New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #710 May…

Connections is here again to challenge your brain with a bunch of seemingly unrelated words that need to be sorted. How you play Connections is that you study all sixteen of these words, then you attempt to put them in the right categories with few mistakes.

If you are stuck on today's puzzle, you aren't alone. This one is pretty difficult, so you can find help in this article. Here, you will find everything from general hints to category spoilers and answers. No matter what you need to solve this one, you can find it here.

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Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #710 for May 21, 2025

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The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Trash, Patch, Laptop, Bar, Refuse, Music, Compact, Desktop, Clam, Block, Tablet, Pictures, Cream, Waffle Iron, Deny, and Spray.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

The sections below are filled up with hints for this short daily puzzle game. Each are covered up to keep you from spoiling too much just by scrolling down. If you want to see what's inside each one, just press the Read More button below each to uncover them.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

Here are some hints:

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

2. None of these groups are about types of computers.

3. Waffle Iron and Clam go in the same group.

Here are some hints for the yellow/straightforward answer in this mind-boggling puzzle game: Rebuff, reject, push away.

The category for the yellow/straightforward Connections is Prohibit, As Entry.

The answer to the yellow/straightforward Connections is Prohibit, As Entry.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Bar, Block, Deny, Refuse.

Here are some hints for the green/medium difficulty answer: Items you see on a computer screen.

The category for the green/medium difficulty Connections is Folders on Mac.

The answer to the green/medium difficulty Connections is Folders on Mac.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Desktop, Music, Pictures, Trash.

Here are some hints for the blue/difficult answer: The medicine for what ails you.

The category for the blue/difficult Connections is Medicine Formats.

The answer to the blue/difficult Connections is Medicine Formats.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Cream, Patch, Spray, Tablet.

Here are some hints for the purple/tricky answer in this innovative puzzle game: Other things you could put in this category: Flip phones, Polly Pockets, Treasure Chest.

The category for the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Things that Open Like a Clam.

The answer to the purple/tricky difficulty in Connections is Things that Open Like a Clam.

The four words for this group in the puzzle are: Clam, Compact, Laptop, Waffle Iron.

Answers for Today's NYT Connections #710 for May 21, 2025

If you want to see the whole answer to today's New York Times Games Connections, check out the expandable section below. It contains all the groups and which words go inside them.

Yellow - Prohibit, As Entry: Bar, Block, Deny, Refuse
Green - Folders on Mac: Desktop, Music, Pictures, Trash
Blue - Medicine Formats: Cream, Patch, Spray, Tablet
Purple - Things that Open Like a Clam: Clam, Compact, Laptop, Waffle Iron