Connections Hints: May 7, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on May 7, 2025 (2025-05-07). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

Meta: Puzzle #733

Puzzle #733 · 2025-05-07

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 #733 for 2025-05-07, 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: GET BETTER, AS A BROKEN BONE, NOT INCLUDING, TAROT MINOR ARCANA SUITS 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.

GET BETTER, AS A BROKEN BONE
NOT INCLUDING
TAROT MINOR ARCANA SUITS
HOMOPHONES OF GEMSTONES

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.

GET BETTER, AS A BROKEN BONE

HEAL

KNIT

MEND

RECOVER

NOT INCLUDING

BESIDES

BUT

EXCEPT

SAVE

TAROT MINOR ARCANA SUITS

CUPS

PENTACLES

SWORDS

WANDS

HOMOPHONES OF GEMSTONES

CHORAL

OPEL

PURL

QUARTS

Reveal full answer

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