NYT Connections Hints & Answers — Wednesday, May 21, 2025 (#710)

Puzzle #710. Start with a gentle nudge and work down — the full answers are at the bottom, hidden until you ask for them.

Just tell me the answer

The NYT Connections answer for Wednesday, May 21, 2025 (puzzle #710) is: YELLOW — PROHIBIT, AS ENTRY: BAR, BLOCK, DENY, REFUSE. GREEN — FOLDERS ON A MAC: DESKTOP, MUSIC, PICTURES, TRASH. BLUE — MEDICINE FORMATS: CREAM, PATCH, SPRAY, TABLET. PURPLE — THINGS THAT OPEN LIKE A CLAM: CLAM, COMPACT, LAPTOP, WAFFLE IRON.

Today's 16 words

The grid exactly as NYT laid it out for Wednesday, May 21, 2025. Nothing below this point is spoiled until you open it.

TRASH
PATCH
LAPTOP
BAR
REFUSE
MUSIC
COMPACT
DESKTOP
CLAM
BLOCK
TABLET
PICTURES
CREAM
WAFFLE IRON
DENY
SPRAY

How hard is Connections #710?

Easy35/100
  • At least one entry is a phrase rather than a single word.

Where to start: Every category here is meaning-based, so group by topic first and use the four-per-group constraint to settle any word that could go two ways.

Connections hints for Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Four levels, each giving away a little more. Open only as many as you need.

NYT Connections answers for Wednesday, May 21, 2025

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Common questions

What is the NYT Connections answer for Wednesday, May 21, 2025?

The NYT Connections answer for Wednesday, May 21, 2025 (puzzle #710) is: YELLOW — PROHIBIT, AS ENTRY: BAR, BLOCK, DENY, REFUSE. GREEN — FOLDERS ON A MAC: DESKTOP, MUSIC, PICTURES, TRASH. BLUE — MEDICINE FORMATS: CREAM, PATCH, SPRAY, TABLET. PURPLE — THINGS THAT OPEN LIKE A CLAM: CLAM, COMPACT, LAPTOP, WAFFLE IRON.

What is the purple group in Connections #710?

The purple (hardest) group is "THINGS THAT OPEN LIKE A CLAM": CLAM, COMPACT, LAPTOP, WAFFLE IRON.

What is the easiest group in today's Connections puzzle?

The yellow group is the most straightforward: "PROHIBIT, AS ENTRY" — BAR, BLOCK, DENY, REFUSE. Solving it first removes four words from the grid.

What number is today's Connections puzzle?

Wednesday, May 21, 2025 is NYT Connections puzzle #710. Connections launched on 12 June 2023 with puzzle #1, and a new puzzle is published every day.

What time does a new NYT Connections puzzle come out?

A new Connections puzzle unlocks at midnight in your own local time zone, so the changeover happens at a different moment around the world. The puzzle itself is the same for everyone on a given date.