What were the NYT Connections answers for December 21, 2025 (#976)?

NYT Connections #976 (December 21, 2025) answers: FEATURES OF A TEAPOT: HANDLE, LID, SPOUT, STRAINER | LIBRARY SECTIONS: CIRCULATION, PERIODICALS, REFERENCE, STACKS | ARISE: EMERGE, FLOW, ISSUE, RESULT | ___DROP: AIR, EAVES, GUM, RAIN

What were the Connections categories on December 21, 2025?

The four categories were: FEATURES OF A TEAPOT, LIBRARY SECTIONS, ARISE, ___DROP.

NYT Connections Answers: December 21, 2025

Puzzle #976 — Editor: Wyna Liu

All 4 Groups

🟨 Yellow — Easiest

FEATURES OF A TEAPOT

HANDLE, LID, SPOUT, STRAINER

🟩 Green

LIBRARY SECTIONS

CIRCULATION, PERIODICALS, REFERENCE, STACKS

🟦 Blue

ARISE

EMERGE, FLOW, ISSUE, RESULT

🟪 Purple — Hardest

___DROP

AIR, EAVES, GUM, RAIN

Word Grid

All 16 words from puzzle #976:

HANDLE

LID

SPOUT

STRAINER

CIRCULATION

PERIODICALS

REFERENCE

STACKS

EMERGE

FLOW

ISSUE

RESULT

AIR

EAVES

GUM

RAIN

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