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NYT Connections May 26 2025 Answers

Puzzle #715

EDITED BY WYNA LIU

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

JOKER TEDDY SHEET FRIDGE POLAR TOWEL COUNTER GUMMY SLIP DIN WASHCLOTH HOSE REVERSE PILLOWCASE GARTER OPPOSITE

Category hints (no spoilers)

Yellow — ITEMS IN A LINEN CLOSET
Green — DIAMETRIC
Blue — LINGERIE
Purple — CARD GAMES WITH FIRST LETTER CHANGED
ITEMS IN A LINEN CLOSETPILLOWCASE, SHEET, TOWEL, WASHCLOTH
DIAMETRICCOUNTER, OPPOSITE, POLAR, REVERSE
LINGERIEGARTER, HOSE, SLIP, TEDDY
CARD GAMES WITH FIRST LETTER CHANGEDDIN, FRIDGE, GUMMY, JOKER
Checked against the official NYT Connections solution

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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.