New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #691 May…

Connections is here again to challenge your pattern-recognition skills with a bunch of seemingly-random words. In order to get all these in the right groupings, you will need to ponder over all the definitions of each of the words and figure out how they are related.

If you already know how to play Connections, you know this game is never easy. If you want to get a win today, you might be looking for some helpful hints, a few spoilers, or even the whole answer. Lucky for you, you can find all that and more in the guide below.

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Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #691 for May 2, 2025

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The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Dog, Statue, Goose, Prop, Turtle, Bottle, Wing, Bust, Support, Relief, Break, Link, Post, Rib, Torso, and Brace.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

If you are looking for some helpful hints, you can find a bunch of them below, but they are all covered up. This will prevent you from spoiling too much of this challenging puzzle game just from scrolling down. Click the "Read More" button below each image to view its contents.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

Here are some hints:

1. None of these groups are about a specific statue, but you are on the right track.

2. None of these groups are about animals, but Goose and Turtle do belong in the same group.

3. Rib and Link go in the game category.

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer in this puzzle game that can make you smarter: Artwork in stone.

The category for the yellow/straightforward Connections is Kinds of Carvings.

The answer to the yellow/straightforward Connections is Kinds of Carvings.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Bust, Relief, Statue, Torso.

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer: Other things you could put in this category: Column, colonnade.

The category for the green/medium difficulty Connections is Pillar.

The answer to the green/medium difficulty Connections is Pillar.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Brace, Post, Prop, Support.

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer: Time to bust out the grill.

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is BBQ Offering.

The answer to the blue/difficult Connections is BBQ Offering.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Dog, Link, Rib, Wing.

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer in this family-friendly puzzle game: All four of these words can be followed up by the same four-letter body word to make four common things.

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is ___ Neck.

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is ___ Neck.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Bottle, Break, Goose, Turtle.

Answers for Today's NYT Connections #691 for May 2, 2025

Searching for the full answer to this New York Times Games puzzle game? You can find the whole thing in the section below by pressing the "Read More" link underneath.

Yellow - Kinds of Carvings: Bust, Relief, Statue, Torso
Green - Pillar: Brace, Post, Prop, Support
Blue - BBQ Offering: Dog, Link, Rib, Wing
Purple - ___ Neck: Bottle, Break, Goose, Turtle