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This is the historical NYT Connections board for May 2, 2025, game #691—not the current daily puzzle. Start with the spoiler-free clues below, then open the answer section when you’re ready to see the four categories and all 16 words.
Hints for Connections #691
Try these clues in order. Each points toward a category without giving away its four words.
- Think of forms or objects that can be sculpted.
- What can hold something up or help keep it in place?
- Which words could name popular items cooked on a grill?
- Each word completes a familiar compound when followed by a four-letter word for the area between the head and body.
May 2, 2025 Connections answers
Spoilers below: The answer guides published by TechRadar on May 1, 2025 and Parade on May 2, 2025 report the same four groups for game #691:
| Category | Words | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Kinds of carvings | BUST, RELIEF, STATUE, TORSO | Each names a type or form of sculpture. |
| Pillar | BRACE, POST, PROP, SUPPORT | Each can mean something that holds up or steadies something else. |
| BBQ offering | DOG, LINK, RIB, WING | DOG means hot dog, while LINK means a sausage link; the four are grill foods. |
| ___NECK | BOTTLE, BREAK, GOOSE, TURTLE | Each forms a compound word with NECK: bottle-neck, break-neck, goose-neck and turtle-neck. |
All 16 words
DOG, STATUE, GOOSE, PROP, TURTLE, BOTTLE, WING, BUST, SUPPORT, RELIEF, BREAK, LINK, POST, RIB, TORSO and BRACE.
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