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Today’s Connections puzzle has a fun mix of categories. If you’re a fan of games played with decks of cards, you’re already ahead of the curve. 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.
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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: Deal me in.
Green group hint: Lookalike.
Blue group hint: Go to Claire’s for this.
Purple group hint: Letters and packages.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Playing cards.
Green group: Doppelgänger.
Blue group: Ear piercing sites.
Purple group: ____ mail.
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for May 25, 2025, #714.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is playing cards. The four answers are ace, jack, king and queen.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is doppelgänger. The four answers are clone, double, ringer and twin.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is ear piercing sites. The four answers are conch, helix, lobe and rook.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is ____ mail. The four answers are chain, electronic, junk and snail.
