Need help with the archived NYT Connections puzzle for Wednesday, May 21, 2025? The board is game #710. Start with the gentle clues below, reveal the category names if you need more help, or jump to the full answer key.
Hints for Connections game #710
The puzzle asks you to sort 16 words into four groups of four. If you want to avoid spoilers, stop at the hint level that gives you enough to keep solving. TechRadar’s May 21 guide provides the clues and solutions below.
First clues
- Yellow: No way in
- Green: Computer storage
- Blue: Pharmacy products
- Purple: Type of hinge
Category names
- Yellow: Prohibit, as entry
- Green: Folders on a Mac
- Blue: Medicine formats
- Purple: Things that open like a clam
Game #710 answers
Spoilers: the 16 words on the board were TRASH, PATCH, LAPTOP, BAR, REFUSE, MUSIC, COMPACT, DESKTOP, CLAM, BLOCK, TABLET, PICTURES, CREAM, WAFFLE IRON, DENY, and SPRAY.
| Color | Category | Four answers |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow | Prohibit, as entry | BAR, BLOCK, DENY, REFUSE |
| Green | Folders on a Mac | DESKTOP, MUSIC, PICTURES, TRASH |
| Blue | Medicine formats | CREAM, PATCH, SPRAY, TABLET |
| Purple | Things that open like a clam | CLAM, COMPACT, LAPTOP, WAFFLE IRON |
How the four groups fit
Yellow: Prohibit, as entry
BAR, BLOCK, DENY, and REFUSE can each describe preventing someone from entering. The clue “No way in” points toward that shared meaning.
#1 Best Overall
Green: Folders on a Mac
DESKTOP, MUSIC, PICTURES, and TRASH are names of folders in the Mac file system. Here, the computer clue is about folder names rather than kinds of hardware.
Blue: Medicine formats
CREAM, PATCH, SPRAY, and TABLET are forms in which medicine may be sold or administered.
Rank #2
Purple: Things that open like a clam
CLAM, COMPACT, LAPTOP, and WAFFLE IRON share the idea of something hinged that opens. “Compact” refers to a compact mirror in this grouping.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.Why this is the May 21, 2025 puzzle
This answer key is for Wednesday, May 21, 2025, game #710—not another Connections puzzle dated May 21 in a different year. The date and game number, word bank, clues, categories, and groupings are reported in TechRadar’s guide. For the general format, Connections challenges players to sort 16 terms into four sets of four; the color groups run from yellow, the easiest, to purple, the hardest.
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