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Today’s Connections puzzle features one of those crazy purple categories, the kind they mock in TikTok videos. The four words all have a word hidden in them that can be grouped together, if that makes any sense. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.
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Hints for today’s Connections groups
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group, to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Shhh.
Green group hint: Think Venus and Serena.
Blue group hint: Not large.
Purple group hint: They all begin with synonyms.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Silence.
Green group: Tennis competition units.
Blue group: Comparatively small.
Purple group: Starting with synonyms for “tease.”
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for May 6, 2025, #695.
NYT/Screenshot by CNET
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is silence. The four answers are calm, hush, peace and still.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is tennis competition units. The four answers are game, match, set and tournament.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is comparatively small. The four answers are baby, compact, minute and toy.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is starting with synonyms for “tease.” The four answers are kidney, mockingbird, razzmatazz and ribbon.
