Connections #697 Answers – May 8, 2025
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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #697 on Thursday, May 8, 2025. Reveal as much or as little as you need.
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Today's 16 words
AUTHORBONDCANDLECHOPCOMPOSECUPDICEJONESJOYOCEANPENPENCILSCORECARDWICKWRITEYARD
Hint 1: one word from each group
Yellow (easiest)
AUTHOR belongs to this group.
Green
CUP belongs to this group.
Blue
BOND belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
CANDLE belongs to this group.
Hint 2: the categories
Yellow (easiest) category
COMMIT TO PAPER
Green category
NEEDS FOR PLAYING YAHTZEE
Blue category
HEROES OF ACTION MOVIE FRANCHISES
Purple (hardest) category
___STICK
Connections #697 answers
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COMMIT TO PAPERAUTHOR, COMPOSE, PEN, WRITE
NEEDS FOR PLAYING YAHTZEECUP, DICE, PENCIL, SCORECARD
HEROES OF ACTION MOVIE FRANCHISESBOND, JONES, OCEAN, WICK
___STICKCANDLE, CHOP, JOY, YARD
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What are the Connections answers for May 8, 2025?
COMMIT TO PAPER: AUTHOR, COMPOSE, PEN, WRITE. NEEDS FOR PLAYING YAHTZEE: CUP, DICE, PENCIL, SCORECARD. HEROES OF ACTION MOVIE FRANCHISES: BOND, JONES, OCEAN, WICK. ___STICK: CANDLE, CHOP, JOY, YARD.
What do the Connections colors mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.