NYT Connections May 20 2025 Answers
Puzzle #709
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
LEDGER DAY BROWN HORSE WATER HARDY LOG MURPHY BALE DREW CANOPY RECORD TROUGH REGISTER HOLMES PITCHFORK
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — ACCOUNT BOOK
Green — SEEN IN A BARN
Blue — DETECTIVES OF KID-LIT
Purple — WORDS BEFORE “BED”
ACCOUNT BOOKLEDGER, LOG, RECORD, REGISTER
SEEN IN A BARNBALE, HORSE, PITCHFORK, TROUGH
DETECTIVES OF KID-LITBROWN, DREW, HARDY, HOLMES
WORDS BEFORE “BED”CANOPY, DAY, MURPHY, WATER
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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.