Connections Hints: May 11, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on May 11, 2025 (2025-05-11). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

Meta: Puzzle #755

Puzzle #755 · 2025-05-11

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 #755 for 2025-05-11, 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: MAKE HAPPY, EVADE, COMMON VIDEO GAME FEATURES 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.

MAKE HAPPY
EVADE
COMMON VIDEO GAME FEATURES
MOTHER ___

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.

MAKE HAPPY

DELIGHT

PLEASE

SUIT

TICKLE

EVADE

DODGE

DUCK

SHAKE

SKIRT

COMMON VIDEO GAME FEATURES

BOSS

LEVEL

HEALTH

POWER-UP

MOTHER ___

EARTH

GOOSE

MAY I

SUPERIOR

Reveal full answer

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