NYT Connections Hints and Answers for Today (December 4, 2025): Puzzle #906

Looking for today’s NYT Connections hints and answers for Thursday, December 4, 2025? Whether today's categories feel confusing or you’re one step away from errors, we’ve got you covered. Below you’ll find hints, category clues, and the full solution to Puzzle #906.

Today’s 16 NYT Connections Words

DRAW CLOSE

POUND DOWN

PROBOSCIS

IKEA FURNITURE

LEGO SET

HOLD TIGHT

KNOCK BACK

BEAK

GUZZLE

MODEL

MUZZLE

NUZZLE

PUZZLE

ROSTRUM

SPOON

SWILL

How to Play NYT Connections

Connections is a popular New York Times daily puzzle where you must sort 16 words into four groups of four, with each group sharing a common theme. The difficulty ranges from:

• Yellow – Easiest
• Green – Easy
• Blue – Medium
• Purple – Hardest

You have only four mistakes, so clever misdirections and similar-sounding words can easily throw players off.

Connections Hints for Thursday, December 4

Use these hints if you're close but need a little nudge:

• Yellow: Something people who like each other might do.
• Green: Found commonly in a bar.
• Blue: Items you put together.
• Purple: Found at the front of the face.

Extra Hints:

Nuzzle and muzzle belong to different groups.

All categories except Yellow contain at least one word starting with “P”.

One word from each group:

• Yellow: Hold Tight
• Green: Guzzle
• Blue: Lego Set
• Purple: Rostrum

Today's NYT Connections Groups (Themes)

Here are the four themes for December 4:

• Yellow: Cuddle
• Green: Imbibe
• Blue: Things You Assemble
• Purple: Snouts

Today’s NYT Connections Answers (December 4, 2025)

Yellow Group — Cuddle

Draw Close

Hold Tight

Nuzzle

Spoon

Green Group — Imbibe

Guzzle

Knock Back

Pound Down

Swill

Blue Group — Things You Assemble

IKEA Furniture

Lego Set

Model

Puzzle

Purple Group — Snouts

Beak

Muzzle

Proboscis

Rostrum