NYT Connections May 5 2025 Answers
Puzzle #694
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
TORPEDO BAT COAST LEVEL CAPE BATON PLATEAU HOAGIE SETTLE CRUISE CIGAR CASTLE FLOAT FLATTEN FANG DRIFT
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — GLIDE
Green — ASSOCIATED WITH COUNT DRACULA
Blue — STOP CHANGING
Purple — THINGS THAT ARE LONG AND CYLINDRICAL
GLIDECOAST, CRUISE, DRIFT, FLOAT
ASSOCIATED WITH COUNT DRACULABAT, CAPE, CASTLE, FANG
STOP CHANGINGFLATTEN, LEVEL, PLATEAU, SETTLE
THINGS THAT ARE LONG AND CYLINDRICALBATON, CIGAR, HOAGIE, TORPEDO
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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.