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What are today’s Connections hints?
The 16 words in the grid were CAROUSEL, CANDELABRA, COASTER, CLOCK, SLIDE, GATE, RECORD, TEACUP, BEAST, PICK, LOUNGE, PANCAKE, STRUM, FRISBEE, BEND, and FOOD COURT.
- Yellow: Circular.
- Green: As seen at LAX.
- Blue: Ways to play with six strings.
- Purple: Be Our Guest.
Connections refreshes at midnight in each player’s local time zone, so “today’s” puzzle can differ by location and date. TechRadar describes the daily time-zone rollover.
Connections #716 answers for May 27, 2025
Spoilers below: the category names and all four answers follow.
#1 Best Overall
| Color | Category | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow | ROUND FLAT THINGS | COASTER, FRISBEE, PANCAKE, RECORD |
| Green | AIRPORT FEATURES | CAROUSEL, FOOD COURT, GATE, LOUNGE |
| Blue | GUITAR PLAYING TECHNIQUES | BEND, PICK, SLIDE, STRUM |
| Purple | WHAT CHARACTERS WERE TRANSFORMED INTO IN “BEAUTY AND THE BEAST” | BEAST, CANDELABRA, CLOCK, TEACUP |
Both TechRadar’s answer guide and Fortnite Insider’s guide identify this date’s puzzle as #716 and give these same groups.
Why the grid could mislead
Several words support more than one plausible reading. SLIDE and PICK fit the guitar set, but they can also suggest playground or fairground equipment; CAROUSEL and the other airport terms can make a different kind of attraction seem possible. Before submitting a group, check that every word fits the same precise idea, rather than relying on one strong association. The game’s four colors mark ascending difficulty from yellow through purple, and overlap between meanings is one way it creates misleading possibilities. The COLING paper on Connections discusses these overlapping categories and false groupings.
Rank #2
What Connections asks players to do
Connections presents 16 words and asks players to sort them into four groups linked by a shared theme. The New York Times Help Center’s Connections page explains the game and where it is available on NYT platforms.
If you want more puzzles in print, Simon & Schuster lists Connections: Find the Common Threads in 100+ Puzzles of Wit and Wordplay, by The New York Times Games and Wyna Liu. It is a separate book of puzzles, not a copy of this daily grid.
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