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. So, if you’re stuck, here are some NYT Connections hints for today’s game #709. Plus, we have the answers as well, in case you need them.
Connections Hint Today for May 20, 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): Things related to budgeting or recording data
- 🟩 Green: Have you visited or stayed at a farm?
- 🟦 Blue: This will tell you whether you’re an avid reader or not
- 🟪 Purple (Trickiest): IDK, do you like to sleep a lot?
Today’s Connections Categories
If you need more help, here are the NYT Connections categories for May 20, 2025. These should give you some hints for today’s NYT Connections.
- 🟨 Yellow: ACCOUNT BOOK
- 🟩 Green: SEEN IN A BARN
- 🟦 Blue: DETECTIVES OF KID-LIT
- 🟪 Purple: WORDS BEFORE “BED”
NYT Connections Answers for May 20, 2025
Were you able to figure out all the words? If not, don’t worry, here are the answers for NYT Connections #709.
- 🟨 ACCOUNT BOOK: Ledger, Log, Record, Register
- 🟩 SEEN IN A BARN: Bale, Horse, Pitchfork, Trough
- 🟦 DETECTIVES OF KID-LIT: Brown, Drew, Hardy, Holmes
- 🟪 WORDS BEFORE “BED”: Canopy, Day, Murphy, Water
I am starting to notice a theme with how I solve Connections. It starts off easy (and so it did today as well). I got the Yellow and Green categories within a minute. But then I got confused because I read Murphy and thought of Cillian Murphy, and started thinking along the lines of Peaky Blinders.
Ah well, I was finally able to solve today’s Connections after two poorly guessed choices, and here we are.
Previous NYT Connections Answers
Want to check the Connections solutions for yesterday? Here are NYT Connections Hints and Answers for May 19, 2025
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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.