Connections Hints: May 22, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on May 22, 2025 (2025-05-22). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

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Puzzle #753 · 2025-05-22

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 #753 for 2025-05-22, 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: FINE PRINT, CHARACTERS WITH GREEN SKIN, FEATURES OF THE NATIONAL MALL IN D.C. 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.

  • FINE PRINT
  • CHARACTERS WITH GREEN SKIN
  • FEATURES OF THE NATIONAL MALL IN D.C.
  • FAMOUS RIDDLE-GIVERS

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.

FINE PRINT

ASTERISK
CATCH
CONDITION
STRINGS

CHARACTERS WITH GREEN SKIN

ELPHABA
GRINCH
HULK
SHREK

FEATURES OF THE NATIONAL MALL IN D.C.

CAPITOL
MALL
OBELISK
POOL

FAMOUS RIDDLE-GIVERS

BRIDGE TROLL
MAD HATTER
RIDDLER
SPHINX

Reveal full answer

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

FINE PRINT

ASTERISK
CATCH
CONDITION
STRINGS

CHARACTERS WITH GREEN SKIN

ELPHABA
GRINCH
HULK
SHREK

FEATURES OF THE NATIONAL MALL IN D.C.

CAPITOL
MALL
OBELISK
POOL

FAMOUS RIDDLE-GIVERS

BRIDGE TROLL
MAD HATTER
RIDDLER
SPHINX

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