NYT Connections Hints and Answers for May 18, 2025

NYT Connections is a fun game. It’s a good mixture of brain-teasing, head-scratching frustration with good-old-fashioned word fun! However, on some days, the head-scratching can be too much. That’s where we come in. We post NYT Connections answers every single day. So, if you’re stuck, here are some hints for today’s game #707. Plus, we have the answers as well, in case you need them.

Connections Hint Today for May 18, 2025

NYT Connections puzzles have four categories: Yellow (easiest), Green, Blue, and Purple (hardest). So let’s start off with some NYT Connections hints for what the categories themselves are:

• 🟨 Yellow (Easiest): Students have to do a lot of stuff
• 🟩 Green: Oh, you’re so close, but not quite there yet!
• 🟦 Blue: I’m so happy that some people are always willing to try new stuff
• 🟪 Purple (Trickiest): A for Apple? Or something else?

Today’s Connections Categories

If you need more help, here are the NYT Connections categories for May 18, 2025. These should give you some hints for today’s NYT Connections.

• 🟨 Yellow: TASKS FOR A STUDENT
• 🟩 Green: ENCOURAGING RESPONSES IN A GUESSING GAME
• 🟦 Blue: UP FOR ANYTHING
• 🟪 Purple: WHAT “A” MIGHT MEAN

NYT Connections Answers for May 18, 2025

Were you able to figure out all the words? If not, don’t worry, here are the answers for NYT Connections #707.

• 🟨 TASKS FOR A STUDENT: Assignment, Drill, Exercise, Lesson
• 🟩 ENCOURAGING RESPONSES IN A GUESSING GAME: Almost, Close, Not Quite, Warm
• 🟦 UP FOR ANYTHING: Easy, Flexible, Game, Open
• 🟪 WHAT “A” MIGHT MEAN: Area, Athletic, Excellent, One

Today’s Connections was quite easy. I got the yellow category in one go, and then quickly got the green and blue categories as well. I would never have guessed the purple, but hey, after getting the other three, I didn’t really need to think about purple, did I? I had no idea “A” could imply “Athletic”!

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Hopefully you were able to solve today’s Connections using our hints, and if not, checking out our answers can help you on the right track anyway. Let us know your thoughts about your experience with today’s Connections in the comments.