What were the NYT Connections answers for December 10, 2025 (#965)?

NYT Connections #965 (December 10, 2025) answers: "MY GOODNESS!": DEAR, GRACIOUS, HEAVENS, MERCY | IMITATION: COPY, DUMMY, DUPE, FAKE | CONFECTION: CANDY, LOLLY, SUCKER, SWEET | WHAT "Y" MIGHT MEAN: WHY, YEAR, YELLOW, YES

What were the Connections categories on December 10, 2025?

The four categories were: "MY GOODNESS!", IMITATION, CONFECTION, WHAT "Y" MIGHT MEAN.

NYT Connections Answers: December 10, 2025

Puzzle #965 — Editor: Wyna Liu

All 4 Groups

🟨 Yellow — Easiest

"MY GOODNESS!"

DEAR, GRACIOUS, HEAVENS, MERCY

🟩 Green

IMITATION

COPY, DUMMY, DUPE, FAKE

🟦 Blue

CONFECTION

CANDY, LOLLY, SUCKER, SWEET

🟪 Purple — Hardest

WHAT "Y" MIGHT MEAN

WHY, YEAR, YELLOW, YES

Word Grid

All 16 words from puzzle #965:

DEAR

GRACIOUS

HEAVENS

MERCY

COPY

DUMMY

DUPE

FAKE

CANDY

LOLLY

SUCKER

SWEET

WHY

YEAR

YELLOW

YES

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