NYT Connections Hints and Answers for May 14, 2025

NYT Connections tasks players with grouping four words that share something in common.

Each puzzle includes 16 words divided into four color-coded categories: yellow (easiest), green, blue, and purple (most difficult).

Connections: Sports Edition, now out of beta, focuses on sports-related themes.

Sharing results on social media is a popular way for players to engage with the game.

Why this matters: These games provide a fun and engaging way to challenge your vocabulary and pattern recognition skills. They also foster a sense of community as players share their results and strategies.

Yellow: Absorb using capillary action (DRAW, PULL, SUCK, WICK)

Green: Greek prefixes (HYPER, KILO, META, NEO)

Blue: Titular talking animals of film (BABE, BOLT, DUMBO, TED)

Purple: Starting with silent letters (GNOME, KNEE, MNEMONIC, PSYCHE)

Yellow: Teach (COACH, DRILL, INSTRUCT, MANAGE)

Green: Baseball fielding stats (ASSIST, ERROR, FIELDING PERCENTAGE, PUTOUT)

Blue: Current Philadelphia sports stars (BARKLEY, HARPER, HURTS, MAXEY)

Purple: Jimmy ____ (BUTLER, GAROPPOLO, GRAHAM, ROLLINS)

Q: What is NYT Connections?

Q: Where can I play Connections: Sports Edition?

NYT Connections and Connections: Sports Edition provide daily mental challenges.

Focus on finding common themes and shuffle the board for new perspectives.

Sharing your results can enhance your engagement and connect you with other players.