NYT Connections puzzle #712, dated May 23, 2025, groups its 16 words around a celebration, a person’s constitution, British imperial weight units, and the phrase “cat’s eye.” Start with the clues below; the complete groups are in the clearly marked spoiler section.
Hints for Connections #712
These clues move from broad nudges to category-level help. Stop before the spoiler warning if you want to solve the grid yourself.
- A fun event.
- What someone is made of.
- Related to units of measurement.
- Think of a two-word description that can apply to all four words in the group.
Spoilers: May 23, 2025 Connections answers
The four groups and their tiles are:
- QUITE THE PARTY: BASH, BLAST, BLOWOUT, RAVE
- ONE’S CONSTITUTION: CHARACTER, FIBER, MAKEUP, NATURE
- BRITISH IMPERIAL UNITS OF WEIGHT: DRAM, OUNCE, POUND, STONE
- WHAT “CAT’S EYE” CAN BE USED TO DESCRIBE: EYELINER, GLASSES, MARBLE, NEBULA
How Connections works
The New York Times Help Center describes Connections as a game in which players receive 16 words and must find four groups of four items that share something in common. The four groups are marked by colors, from yellow, the easiest, through purple, the trickiest. The words and categories are curated by editors using the Oxford Dictionary, and some words are chosen to seem as though they could fit more than one category.
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