Connections #717 Answers
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #717 for Wednesday, May 28, 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): connect
- Green: parts of a bike
- Blue: best picture winners since 2000
- Purple (hardest): music genres plus a letter
Answers
CONNECT
BRIDGE, JOIN, LINK, UNITE
PARTS OF A BIKE
CHAIN, PEDAL, SADDLE, WHEEL
BEST PICTURE WINNERS SINCE 2000
CHICAGO, CRASH, GLADIATOR, MOONLIGHT
MUSIC GENRES PLUS A LETTER
BLUEST, POPE, ROCKY, SKAT
Previous Connections answers
- #716 — round flat things, airport features, guitar playing techniques, what characters were transformed into in “beauty and the beast”
- #715 — items in a linen closet, diametric, lingerie, card games with first letter changed
- #714 — playing cards, doppelgänger, ear piercing sites, ___ mail
- #713 — baby gear, kinds of pants minus "s", new york sports team members, black women authors
- #712 — quite the party, one’s constitution, british imperial units of weight, what “cat’s eye” can be used to describe
- #711 — fine print, characters with green skin, features of the national mall in d.c., famous riddle-givers
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