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NYT Connections May 25 2025 Answers

Puzzle #714

EDITED BY WYNA LIU

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

DOUBLE HELIX SNAIL KING CONCH QUEEN TWIN ROOK ELECTRONIC JUNK ACE RINGER JACK LOBE CLONE CHAIN

Category hints (no spoilers)

Yellow — PLAYING CARDS
Green — DOPPELGÄNGER
Blue — EAR PIERCING SITES
Purple — ___ MAIL
PLAYING CARDSACE, JACK, KING, QUEEN
DOPPELGÄNGERCLONE, DOUBLE, RINGER, TWIN
EAR PIERCING SITESCONCH, HELIX, LOBE, ROOK
___ MAILCHAIN, ELECTRONIC, JUNK, SNAIL
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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.