NYT Connections May 8 2025 Answers
Puzzle #697
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
PEN CUP JOY WICK CHOP CANDLE OCEAN DICE YARD PENCIL AUTHOR BOND COMPOSE JONES SCORECARD WRITE
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — COMMIT TO PAPER
Green — NEEDS FOR PLAYING YAHTZEE
Blue — HEROES OF ACTION MOVIE FRANCHISES
Purple — ___STICK
COMMIT TO PAPERAUTHOR, COMPOSE, PEN, WRITE
NEEDS FOR PLAYING YAHTZEECUP, DICE, PENCIL, SCORECARD
HEROES OF ACTION MOVIE FRANCHISESBOND, JONES, OCEAN, WICK
___STICKCANDLE, CHOP, JOY, YARD
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