Hints and Answers for New York Times Connections #705 (May…

Connections is here again with a massive pile of words that need to be sorted into proper categories. In order to win, you only have a couple of tries to get all the words in the right groupings, but today's puzzle is even harder than the rules of Connections might suggest.

If you want to win this one, you might need more than skills or luck: You might need a little help, too. As such, here's a rundown on what you need in order to succeed, including everything from category clues and general hints to spoilers and more.

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By Morgan Walklate

Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #705 for May 16, 2025

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The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Rodeo, Hourglass, Kubrick, Sunset, Tree, Scrap, Wall Street, Vine, Michael Jordan, Hollywood, Herb, Taurus, End, Shrub, Neuroplastic, and Dissolve.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

Below, you can find a wide selection of different hints and spoilers for this puzzle game that can make you smarter. If you need a push in the right direction, you can find it right here.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

Here are some hints:

1. None of these are about road names or famous roads.

2. Hourglass and Kubrick go in the same group.

3. Michael Jordan and Wall Street go in the same category.

Here is a hint for the yellow/straightforward answer: Grown from the earth.

The category for the yellow/straightforward Connections is Kinds of Plants.

The answer to the yellow/straightforward Connections is Kinds of Plants.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Herb, Shrub, Tree, Vine.

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer in this innovative puzzle game: To stop, to cease construction of.

The category for the green/medium difficulty Connections is Discontinue.

The answer to the green/medium difficulty Connections is Discontinue.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Dissolve, End, Scrap, Sunset.

Here is a hint for the blue/difficult answer in this minimalist puzzle game: You get the horns!

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is Associated with Bulls.

The answer to the blue/difficult Connections is Associated with Bulls.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Michael Jordan, Rodeo, Taurus, Wall Street.

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer: Other things you could put in this category - Plexiglass, Inconcrete, Retrodisplacement.

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Ending with Building Materials.

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Ending with Building Materials.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Hollywood, Hourglass, Kubrick, Neuroplastic.

Answers for Today's NYT Connections #705 for May 16, 2025

If you want to see the whole answer to this free browser game, you can find it below. Simply open up the expandable section to see all the categories and the words in each of them.

Yellow - Kinds of Plants: Herb, Shrub, Tree, Vine
Green - Discontinue: Dissolve, End, Scrap, Sunset
Blue - Associated with Bulls: Michael Jordan, Rodeo, Taurus, Wall Street
Purple - Ending with Building Materials: Hollywood, Hourglass, Kubrick, Neuroplastic