Need a nudge for NYT Connections game #714, dated Sunday, May 25, 2025? Start with the graduated hints below, then scroll past the spoiler break for all four categories and their words.
Hints for Connections #714
Try these from broadest to most revealing; stop when you have enough to keep solving.
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- Think about a deck.
- One group describes looking just like someone else.
- Consider places where you might get a piercing.
- One group’s words can each share the same second word.
Spoilers: the May 25 answers
The four groups below give the category names and all 16 words. Connections is a grouping puzzle in which players sort 16 items into four groups; it is available through NYT Games on desktop and mobile, according to TechRadar.
| Category | Words | Why they fit |
|---|---|---|
| PLAYING CARDS | ACE, JACK, KING, QUEEN | Each is a rank or face-card term in a standard deck. |
| DOPPELGÄNGER | CLONE, DOUBLE, RINGER, TWIN | Each can describe a person or thing that closely resembles another. |
| EAR PIERCING SITES | CONCH, HELIX, LOBE, ROOK | Each names an ear area used as a piercing location. |
| ____ MAIL | CHAIN, ELECTRONIC, JUNK, SNAIL | Each can come before “mail” in a familiar phrase. |
How the trickier connections work
Spot the familiar phrases
CHAIN, ELECTRONIC, JUNK, and SNAIL all form phrases with “mail” as the second word. Thinking of the missing shared word after the four choices can help distinguish this group from tempting alternatives.
Read the ear terms literally
CONCH, HELIX, LOBE, and ROOK are not general body parts in this grouping; they are named parts of the ear associated with piercing placements.
Separate ranks from lookalikes
ACE, JACK, KING, and QUEEN belong together as playing-card terms. CLONE, DOUBLE, RINGER, and TWIN instead describe resemblance. Keeping those two ideas apart helps avoid mixing a “double” with the card group.
Rank #2
About this puzzle
This is NYT Connections game #714 for Sunday, May 25, 2025. Parade published the date, number, hints, category labels, and answer words; the archive index at Connections Hints also lists May 25, 2025 as #714.
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