NYT Puzzle Solutions - Clues and Answers for May 31, 2025
The New York Times word game, Connections, continues to capture public attention with its puzzling challenge of finding common threads between words, reminiscent of the popular game, Wordle. This game, which resets daily and grows progressively trickier, is now accessible on both web browsers and mobile devices.
Associate puzzle editor Wyna Liu, teamed up with the New York Times, to create Connections and introduce it to the publication's Games section. In each puzzle, players are tasked with grouping four words that share something in common from a set of sixteen words divided into four categories. Each correct answer removes those words from the board, while incorrect guesses count as mistakes, permitting up to four errors before the game ends.
Players can rearrange and shuffle the presented words to aid in recognizing connections, along with color-coding groups based on difficulty level, with yellow being the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple. Just like Wordle, sharing the results on social media is encouraged.
For a hint on today's categories, consider our website's Top Stories, featuring the hottest stories and latest entertainment news. Categories include "Alcove," "Ways to recognize achievement," "Verbs in breadmaking," and "Things you can blow."
The answers to today's Connections puzzle are:
- Alcove: CAVITY, HOLLOW, NOOK, RECESS
- Ways to recognize achievement: CERTIFICATE, MEDAL, PLAQUE, TROPHY
- Verbs in breadmaking: FERMENT, PROOF, REST, RISE
- Things you can blow: BUBBLE, FUSE, KISS, RASPBERRY
When faced with a challenge, remember to review the logical or thematic connections among the words to avoid errors and find your groupings. Don't worry if you don't get it this time – Connections will be back tomorrow with a fresh puzzle for you to solve.
Players looking for more challenges should check out our website's games hub for a variety of brain-teasers such as Mahjong, Sudoku, and free crosswords. Yesterday's Connections puzzle solutions can also be found on our site.
- After completing the Connections puzzle, players can share their results on social media platforms like Twitter or Facebook.
- In the world of technology and entertainment, Connections joins other digital offerings such as streaming services and popular games like Wordle in shaping contemporary lifestyle.
- To solve today's Connections puzzle, take a look at the latest news and trends on Google or our website's Top Stories, focusing on topics like AI and lifestyle.
- As players excel in Connections, they may find other challenging games, like Mahjong, Sudoku, and crosswords, on the New York Times website's games hub.
