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1Fix the driver behind crashes, sound loss and screen glitches2Repair Windows errors before they cause bigger problems3Scan for outdated or missing drivers - takes under a minuteThis is the archived answer guide for NYT Connections puzzle #707, published for Sunday, May 18, 2025—not a puzzle for May 18 in another year. Start with the graduated hints below if you want to solve it yourself; the category names and complete groups follow.
Hints for Connections #707
Connections asks you to sort 16 words into four groups of four based on a shared link. The link may be a category or a word association; some puzzles also use phrases formed by placing words before or after another word. Players select four words and submit a guess, with up to four mistakes allowed. The groups are marked by difficulty color.
Gentle hints
- One group consists of things a student might be assigned to do or study.
- One group contains feedback that suggests a guess is near the answer.
- One group describes someone who is willing to try or consider anything.
- One group uses different meanings or forms associated with the letter “A.”
Word bank
ALMOST, ATHLETIC, OPEN, CLOSE, WARM, FLEXIBLE, EXCELLENT, EXERCISE, AREA, DRILL, ONE, GAME, EASY, ASSIGNMENT, NOT QUITE, LESSON
Category clues
- Tasks for a student
- Encouraging responses in a guessing game
- Up for anything
- What “A” might mean
Answers for May 18, 2025
Reveal the full answer key below. The four groups and their labels are listed in the order used by the answer guide.
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Yellow: Tasks for a student
ASSIGNMENT, DRILL, EXERCISE, LESSON
Green: Encouraging responses in a guessing game
ALMOST, CLOSE, NOT QUITE, WARM
Blue: Up for anything
EASY, FLEXIBLE, GAME, OPEN
Purple: What “A” might mean
AREA, ATHLETIC, EXCELLENT, ONE
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.How the answer key is identified
Christine Mielke’s Try Hard Guides answer guide and the YourDictionary WordFinder archive independently list these four groups for puzzle #707 on May 18, 2025. Forbes’s contemporaneous guide provides the puzzle’s word bank and a general explanation of play. These are secondary sources; the reviewed sources do not establish an official NYT answer archive for this date.
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