NYT Connections May 16 2025 Answers
Puzzle #705
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
RODEO HOURGLASS KUBRICK SUNSET TREE SCRAP WALL STREET VINE MICHAEL JORDAN HOLLYWOOD HERB TAURUS END SHRUB NEUROPLASTIC DISSOLVE
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — KINDS OF PLANTS
Green — DISCONTINUE
Blue — ASSOCIATED WITH BULLS
Purple — ENDING WITH BUILDING MATERIALS
KINDS OF PLANTSHERB, SHRUB, TREE, VINE
DISCONTINUEDISSOLVE, END, SCRAP, SUNSET
ASSOCIATED WITH BULLSMICHAEL JORDAN, RODEO, TAURUS, WALL STREET
ENDING WITH BUILDING MATERIALSHOLLYWOOD, HOURGLASS, KUBRICK, NEUROPLASTIC
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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.