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Hints for May 5, 2025
Connections asks you to sort 16 words into four groups of four. NYT describes it as a word game about finding themes between words; the groups are color-coded, with yellow easiest and purple trickiest. NYT Help Center
- Yellow: Flying, with style.
- Green: THE Vampire.
- Blue: Stay where you are.
- Purple: Other examples include sausages and pipes.
Categories
- Yellow: Glide
- Green: Associated with Count Dracula
- Blue: Stop Changing
- Purple: Things that are Long and Cylindrical
Answers: the four word groups
| Color | Category | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow | Glide | Coast, Cruise, Drift, Float |
| Green | Associated with Count Dracula | Bat, Cape, Castle, Fang |
| Blue | Stop Changing | Flatten, Level, Plateau, Settle |
| Purple | Things that are Long and Cylindrical | Baton, Cigar, Hoagie, Torpedo |
The purple group collects objects shaped like long cylinders: a baton, cigar, hoagie, and torpedo. The dated answer guide lists these groupings and clues. ComicBook.com’s May 5, 2025 answer guide
When Connections releases and where to play
The daily puzzle becomes available at midnight in each player’s timezone. NYT lists the NYT Games app, the NYT website, NYTimes.com/The Athletic, and the News app as places to play. Its archive reaches back to June 12, 2023, and archive access is available to All Access and Games subscribers. NYT Help Center
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