Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles.
Today’s Connections puzzle has a Tarot-related category. I know very little about Tarot, but the clues were common enough that even I was able to solve that category. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.
The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. Players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak.
Hints, Tips and Strategies to Help You Win at NYT Connections Every Time
Hints for today’s Connections groups
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group, to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Wear a cast.
Green group hint: Not so fast, you.
Blue group hint: Tarot.
Purple group hint: Think jewelry, and wordplay.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Get better, as a broken bone.
Green group: Not including.
Blue group: Tarot minor arcana suits.
Purple group: Homophones of gemstones.
Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words
What are today’s Connections answers?
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for May 7, 2025, #696.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is get better, as a broken bone. The four answers are heal, knit, mend and recover.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is not including. The four answers are besides, but, except and save.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is tarot minor arcana suits. The four answers are cups, pentacles, swords and wands.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is homophones of gemstones. The four answers are choral, opel, purl and quarts.
Read the full article here