Connections #720 Answers
Saturday, May 31, 2025
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #720 for Saturday, May 31, 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): alcove
- Green: ways to recognize achievement
- Blue: verbs in breadmaking
- Purple (hardest): things you can blow
Answers
ALCOVE
CAVITY, HOLLOW, NOOK, RECESS
WAYS TO RECOGNIZE ACHIEVEMENT
CERTIFICATE, MEDAL, PLAQUE, TROPHY
VERBS IN BREADMAKING
FERMENT, PROOF, REST, RISE
THINGS YOU CAN BLOW
BUBBLE, FUSE, KISS, RASPBERRY
Previous Connections answers
- #719 — rods, they're on a roll!, common swag items, words before “shack”
- #718 — salute, suitable, verbs for finishing donuts, what “buff” might mean
- #717 — connect, parts of a bike, best picture winners since 2000, music genres plus a letter
- #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
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