NYT Connections Answers December 28: Crack the Sunday puzzle #931 with these hints and solutionSpoilers ahead! You’ve been warned. Seriously. If you’re still hoping to solve today’s puzzle on your own, now’s the time to turn back. For everyone else who wants clues, confirmations, or the full solution, here are all the NYT Connections hints and answers for puzzle #931 on Sunday, December 28, 2025.NYT Connections remains a forite among word-game fans, challenging players to uncover hidden links between seemingly ordinary words. Today’s board mixes straightforward groupings with a few trickier associations that may require a closer look.
ALSO READ: JD Vance unleashes blistering message at Nick Fuentes after racist attacks on wife UshaWhat is NYT Connections?Connections is a daily word puzzle created by the New York Times Games team. Players are presented with a grid of 16 words and must sort them into four groups of four, based on shared themes or relationships.
Live EventsEach completed group is marked by a colour that signals its difficulty level. Yellow is considered the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple, which is usually the most abstract and challenging. While multiple words may appear to fit together, only one exact combination solves the puzzle.ALSO READ: Wordle Answer Today December 28: Hints and solution revealed for the Sunday puzzle #1653How to play NYT Connections?When the game begins, players see a four-by-four grid of words. The objective is to select four words that share a common link and submit them as a group.Correct groupings disappear and are labelled with their category.Incorrect selections count as mistakes.Players are allowed up to four errors before the game ends.ALSO READ: Trump suffers fresh embarrassment as Kennedy Center speech becomes least-watched everThe board can be shuffled at any time, a helpful tool for spotting new patterns. Like Wordle, Connections resets daily at midnight, giving players just one chance per day.
Your goal is to recognize how the words connect and successfully organize all four groups.
Connections difficulty levels explained
Each group is colour-coded by difficulty:
Yellow – Easiest
Green – Moderate
Blue – Challenging
Purple – Most difficult
The game is free to play on the NYT Games app and the New York Times website.
Hints for today’s Connections categories (December 28, 2025)Today’s puzzle includes themes related to shipping, stillness, mechanical parts, and playful word changes.
Extra hint for each Connections group, as per a report by Today and Forbes.
Here’s a clue to guide you through each category:
Yellow – Items you put things into before sending them offGreen – Words that suggest not movingBlue – Components you might adjust when building or repairing a devicePurple – Change the first letter of each word to reveal the patternOne word from each Connections category todayYellow group word: Tube
Green group word: Still
Blue group word: Pawl
Purple group word: Noodle
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Connections categories today, December 28Yellow group category: Containers for shipping
Green group category: Unmoving
Blue group category: Mechanical watch parts
Purple group category: Dogs with first letter changed
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Today’s Connections game answers for Sunday, December 28Here are the confirmed solutions for puzzle #931:CONTAINERS FOR SHIPPING: BOX, ENVELOPE, MAILER, TUBE
UNMOVING: CONSTANT, STATIC, STATIONARY, STILL
MECHANICAL WATCH PARTS: GEAR, PAWL, RATCHET, SPRING
DOGS WITH FIRST LETTER CHANGED: DUSKY, NOODLE, PERRIER, SOXER
FAQsHow many mistakes are allowed in NYT Connections?Players can make up to four incorrect guesses before the puzzle ends.Can you replay Connections after finishing the puzzle?No, Connections offers only one attempt per day, with a new puzzle released at midnight local time.
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