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NYT Connections puzzle #715 is dated May 26, 2025. Start with the hints below, which grow more revealing in order; the complete category names and all 16 answers appear after the spoiler warning.
Hints for the May 26, 2025 Connections groups
Try each clue before moving to the next. The first points toward a broad association; the last gives away the wordplay.
- What might be readily available for a guest?
- What describes when someone or something is very different from another?
- What are some things that can be worn?
- Change the first letter of each word to make the connection clearer.
Spoilers: category names and answers
Stop here if you do not want the full answer key. The four categories and their words are:
- Items in a linen closet: PILLOWCASE, SHEET, TOWEL, WASHCLOTH.
- Diametric: COUNTER, OPPOSITE, POLAR, REVERSE.
- Lingerie: GARTER, HOSE, SLIP, TEDDY.
- Card games with first letter changed: DIN, FRIDGE, GUMMY, JOKER.
How the wordplay works
In the last group, changing each given word’s first letter reveals a card game: DIN becomes GIN, FRIDGE becomes BRIDGE, GUMMY becomes RUMMY, and JOKER becomes POKER. The other groups are direct category matches: linen-closet items, words associated with opposites or diametric difference, and lingerie.
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Puzzle details
This is the historical Connections puzzle dated May 26, 2025, numbered #715. The answers are corroborated by three secondary puzzle guides; an official NYT archive was not established in the sources checked, so these are presented as the guides’ answer key rather than an official NYT quotation.
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