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Hints for Connections #692
Try a clue before looking at the answer grid. The hints move from the easiest group to the hardest.
- Yellow: Slang words for something awesome, cool, or impressive.
- Green: Four ways to say someone was defeated soundly.
- Blue: “Will” contractions written without apostrophes.
- Purple: Web-address endings with one extra letter attached.
The 16 words
COMP, CREAM, DOPE, FIRE, HELL, ILL, LICK, LIT, MILK, NETI, ORGO, PASTE, SHELL, SICK, SMOKE, WELL.
Connections answers for May 3, 2025
Spoilers below: the four categories and their words are revealed here.
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| Color | Category | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow | AWESOME | DOPE, FIRE, LIT, SICK |
| Green | DEFEAT SOUNDLY | CREAM, LICK, PASTE, SMOKE |
| Blue | “WILL” CONTRACTIONS WITHOUT THE APOSTROPHE | HELL, ILL, SHELL, WELL |
| Purple | URL ENDINGS PLUS A LETTER | COMP, MILK, NETI, ORGO |
How the trickier groups work
Blue: apostrophe-free contractions
Put the missing apostrophe back and the words read as he’ll, I’ll, she’ll, and we’ll. The apostrophe-free spellings are HELL, ILL, SHELL, and WELL.
Purple: domain endings with an extra letter
Each word contains a familiar domain ending followed by one added letter: .com + p gives COMP, .mil + k gives MILK, .net + i gives NETI, and .org + o gives ORGO.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.About this puzzle date
May 3, 2025 identifies historical puzzle #692; it is not a reference to today’s daily game. Parade, WordHint, and TechRadar agree on the word bank and all four answer groups. Their published guides are secondary sources, not official NYT commentary.
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