Connections Hints: May 5, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on May 5, 2025 (2025-05-05). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

Meta: Puzzle #730

Puzzle #730 · 2025-05-05

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 #730 for 2025-05-05, 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: GLIDE, ASSOCIATED WITH COUNT DRACULA, STOP CHANGING 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.

GLIDE
ASSOCIATED WITH COUNT DRACULA
STOP CHANGING
THINGS THAT ARE LONG AND CYLINDRICAL

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.

GLIDE

COAST

CRUISE

DRIFT

FLOAT

ASSOCIATED WITH COUNT DRACULA

BAT

CAPE

CASTLE

FANG

STOP CHANGING

FLATTEN

LEVEL

PLATEAU

SETTLE

THINGS THAT ARE LONG AND CYLINDRICAL

BATON

CIGAR

HOAGIE

TORPEDO

Reveal full answer

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