Connections Hints: May 3, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on May 3, 2025 (2025-05-03). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

Meta: Puzzle #731

Puzzle #731 · 2025-05-03

Step through today’s Connections hints

Start with broad themes, then reveal more detail about the groups and tiles only when you need it. The final button shows today's full group breakdown.

Puzzle reference: Connections #731 for 2025-05-03, edition main, with a standard four-group board. Spoiler categories and tiles stay collapsed until you open the hint layers below.

Hint 1 – overall theme

There are 4 groups in today’s puzzle.

Themes include: AWESOME, DEFEAT SOUNDLY, “WILL” CONTRACTIONS WITHOUT THE APOSTROPHE and 1 more.

Hint 2 – group titles

Here are the category names for each group. Try matching the tiles in the official game to these themes before you reveal any tiles.

AWESOME
DEFEAT SOUNDLY
“WILL” CONTRACTIONS WITHOUT THE APOSTROPHE
URL ENDINGS PLUS A LETTER

Hint 3 – group tiles

Reveal the tiles for each group. If you only want a partial nudge, stop after reading one or two groups and go back to the official puzzle.

AWESOME

DOPE

FIRE

LIT

SICK

DEFEAT SOUNDLY

CREAM

LICK

PASTE

SMOKE

“WILL” CONTRACTIONS WITHOUT THE APOSTROPHE

HELL

ILL

SHELL

WELL

URL ENDINGS PLUS A LETTER

COMP

MILK

NETI

ORGO

Reveal full answer

This is the full breakdown of today's Connections puzzle: group titles and all tiles, grouped together.