New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #699 May…

Connections is a short, daily word puzzle that can be really difficult. In order to play, you need to study all sixteen words given to you and decide how to sort them into four categories. You don't have very many tries to get it done, either.

If you are familiar with the rules of Connections already, you know this is no easy feat. Thankfully, this article is here to help you out with category clues, spoilers, and general hints. You can find all that and more in the paragraphs below.

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Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #699 for May 10, 2025

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The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Beans, Minus, Love, Energy, Zip, Best, Comic, Sans, SIncerely, Wanting, Bacon, Sunset, Absent, Landing, Cheers, and Pep.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

While solving the Connections puzzle yourself can make you smarter, a little nudge will never hurt anyone. If you want a hint or a spoiler, you can find a plethora of those below in each of these sections.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

Here are some hints:

1. None of these categories have anything to do with fonts.

2. Comic and Landing go in the same category.

3. Beans and Energy belong in the same group.

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer in this minimalist puzzle game: Kind regards, yours truly.

The category for the yellow/straightforward Connections is Letter Sign-Offs.

The answer to the yellow/straightforward Connections is Letter Sign-Offs.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Best, Cheers, Love, Sincerely.

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer: Something is missing here...

The category for the green/medium difficulty Connections is Without.

The answer to the green/medium difficulty Connections is Without.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Absent, Minus, Sans, Wanting.

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer in this free browser-based game: Vim, gusto, spirit, get-up-and-go.

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is Vigor.

The answer to the blue/difficult Connections is Vigor.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Beans, Energy, Pep, Zip.

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer: Each of these words can follow after the same five-letter word to make four common things. This five-letter word begins with an S.

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is ____ Strip.

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is ____ Strip.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Bacon, Comic, Landing, Sunset.

Answers for Today's NYT Connections #699 for May 10, 2025

For those just looking for the whole answer to this popular puzzle game, you can find it below. Open the covered up section below to see what all the categories are and which words go in them.

Yellow - Letter Sign-Offs: Best, Cheers, Love, Sincerely
Green - Without: Absent, Minus, Sans, Wanting
Blue - Vigor: Beans, Energy, Pep, Zip
Purple - ____ Strip: Bacon, Comic, Landing, Sunset