Need help with NYT Connections game #706? Here are graduated hints first, followed by the complete groups and answers. This is the Saturday, May 17, 2025 puzzle—not the different May 17, 2024 game, which was #358.
Hints for Connections game #706
Try the clues below before revealing the full solution. Each points toward one category without listing its four answers.
- One group concerns biological kingdoms.
- One connects tools or containers with measurement markings or scales.
- One group consists of four kinds of penguins.
- For the last group, look for words that can follow the letter “E.”
What are the answers for Saturday, May 17?
The reported word bank is MACARONI, ANIMAL, KING, MAIL, RULER, SCOOTER, PLANT, EMPEROR, BEAKER, BACTERIA, COMMERCE, SYRINGE, FUNGUS, SIGNATURE, CHINSTRAP, and PROTRACTOR. The four groups below are reported by TechRadar and independently by DocumentaryTube.
Member of a kingdom in taxonomy
ANIMAL, BACTERIA, FUNGUS, PLANT
Graduated instruments
BEAKER, PROTRACTOR, RULER, SYRINGE
Kinds of penguins
CHINSTRAP, EMPEROR, KING, MACARONI
“E” things
COMMERCE, MAIL, SCOOTER, SIGNATURE
Which May 17 puzzle is game #706?
The date and number identify the 2025 puzzle: TechRadar’s guide labels Saturday, May 17, 2025 as game #706. A separate archive result for May 17, 2024 labels that day’s puzzle #358, so the two dates should not be treated as the same game. The answer groups above are attributed to secondary answer guides; a direct NYT archive entry was not available to confirm the metadata or wording.
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