What were the NYT Connections answers for December 11, 2025 (#971)?

NYT Connections #971 (December 11, 2025) answers: THINGS SEEN IN A YARD: GNOME, GRILL, SHED, SPRINKLER | ANAGRAMS: ARES, EARS, SEAR, SERA | LETTER HOMOPHONES: ARE, ELLE, QUE, QUEUE | DUST ___: BOWL, BUNNY, DEVIL, JACKET

What were the Connections categories on December 11, 2025?

The four categories were: THINGS SEEN IN A YARD, ANAGRAMS, LETTER HOMOPHONES, DUST ___.

NYT Connections Answers: December 11, 2025

Puzzle #971 — Editor: Wyna Liu

All 4 Groups

🟨 Yellow — Easiest

THINGS SEEN IN A YARD

GNOME, GRILL, SHED, SPRINKLER

🟩 Green

ANAGRAMS

ARES, EARS, SEAR, SERA

🟦 Blue

LETTER HOMOPHONES

ARE, ELLE, QUE, QUEUE

🟪 Purple — Hardest

DUST ___

BOWL, BUNNY, DEVIL, JACKET

Word Grid

All 16 words from puzzle #971:

GNOME

GRILL

SHED

SPRINKLER

ARES

EARS

SEAR

SERA

ARE

ELLE

QUE

QUEUE

BOWL

BUNNY

DEVIL

JACKET

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