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NYT Connections #712 hints for Friday, May 23
Try these graduated nudges before looking at the category names:
- A fun event.
- What someone is made of.
- Related to units of measurement.
- A two-word description could relate to all four words.
Category clues
Still need a little more direction? These clues point toward each group without listing its words:
- Going large.
- Your disposition.
- UK measurements.
- Feline style.
Connections #712 categories and answers
Spoilers below: Here are the category names and all 16 words.
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- Yellow — Quite the party: BASH, BLAST, BLOWOUT, RAVE
- Green — One’s constitution: CHARACTER, FIBER, MAKEUP, NATURE
- Blue — British imperial units of weight: DRAM, OUNCE, POUND, STONE
- Purple — What “cat’s eye” can be used to describe: EYELINER, GLASSES, MARBLE, NEBULA
For the purple set, “marble” refers to the game marble—not a stone material.
How Connections works
Connections asks players to sort 16 words into four groups of four based on a shared theme. Each group is assigned a color: yellow is the easiest and purple the trickiest. Words can seem to fit more than one category, but the puzzle has one intended solution. Read the New York Times’ Connections overview for the game’s rules.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.Where to play and find past puzzles
The NYT Help Center says the daily puzzle releases at midnight in each player’s timezone. Connections is available in the Games app, on the NYT Games website, at nytimes.com/theathletic, and in the News app. The Help Center page reviewed for this guide says the archive is available to All Access and Games subscribers and goes back to June 12, 2023; access and subscription features may change. Check the NYT Games Help Center for current details.
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