NYT Connections May 15 2025 Answers
Puzzle #704
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
FLUTE MADRID GROUNDS ICE ESTATE POWDER SEVILLE FOUNDATION BUTTERFLY WORLD REASON CRUST SLUSH BASIS BESS DEAL
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — RATIONALE
Green — TYPES OF SNOW
Blue — LAST WORDS OF FAMOUS OPERA TITLES
Purple — REAL ___
RATIONALEBASIS, FOUNDATION, GROUNDS, REASON
TYPES OF SNOWCRUST, ICE, POWDER, SLUSH
LAST WORDS OF FAMOUS OPERA TITLESBESS, BUTTERFLY, FLUTE, SEVILLE
REAL ___DEAL, ESTATE, MADRID, WORLD
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