Connection Hints Today #907: Four New Categories Challenge Players on December 4, 2025

There are 16 words for connection hints today, some of which you may recognize. What are they? DRAW CLOSE, PUZZLE, ROSTRUM, NUZZLE, GUZZLE, IKEA FURNITURE, MUZZLE, LEGO SET, HOLD TIGHT, KNOCK BACK, MODEL, SPOON, SWILL, BEAK, POUND DOWN, PROBOSCIS. Are these clues making you think of a game or something about feeling? Yes, you’re somewhat correct, but for a clearer understanding, please look at today’s connection clues for each group below.

• Yellow category: Cuddle
• Green category: Imbibe
• Blue category: Things you assemble
• Purple category: Snouts

• These four words describe the act of hugging or getting close in an intimate way.
• In today’s connection hints, this category is quite tricky because “nuzzle” and “spoon” have other meanings.
• The pattern focuses on gestures of physical closeness, often associated with warmth and affection.
• This is an easy category to spot once players have eliminated other technical words

• All words are informal terms for drinking, usually quickly or in large quantities.
• In today’s puzzle connection hints, this category is appealing because of the intensity of the words.
• Guzzle and swill often appear in the context of drinking beer, alcohol, or hard liquor.
• This category is fairly straightforward for players familiar with English idioms.

Answers: Ikea Furniture, Lego Set, Model, Puzzle

Explanation:

• These four items refer to objects that must be assembled or put together before use.
• In today’s connection hints, this category provides variety because three answers are physical, while “puzzle” is more mental.
• Ikea furniture and Lego sets are very easy to recognize, but “model” can be misleading if thought of in the context of people.
• The pattern focuses on the activities of assembling, arranging, and building the final form.

Answers: Beak, Muzzle, Proboscis, Rostrum

Explanation:

• All words are parts of the nose or facial structure in animals.
• In today’s connection hints, this is the most technical and least common category.
• Proboscis and rostrum are usually only known in biology, requiring players to think extra hard.
• This category is the final “trap” that completes the puzzle.