What were the NYT Connections answers for December 29, 2025 (#959)?

NYT Connections #959 (December 29, 2025) answers: TENDENCY: COURSE, DIRECTION, TIDE, TREND | BIOLOGICAL STRUCTURES: CELL, GENE, PROTEIN, TISSUE | SUMMER OLYMPIC EVENTS: ATHLETICS, EQUESTRIAN, SWIMMING, TRIATHLON | CAR BRAND HOMOPHONES: INFINITY, MINNIE, OPAL, OUTIE

What were the Connections categories on December 29, 2025?

The four categories were: TENDENCY, BIOLOGICAL STRUCTURES, SUMMER OLYMPIC EVENTS, CAR BRAND HOMOPHONES.

NYT Connections Answers: December 29, 2025

Puzzle #959 — Editor: Wyna Liu

All 4 Groups

🟨 Yellow — Easiest

TENDENCY

COURSE, DIRECTION, TIDE, TREND

🟩 Green

BIOLOGICAL STRUCTURES

CELL, GENE, PROTEIN, TISSUE

🟦 Blue

SUMMER OLYMPIC EVENTS

ATHLETICS, EQUESTRIAN, SWIMMING, TRIATHLON

🟪 Purple — Hardest

CAR BRAND HOMOPHONES

INFINITY, MINNIE, OPAL, OUTIE

Word Grid

All 16 words from puzzle #959:

COURSE

DIRECTION

TIDE

TREND

CELL

GENE

PROTEIN

TISSUE

ATHLETICS

EQUESTRIAN

SWIMMING

TRIATHLON

INFINITY

MINNIE

OPAL

OUTIE

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