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Spoiler-free hints
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- Think about how liquid moves through paper towels or a fountain pen nib.
- Look for word beginnings with Greek roots.
- Consider animals and other creatures known from movies.
- Each word starts with a letter that is not pronounced.
Category hints
Spoilers begin here. The four categories concern a way liquid is absorbed, Greek prefixes, talking animal film characters, and words that start with silent letters.
Full Connections answers for May 14, 2025
The complete board is BABE, PSYCHE, DRAW, NEO, MNEMONIC, BOLT, KNEE, WICK, TED, HYPER, PULL, GNOME, KILO, DUMBO, META, and SUCK.
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| Category | Words | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Absorb using capillary action | DRAW, PULL, SUCK, WICK | Each describes drawing or moving liquid by capillary action. |
| Greek prefixes | HYPER, KILO, META, NEO | Each is identified as a Greek prefix in the guides. |
| Titular talking animals of film | BABE, BOLT, DUMBO, TED | These are the named film characters grouped by the contemporary guides. |
| Starting with silent letters | GNOME, KNEE, MNEMONIC, PSYCHE | The first letters G, K, M, and P are silent. |
Parade’s May 14 guide and Forbes’ May 13 guide agree on the four word sets. The film category’s wording varies in other indexed coverage, so the label above follows the contemporary guides rather than claiming it is an official NYT category name.
Why the puzzle number may differ across guides
Forbes and several contemporary answer guides identify this date’s puzzle as #703, while Wordle Today labels its page #743. The answers match; it is the numbering labels that conflict. Use Wednesday, May 14, 2025, to identify this puzzle rather than relying on an unqualified number.
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Replaying the puzzle
Forbes wrote in May 2025 that an NYT All Access or Games subscription provided access to the Connections archive. That is a historical access statement, not confirmation of current subscription terms; check the NYT’s current information if you want to replay past puzzles.
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