Connections #706 Answers – May 17, 2025
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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #706 on Saturday, May 17, 2025. Reveal as much or as little as you need.
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Today's 16 words
ANIMALBACTERIABEAKERCHINSTRAPCOMMERCEEMPERORFUNGUSKINGMACARONIMAILPLANTPROTRACTORRULERSCOOTERSIGNATURESYRINGE
Hint 1: one word from each group
Yellow (easiest)
ANIMAL belongs to this group.
Green
BEAKER belongs to this group.
Blue
CHINSTRAP belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
COMMERCE belongs to this group.
Hint 2: the categories
Yellow (easiest) category
MEMBER OF A KINGDOM IN TAXONOMY
Green category
GRADUATED INSTRUMENTS
Blue category
KINDS OF PENGUINS
Purple (hardest) category
“E” THINGS
Connections #706 answers
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MEMBER OF A KINGDOM IN TAXONOMYANIMAL, BACTERIA, FUNGUS, PLANT
GRADUATED INSTRUMENTSBEAKER, PROTRACTOR, RULER, SYRINGE
KINDS OF PENGUINSCHINSTRAP, EMPEROR, KING, MACARONI
“E” THINGSCOMMERCE, MAIL, SCOOTER, SIGNATURE
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What are the Connections answers for May 17, 2025?
MEMBER OF A KINGDOM IN TAXONOMY: ANIMAL, BACTERIA, FUNGUS, PLANT. GRADUATED INSTRUMENTS: BEAKER, PROTRACTOR, RULER, SYRINGE. KINDS OF PENGUINS: CHINSTRAP, EMPEROR, KING, MACARONI. “E” THINGS: COMMERCE, MAIL, SCOOTER, SIGNATURE.
What do the Connections colors mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.