Hints and Answers for New York Times Connections #704 (May 15, 2025)

Connections is here again to challenge your brain and have you sort a bunch of words into categories. When you first look at the pile of words you get for this puzzle, it can be really overwhelming to try to tease out the connections between them.

If this challenging puzzle game is too much for you to complete all by yourself, you can find a whole bunch of helpful hints below. Things like category spoilers, general hints, and even the whole answer are detailed here for those who need some assistance.

Words in the NYT Connections Puzzle #704 for May 15, 2025

The Connections puzzle for today contains the words: Flute, Madrid, Grounds, Ice, Estate, Powder, Seville, Foundation, Butterfly, World, Reason, Crust, Slush, Basis, Bess, and Deal.

Hints for the NYT Connections Puzzle

If you want some hints for this innovative puzzle game, you can find a plethora of them below. Each section features a different kind of clue or spoiler to help you solve today’s puzzle.

Some General Hints for the Whole Connections Puzzle

Yellow NYT Connections Category Hints

Yellow Connections Category Answer

Yellow Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

Green NYT Connections Category Hints

Green Connections Category Answer

Green Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

Blue NYT Connections Category Hints

Blue Connections Category Answer

Blue Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

Purple NYT Connections Category Hints

Purple Connections Category Answer

Purple Connections Category Answer and All Four Words

Answers for Today’s NYT Connections #704 for May 15, 2025

Searching for the whole New York Times Games Connections answer? You can find it below. Simply open up the expandable section to reveal all the categories and the positions of each of the words.

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