Connections #705 Answers – May 16, 2025
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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #705 on Friday, May 16, 2025. Reveal as much or as little as you need.
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Today's 16 words
DISSOLVEENDHERBHOLLYWOODHOURGLASSKUBRICKMICHAEL JORDANNEUROPLASTICRODEOSCRAPSHRUBSUNSETTAURUSTREEVINEWALL STREET
Hint 1: one word from each group
Yellow (easiest)
HERB belongs to this group.
Green
DISSOLVE belongs to this group.
Blue
MICHAEL JORDAN belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
HOLLYWOOD belongs to this group.
Hint 2: the categories
Yellow (easiest) category
KINDS OF PLANTS
Green category
DISCONTINUE
Blue category
ASSOCIATED WITH BULLS
Purple (hardest) category
ENDING WITH BUILDING MATERIALS
Connections #705 answers
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KINDS OF PLANTSHERB, SHRUB, TREE, VINE
DISCONTINUEDISSOLVE, END, SCRAP, SUNSET
ASSOCIATED WITH BULLSMICHAEL JORDAN, RODEO, TAURUS, WALL STREET
ENDING WITH BUILDING MATERIALSHOLLYWOOD, HOURGLASS, KUBRICK, NEUROPLASTIC
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What are the Connections answers for May 16, 2025?
KINDS OF PLANTS: HERB, SHRUB, TREE, VINE. DISCONTINUE: DISSOLVE, END, SCRAP, SUNSET. ASSOCIATED WITH BULLS: MICHAEL JORDAN, RODEO, TAURUS, WALL STREET. ENDING WITH BUILDING MATERIALS: HOLLYWOOD, HOURGLASS, KUBRICK, NEUROPLASTIC.
What do the Connections colors mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.