND DOWN, SWILL BLUE:
THINGS YOU ASSEMBLE IKEA FURNITURE, LEGO SET, MODEL, PUZZLE PURPLE: SNOUTS BEAK, MUZZLE, PROBOSCIS, ROSTRUM What is NYT Connections?

NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games made by the New York Times. It challenges you to find groups of four items that share something in common, and each group has a different difficulty level: green
is easy, yellow a little harder, blue often quite tough and purple usually very difficult.

On the plus side, you don't technically need to solve the final one, as
you'll be able to answer that one by a process of elimination. What's more, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you a little bit of breathing room.

It's a little more involved than something like Wordle, however, and there
are plenty of opportunities for the game to trip you up with tricks. For instance, watch out for homophones and other word games that could disguise the answers.

It's playable for free via the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.



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