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Wednesday, December 24, 2025
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — December 24, 2025
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Word grid
All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.
BACON
BITE
BREAD
CHAMP
CHAR
CHEESE
CHEW
HUMP
MUNCH
PAPER
POLLOCK
RAPT
SINGE
SOLE
TANG
WHISTLER
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
SLANG FOR MONEYStraightforward
MASTICATEModerate
FISHTricky
WAYS TO VOCALIZE MUSICALLY PLUS A LETTERDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
SLANG FOR MONEYStraightforward
INFORMAL TERMS FOR CASH OR CURRENCY+ 3 more…
MASTICATEModerate
WHAT YOU DO WITH YOUR JAW WHEN EATING OR CHEWING GUM+ 3 more…
FISHTricky
THESE CREATURES LIVE UNDERWATER AND HAVE SCALES+ 3 more…
WAYS TO VOCALIZE MUSICALLY PLUS A LETTERDevious
MUSICAL VOCALIZATIONS HIDING AN EXTRA LETTER+ 3 more…
Full solution
SLANG FOR MONEYStraightforward
BACON,BREAD,CHEESE,PAPER
BACON, BREAD, CHEESE, and PAPER are all slang terms for money.
MASTICATEModerate
BITE,CHAMP,CHEW,MUNCH
BITE, CHAMP, CHEW, and MUNCH all mean to masticate — to chew food.
FISHTricky
CHAR,POLLOCK,SOLE,TANG
CHAR, POLLOCK, SOLE, and TANG are all types of fish.
WAYS TO VOCALIZE MUSICALLY PLUS A LETTERDevious
HUMP,RAPT,SINGE,WHISTLER
Each word is a way to vocalize musically with an added letter: HUM+P, RAP+T, SING+E, WHISTLE+R.