Here are progressive hints for NYT Connections game #709, dated Tuesday, May 20, 2025. Read the clues first, then scroll to the category names and complete word groups when you’re ready for spoilers.
Hints for Connections #709
Each group connects four words. These clues move from broad to more revealing:
- Written down.
- Found in the same farm building.
- Family-friendly sleuths.
- Add a word that can follow “bed.”
Category titles
Spoilers begin here. The four categories are:
- Account book
- Seen in a barn
- Detectives of kid-lit
- Words before “bed”
Full NYT Connections answers for May 20, 2025
These are the four word sets for game #709:
- Yellow — ACCOUNT BOOK: LEDGER, LOG, RECORD, REGISTER.
- Green — SEEN IN A BARN: BALE, HORSE, PITCHFORK, TROUGH.
- Blue — DETECTIVES OF KID-LIT: BROWN, DREW, HARDY, HOLMES.
- Purple — WORDS BEFORE “BED”: CANOPY, DAY, MURPHY, WATER.
About NYT Connections
Connections asks players to sort 16 words into four groups of four based on a shared connection. The game is available through NYT Games on desktop and mobile. [TechRadar]
How the answers were corroborated
Parade and TechRadar independently identify this as game #709 for Tuesday, May 20, 2025, and publish the same categories and word sets. The solution is corroborated by those publisher guides; an accessible official NYT archive record for this date was not available. [Parade] [TechRadar]
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