Connections Hints
Tuesday, December 30, 2025
Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — December 30, 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.
AIM
BASKET
BELL
CLIMB
CLOCK
COMPASS
GOAL
OBJECT
POINT
RACK
REFLECTOR
RULER
SCALE
TAKEOFF
TAXI
TOUCHDOWN
Themes
The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.
INTENTIONStraightforward
MEASURING DEVICESModerate
PARTS OF A FLIGHTTricky
BIKE ACCESSORIESDevious
One word per group
Theme name plus one word from each category.
INTENTIONStraightforward
WORDS THAT MEAN WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO ACHIEVE+ 3 more…
MEASURING DEVICESModerate
TOOLS THAT QUANTIFY DIFFERENT THINGS+ 3 more…
PARTS OF A FLIGHTTricky
STAGES OF AN AIRPLANE'S JOURNEY+ 3 more…
BIKE ACCESSORIESDevious
THINGS YOU MIGHT ADD TO A BICYCLE+ 3 more…
Full solution
INTENTIONStraightforward
AIM,GOAL,OBJECT,POINT
AIM, GOAL, OBJECT, and POINT all mean intention or purpose — what someone is trying to accomplish.
MEASURING DEVICESModerate
CLOCK,COMPASS,RULER,SCALE
CLOCK measures time, COMPASS measures direction, RULER measures length, and SCALE measures weight — all are measuring devices.
PARTS OF A FLIGHTTricky
CLIMB,TAKEOFF,TAXI,TOUCHDOWN
TAXI, TAKEOFF, CLIMB, and TOUCHDOWN are all phases of an airplane flight, in roughly sequential order.
BIKE ACCESSORIESDevious
BASKET,BELL,RACK,REFLECTOR
BASKET, BELL, RACK, and REFLECTOR are all common accessories that can be attached to a bicycle.