Connections Companion No. 927: December 24, 2025

Daily Puzzle Update
The New York Times’ Connections Companion No. 927 is Live on Wednesday, December 24, 2025. Players can see the new words for today, tell others about their solutions and have a chat about their strategies in the community forum. Besides great fun, the daily challenge is also a mental workout, and hints are given for each category.

Puzzle Difficulty
The official testers graded the puzzle of today with a 2 out of 5, which means a fairly easy problem. However, the difficulty levels could be different for each person solving it.For a deeper analysis, players can refer to the Connections Bot.

Hints for Today
Connections categories come with varying difficulty:

🟨 Straightforward: CHEESE
🟩 Easy: MUNCH
🟦 Moderate: TANG
🟪 Tricky: RAPT

Community & Engagement
Players are invited to share their solution grids in the comments section in order to see how their scores measure up against those of the editors and other solvers. Just a word of caution: the hints and conversations could give away the answers, therefore if you want to avoid that, solve the puzzle first.

Illustration
A playful breakfast-themed artwork by Calum Heath accompanies today’s puzzle, adding a visual treat for solvers.

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