Issue #692 Sat 3 May
NYT Connections Hints & Answer — May 3, 2025
Today's grid requires a steady hand to navigate between common usage and structural wordplay. Three groups hinge on linguistic patterns, while one relies on shared meanings.
yellow group 7 hints
Yellow group hints
The graffiti tag on a brick wall or the consensus in a crowded basement show.
Colloquial adjectives
Synonyms
Members are 3–4 letters; first letters D, F, L, S.
AWESOME
One is DOPE.
DOPE · FIRE · LIT · SICK
green group 7 hints
Green group hints
Running up the score in a video game or a lopsided final quarter.
Sports and competition
Synonyms
Members are 4–5 letters; first letters C, L, P, S.
DEFEAT SOUNDLY
One is CREAM.
CREAM · LICK · PASTE · SMOKE
blue group 7 hints
Blue group hints
Reading a script where the punctuation has been scrubbed clean.
Linguistic elision
Homophones for contracted verb phrases
Members are 3–5 letters; first letters H, I, S, W.
“WILL” CONTRACTIONS WITHOUT THE APOSTROPHE
One is HELL.
HELL · ILL · SHELL · WELL
violet group 7 hints
Violet group hints
A browser tab that refuses to load or a dead link in an old email.
Internet infrastructure
Base terms modified by a single suffix letter
Members are 4 letters each; first letters C, M, N, O.
URL ENDINGS PLUS A LETTER
One is COMP.
COMP · MILK · NETI · ORGO
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AWESOMEDOPE · FIRE · LIT · SICK
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DEFEAT SOUNDLYCREAM · LICK · PASTE · SMOKE
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“WILL” CONTRACTIONS WITHOUT THE APOSTROPHEHELL · ILL · SHELL · WELL
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URL ENDINGS PLUS A LETTERCOMP · MILK · NETI · ORGO
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How hard is NYT Connections on May 3, 2025?
NYT Connections on May 3, 2025 rates 3 out of 4 on our difficulty scale — a tougher-than-average puzzle. As always you sort sixteen words into four colour-coded groups, and our hints tease what links each group without ever naming the words.
What's a spoiler-free hint for NYT Connections on May 3, 2025?
The hint ladder above starts with a one-line vibe for each of the four groups, then adds the connecting idea, then the wording of each category. You climb only as far as you need, and no grouped words are shown until the final reveal.
How many groups are in NYT Connections #692?
Four groups of four, ordered from the gentlest to the trickiest. For the categories and the sixteen words themselves, open the answer section on this page — the hints here keep them hidden.
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