NYT Connections May 7 2025 Answers
Puzzle #696
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
CHORAL CUPS KNIT SAVE RECOVER PURL BUT QUARTS SWORDS BESIDES MEND PENTACLES OPEL HEAL WANDS EXCEPT
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — GET BETTER, AS A BROKEN BONE
Green — NOT INCLUDING
Blue — TAROT MINOR ARCANA SUITS
Purple — HOMOPHONES OF GEMSTONES
GET BETTER, AS A BROKEN BONEHEAL, KNIT, MEND, RECOVER
NOT INCLUDINGBESIDES, BUT, EXCEPT, SAVE
TAROT MINOR ARCANA SUITSCUPS, PENTACLES, SWORDS, WANDS
HOMOPHONES OF GEMSTONESCHORAL, OPEL, PURL, QUARTS
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