Connections Hints: May 14, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on May 14, 2025 (2025-05-14). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

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Puzzle #743 · 2025-05-14

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 #743 for 2025-05-14, 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: ABSORB USING CAPILLARY ACTION, GREEK PREFIXES, TITULAR ANIMALS OF FILM 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.

  • ABSORB USING CAPILLARY ACTION
  • GREEK PREFIXES
  • TITULAR ANIMALS OF FILM
  • STARTING WITH SILENT LETTERS

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.

ABSORB USING CAPILLARY ACTION

DRAW
PULL
SUCK
WICK

GREEK PREFIXES

HYPER
KILO
META
NEO

TITULAR ANIMALS OF FILM

BABE
BOLT
DUMBO
TED

STARTING WITH SILENT LETTERS

GNOME
KNEE
MNEMONIC
PSYCHE

Reveal full answer

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

ABSORB USING CAPILLARY ACTION

DRAW
PULL
SUCK
WICK

GREEK PREFIXES

HYPER
KILO
META
NEO

TITULAR ANIMALS OF FILM

BABE
BOLT
DUMBO
TED

STARTING WITH SILENT LETTERS

GNOME
KNEE
MNEMONIC
PSYCHE

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