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Connections is a daily word puzzle game from the New York Times Games. If you want to win today, you might be looking for a little or a lot of help to make it less challenging, and this article is here to help you.
As long as you know how to play Connections already, you can find everything you need to solve this puzzle game below. In these paragraphs, you can find all sorts of general hints, category help, spoilers, and more.
Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #709 for May 20, 2025
The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Ledger, Day, Brown, Horse, Water, Hardy, Log, Murphy, Bale, Drew, Canopy, Record, Trough, Register, Holmes, and Pitchfork.
Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle
There are tons of clues below for this challenging puzzle game. To open each section, press the Read More link below each one.
Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle
Here are some hints:
1. One of the groups is about last names.
2. None of these categories are about things made of wood.
3. Day and Murphy go in the same group.
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Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer: A financial journal.
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Yellow Connections Category Answer
The category for the yellow/straightforward Connections is Account Book.
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Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the yellow/straightforward in the New York Times GamesConnections is Account Book.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Ledger, Log, Record, Register.
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Green NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer: Other things you could put in this category: Cattle, Harness, Pony.
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Green Connections Category Answer
The category for the green/medium difficulty Connections is Seen in a Barn.
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Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the green/medium difficulty Connections is Seen in a Barn.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Bale, Hore, Pitchfork, Trough.
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Blue NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer in this puzzle game: Famous sleuths.
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Blue Connections Category Answer
The category for the blue/difficult Connections is Detectives of Kid-Lit.
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Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the blue/difficult Connections is Detectives of Kid-Lit.
The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Brown, Drew, Hardy, Holmes.
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Purple NYT Connections Category Hints
Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer: All of these words can be followed by the same three-letter word to make four common things.
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Purple Connections Category Answer
The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Words Before "Bed."
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Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words
The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Words Before "Bed."
The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Canopy, Day, Murphy, Water.
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Answers for Today's NYT Connections #709 for May 20, 2025
Searching for the answer? If you are looking for a full breakdown of the categories of this mobile puzzle game, you can find it in the expandable section below.
