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NYT Connections May 11 2025 Answers

Puzzle #700

EDITED BY WYNA LIU

Today's 16-word board, in its starting order:

BOSS GOOSE TICKLE SUIT DUCK HEALTH SHAKE SKIRT PLEASE MAY I SUPERIOR LEVEL DODGE DELIGHT EARTH POWER-UP

Category hints (no spoilers)

Yellow — MAKE HAPPY
Green — EVADE
Blue — COMMON VIDEO GAME FEATURES
Purple — MOTHER ___
MAKE HAPPYDELIGHT, PLEASE, SUIT, TICKLE
EVADEDODGE, DUCK, SHAKE, SKIRT
COMMON VIDEO GAME FEATURESBOSS, LEVEL, HEALTH, POWER-UP
MOTHER ___EARTH, GOOSE, MAY I, SUPERIOR
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Connections gives you 16 words that form four secret groups of four. Find each group — yellow is the easiest, then green, blue, and the famously tricky purple. You're allowed four mistakes. A new puzzle drops daily at midnight; play free at nytimes.com.