Connections #704 Answers
Thursday, May 15, 2025
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #704 for Thursday, May 15, 2025. The 16 words split into four groups by colour — yellow is easiest, purple the trickiest. The group themes are listed first as hints, then every group is revealed below. Looking for the latest puzzle? See today's Connections.
Hints — the four group themes
- Yellow (easiest): rationale
- Green: types of snow
- Blue: last words of famous opera titles
- Purple (hardest): real ___
Answers
RATIONALE
BASIS, FOUNDATION, GROUNDS, REASON
TYPES OF SNOW
CRUST, ICE, POWDER, SLUSH
LAST WORDS OF FAMOUS OPERA TITLES
BESS, BUTTERFLY, FLUTE, SEVILLE
REAL ___
DEAL, ESTATE, MADRID, WORLD
Previous Connections answers
- #703 — absorb using capillary action, greek prefixes, titular animals of film, starting with silent letters
- #702 — places to shop, kinds of pizza, ending with colors, ___ cleaner
- #701 — places to find paper money, rebound, things tracked by web analytics, things you can do with your lips
- #700 — make happy, evade, common video game features, mother ___
- #699 — letter sign-offs, without, vigor, ___ strip
- #698 — tv display settings, fuzzy, as a memory, results of some arithmetic, window treatments in the singular
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