‘Connections’ answers and hints for today, December 01

Source: NME
Category: Music
Originally Published: 2025-12-01
Curated: 2025-12-01 10:36

Out of the many daily puzzles available online, the New York Times’ Connections game is one of the trickiest. For those playing for the first time, the goal of Connections is to divide a block of 16 words into four common themes. Some of these – for example, grouping four types of fish – can be very straightforward, while others can be far more abstract. If you’ve found yourself stumped by the latter, we’ve put together Connections answers and hints for today (December 01) below.

If you already know how to play Connections, you can skip this paragraph to jump straight into today’s solution. But if this is your first time attempting the New York Times’ puzzle (or you just need a refresher), we suggest thinking outside of the box for your answers.

Some groups are deliberately deceptive – using a previous day’s puzzle as an example, you may think ‘Heart’, ‘Cell’, ‘Body’ and ‘Nucleus’ are all connected through biology. But you’d be wrong, as ‘Heart’ and ‘Nucleus’ were actually two of four “Nexus” words on the day we’ve used as an example. Think beyond what a word means literally, try to see subtle patterns, and your luck with Connections will improve drastically. That being said, some days are still fiendishly difficult – and if you’re still stuck, check below for the Connections answer for today.

Connections hints for December 01

If you’re still trying to solve December 01’s Connections yourself, here are all of the words in play today and some hints on what each group is.

FULL MOON

EYE CONTACT

ORBIT

PIZZA PIE

REVOLUTION

METAMORPHOSIS

PUPIL

SEA CHANGE

PEA SOUP

LAP

CASTLE

TRIAL

TEA LEAVES

JUDGMENT

CIRCUIT

With that in mind, here are four hints for December 01

Yellow: rotation

rotation Green: items that are round in shape

items that are round in shape Blue: the __

the __ Purple: terms that begins with what sounds like a letter

Connections groups for December 01

If you’re still trying to piece everything together, here are all four of today’s groups.

Yellow: complete turn

complete turn Green: circular things

circular things Blue: kafka works, with “the”

kafka works, with “the” Purple: starting with letter homophones

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Connections answers for December 01

Finally, here are the answers for Connections #904 on Monday, December 01.

Yellow: complete turn (circuit, lap, orbit, revolution)

complete turn (circuit, lap, orbit, revolution) Green: circular things (full moon, lo, pizza pie, pupil)

circular things (full moon, lo, pizza pie, pupil) Blue: kafka works, with “the” (castle, judgment, metamorphosis, trial)

kafka works, with “the” (castle, judgment, metamorphosis, trial) Purple: starting with letter homophones (eye contact, pea soup, sea change, tea leaves)

You can check back for up-to-date hints and answers for each day’s Connections puzzle. If you get stuck elsewhere, we’ve also got answers for several other daily games – including Wordle, Framed, and Globle.

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