Connections #709 Answers – May 20, 2025
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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #709 on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. Reveal as much or as little as you need.
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Today's 16 words
BALEBROWNCANOPYDAYDREWHARDYHOLMESHORSELEDGERLOGMURPHYPITCHFORKRECORDREGISTERTROUGHWATER
Hint 1: one word from each group
Yellow (easiest)
LEDGER belongs to this group.
Green
BALE belongs to this group.
Blue
BROWN belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
CANOPY belongs to this group.
Hint 2: the categories
Yellow (easiest) category
ACCOUNT BOOK
Green category
SEEN IN A BARN
Blue category
DETECTIVES OF KID-LIT
Purple (hardest) category
WORDS BEFORE “BED”
Connections #709 answers
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ACCOUNT BOOKLEDGER, LOG, RECORD, REGISTER
SEEN IN A BARNBALE, HORSE, PITCHFORK, TROUGH
DETECTIVES OF KID-LITBROWN, DREW, HARDY, HOLMES
WORDS BEFORE “BED”CANOPY, DAY, MURPHY, WATER
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What are the Connections answers for May 20, 2025?
ACCOUNT BOOK: LEDGER, LOG, RECORD, REGISTER. SEEN IN A BARN: BALE, HORSE, PITCHFORK, TROUGH. DETECTIVES OF KID-LIT: BROWN, DREW, HARDY, HOLMES. WORDS BEFORE “BED”: CANOPY, DAY, MURPHY, WATER.
What do the Connections colors mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.