Connections doesn’t have the popularity of data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomsguide.com/news/i-analysed-every-wordle-answer-to-look-for-patterns-heres-what-i-found” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomsguide.com/news/i-analysed-every-wordle-answer-to-look-for-patterns-heres-what-i-found”>Wordle or barnstorming rise of data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomsguide.com/gaming/nyts-new-game-pips-is-already-addictive-heres-how-to-play” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomsguide.com/gaming/nyts-new-game-pips-is-already-addictive-heres-how-to-play”>Pips, but since launching in 2023, it’s one of my favorite puzzles and a must-play for New York Times gamers.

As with every NYT game, some Connections are tricker than others — which is why we post data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomsguide.com/news/todays-connections-answer” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-redirect=”https://www.tomsguide.com/gaming/nyt-connections-today-hints-and-answers-thursday-december-19-557″ data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomsguide.com/news/todays-connections-answer”>Connections hints and answers every day. But which ones were the hardest Connections in 2025?

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To find out, I scoured the data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.nytimes.com/spotlight/connections-companion?source=nyt_sports” target=”_blank” rel=”nofollow” data-url=”https://www.nytimes.com/spotlight/connections-companion?source=nyt_sports” referrerpolicy=”no-referrer-when-downgrade” data-hl-processed=”none” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link”>New York Times Connection Companion archives, which assigns a difficulty rating out of 5, based on how hard it…

Connections doesn’t have the popularity of data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomsguide.com/news/i-analysed-every-wordle-answer-to-look-for-patterns-heres-what-i-found” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomsguide.com/news/i-analysed-every-wordle-answer-to-look-for-patterns-heres-what-i-found”>Wordle or barnstorming rise of data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomsguide.com/gaming/nyts-new-game-pips-is-already-addictive-heres-how-to-play” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomsguide.com/gaming/nyts-new-game-pips-is-already-addictive-heres-how-to-play”>Pips, but since launching in 2023, it’s one of my favorite puzzles and a must-play for New York Times gamers.

As with every NYT game, some Connections are tricker than others — which is why we post data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomsguide.com/news/todays-connections-answer” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-redirect=”https://www.tomsguide.com/gaming/nyt-connections-today-hints-and-answers-thursday-december-19-557″ data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomsguide.com/news/todays-connections-answer”>Connections hints and answers every day. But which ones were the hardest Connections in 2025?

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To find out, I scoured the data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.nytimes.com/spotlight/connections-companion?source=nyt_sports” target=”_blank” rel=”nofollow” data-url=”https://www.nytimes.com/spotlight/connections-companion?source=nyt_sports” referrerpolicy=”no-referrer-when-downgrade” data-hl-processed=”none” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link”>New York Times Connection Companion archives, which assigns a difficulty rating out of 5, based on how hard it…