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Wednesday, December 17, 2025
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — December 17, 2025
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Show the word gridAll 16 words — you figure out the groups
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One word per groupTheme name + one word per category
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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
ACCORD
CIVIC
DUGOUT
EVEN
FLAT
FLUKE
KAYAK
LABEL
LEVEL
MADAM
ODYSSEY
PILOT
PLANE
RAFT
SHELL
TRUTH
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
HUMAN-POWERED WATERCRAFTStraightforward
FLUSHModerate
HONDA MODELSTricky
BIBLICAL FIGURES PLUS STARTING LETTERDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
HUMAN-POWERED WATERCRAFTStraightforward
THESE VESSELS MOVE BY PADDLE OR POLE, NO ENGINE REQUIRED+ 3 more…
FLUSHModerate
ALL MEAN PERFECTLY SMOOTH OR LEVEL, LIKE A WELL-SANDED SURFACE+ 3 more…
HONDA MODELSTricky
THESE ARE ALL MODELS YOU MIGHT FIND ON A HONDA LOT+ 3 more…
BIBLICAL FIGURES PLUS STARTING LETTERDevious
EACH WORD HIDES A BIBLICAL NAME WITH A LETTER ADDED TO THE FRONT+ 3 more…
Full solution
HUMAN-POWERED WATERCRAFTStraightforward
DUGOUT,KAYAK,RAFT,SHELL
DUGOUT, KAYAK, RAFT, and SHELL are all watercraft propelled by human power — paddles, oars, or poles
FLUSHModerate
EVEN,FLAT,LEVEL,PLANE
EVEN, FLAT, LEVEL, and PLANE all mean flush — smooth, uniform, and without raised edges
HONDA MODELSTricky
ACCORD,CIVIC,ODYSSEY,PILOT
ACCORD, CIVIC, ODYSSEY, and PILOT are all Honda automobile models
BIBLICAL FIGURES PLUS STARTING LETTERDevious
FLUKE,LABEL,MADAM,TRUTH
Each word contains a biblical figure with a starting letter prepended: F+LUKE, L+ABEL, M+ADAM, T+RUTH