New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #698 May…

The New York Times Games has come up with another challenging Connections puzzle. In order to win this one, you'll need to be familiar with not only each of the words and the rules of how to play Connections, but you'll also need broad knowledge of the categories.

If you are stuck on this puzzle, you can find help in this article. Inside, you'll have access to everything from general hints to the overall puzzle, category help, category spoilers, and even the full answer to the puzzle if that's what you need.

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Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #698 for May 9, 2025

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The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Dim, Sum, Product, Shade, Color, Drape, Remote, Difference, Contrast, Faint, Shutter, Tint, Quotient, Blind, Brightness, and Vague.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

If you want a hint or two for this short puzzle game, you can find tons of them below. Open them up by pressing the Read More button below each header.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

Here are some hints:

1. None of these categories are about types of colors or types of shadows/darkness.

2. None of these groups are about parts of words, similar letters, homophones, or anything similar.

3. Blind and Drape belong in the same category.

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer: Adjustments made with a remote.

The category for the yellow/straightforward New York Times Connections is TV Display Settings.

The answer to the yellow/straightforward Connections is TV Display Settings.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Brightness, Color, Contrast, Tint.

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer: Unclear, foggy, half-forgotten.

The category for the green/medium difficulty Connections is Fuzzy, as a Memory.

The answer to the green/medium difficulty Connections is Fuzzy, as a Memory.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Dim, Faint, Remote, Vague.

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer: 2 + 3 = 5, 5 - 2 = 3, 6 x 6 = 36...

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is Results of Some Arithmetic.

The answer to the blue/difficult Connections is Results of Some Arithmetic.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Difference, Product, Quotient, Sum.

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer in this challenging puzzle game: Cover up the glass with different types of treatments.

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Window Treatments in the Singular.

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Window Treatments in the Singular.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Blind, Drape, Shade, Shutter.

Answers for Today's NYT Connections #698 for May 9, 2025

The complete answer to today's Connections puzzle can be found below. If you want to see where each of the words from this innovative puzzle game goes, you can find them all here.