NYT Connections May 17 2025 Answers
Puzzle #706
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
MACARONI ANIMAL KING MAIL RULER SCOOTER PLANT EMPEROR BEAKER BACTERIA COMMERCE SYRINGE FUNGUS SIGNATURE CHINSTRAP PROTRACTOR
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — MEMBER OF A KINGDOM IN TAXONOMY
Green — GRADUATED INSTRUMENTS
Blue — KINDS OF PENGUINS
Purple — “E” THINGS
MEMBER OF A KINGDOM IN TAXONOMYANIMAL, BACTERIA, FUNGUS, PLANT
GRADUATED INSTRUMENTSBEAKER, PROTRACTOR, RULER, SYRINGE
KINDS OF PENGUINSCHINSTRAP, EMPEROR, KING, MACARONI
“E” THINGSCOMMERCE, MAIL, SCOOTER, SIGNATURE
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