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Monday, December 29, 2025

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — December 29, 2025

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Word grid

All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.

ATHLETICS
CELL
COURSE
DIRECTION
EQUESTRIAN
GENE
INFINITY
MINNIE
OPAL
OUTIE
PROTEIN
SWIMMING
TIDE
TISSUE
TREND
TRIATHLON
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Themes

The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.

TENDENCYStraightforward
BIOLOGICAL STRUCTURESModerate
SUMMER OLYMPIC EVENTSTricky
CAR BRAND HOMOPHONESDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

TENDENCYStraightforward
THESE WORDS ALL SUGGEST A GENERAL DIRECTION THINGS ARE MOVING+ 3 more…
BIOLOGICAL STRUCTURESModerate
THESE ARE FUNDAMENTAL UNITS AND COMPONENTS STUDIED IN BIOLOGY CLASS+ 3 more…
SUMMER OLYMPIC EVENTSTricky
YOU'D SEE THESE COMPETITIONS AT THE SUMMER OLYMPICS+ 3 more…
CAR BRAND HOMOPHONESDevious
THESE WORDS SOUND LIKE CAR BRANDS WHEN YOU SAY THEM ALOUD+ 3 more…
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Full solution
TENDENCYStraightforward
COURSE,DIRECTION,TIDE,TREND

COURSE, DIRECTION, TIDE, and TREND all mean a general tendency or inclination — the way things are heading

BIOLOGICAL STRUCTURESModerate
CELL,GENE,PROTEIN,TISSUE

CELL, GENE, PROTEIN, and TISSUE are all basic biological structures found in living organisms

SUMMER OLYMPIC EVENTSTricky
ATHLETICS,EQUESTRIAN,SWIMMING,TRIATHLON

ATHLETICS, EQUESTRIAN, SWIMMING, and TRIATHLON are all events featured at the Summer Olympic Games

CAR BRAND HOMOPHONESDevious
INFINITY,MINNIE,OPAL,OUTIE

INFINITY sounds like Infiniti, MINNIE sounds like Mini, OPAL sounds like Opel, and OUTIE sounds like Audi — all car brand homophones

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