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 #705. Plus, we have the answers as well, in case you need them.
Connections Hint Today for May 16, 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): Are you into gardening?
- 🟩 Green: When something comes to an end
- 🟦 Blue: What’s the male counterpart of a cow?
- 🟪 Purple (Trickiest): You wouldn’t think of it, but there are some materials here as well
Today’s Connections Categories
If you need more help, here are the categories for May 16, 2025. These should give you some hints for today’s NYT Connections.
- 🟨 Yellow: KINDS OF PLANTS
- 🟩 Green: DISCONTINUE
- 🟦 Blue: ASSOCIATED WITH BULLS
- 🟪 Purple: ENDING WITH BUILDING MATERIALS
NYT Connections Answers for May 16, 2025
Were you able to figure out all the words? If not, don’t worry, here are the answers for NYT Connections #705.
- 🟨 KINDS OF PLANTS: Herb, Shrub, Tree, Vine
- 🟩 DISCONTINUE: Dissolve, End, Scrap, Sunset
- 🟦 ASSOCIATED WITH BULLS: Michael Jordan, Rodeo, Taurus, Wall Street
- 🟪 ENDING WITH BUILDING MATERIALS: Hollywood, Hourglass, Kubrick, Neuroplastic

Today’s was a bit of a difficult puzzle to solve. It took me a long long time to finally get even one category sorted. But once I was able to figure out that Rodeo, Wall Street, and Hollywood weren’t in the same category just because they are street/boulevard names, things got a bit more clear.
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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.
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