Need a nudge for NYT Connections game #712? Start with four spoiler-light clues below, then open the category names or full word groups only if you need them. This is the puzzle published Friday, May 23, 2025.
Spoiler-light hints for Connections #712
- A fun event.
- What someone is made of.
- Related to units of measurement.
- A two-word description that could apply to all four things in the group.
For another way to approach them, think big, consider disposition, look at UK measurements, and think of a feline style.
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Category names
Spoilers begin here: The four categories are:
- Quite the party
- One’s constitution
- British imperial units of weight
- What “cat’s-eye” can be used to describe
Full answers for May 23, 2025
QUITE THE PARTY: BASH, BLAST, BLOWOUT, RAVE.
ONE’S CONSTITUTION: CHARACTER, FIBER, MAKEUP, NATURE.
BRITISH IMPERIAL UNITS OF WEIGHT: DRAM, OUNCE, POUND, STONE.
WHAT “CAT’S-EYE” CAN BE USED TO DESCRIBE: EYELINER, GLASSES, MARBLE, NEBULA.
Why the last two groups can be tricky
Units of weight
DRAM, OUNCE, POUND, and STONE are British imperial units of weight. STONE belongs here; MARBLE is the word that goes in the final group.
Rank #2
“Cat’s-eye” as a shared description
“Cat’s-eye” can describe eyeliner, glasses, a marble, or a nebula. The words refer to different things, so the connection is the two-word descriptor rather than a shared object type.
How to play this puzzle without seeing more spoilers
- Use the four broad hints to look for possible links among the 16 words.
- If you are stuck, read only the category names; they identify the connections without listing the four members.
- Open the full answers only when you want to check every group.
Can you replay Connections #712?
The New York Times Help Center says Connections is free to play on the NYT Games website, The Athletic site, and in the Games and News apps. The daily game releases at midnight in the player’s timezone. The archive, which goes back to June 12, 2023, is available to All Access and Games subscribers; playing archived puzzles affects some statistics but not streaks. See the NYT Connections Help Center for current access details.
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