Connections Hints: May 25, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on May 25, 2025 (2025-05-25). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

Meta: Puzzle #750

Puzzle #750 · 2025-05-25

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 #750 for 2025-05-25, 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: PLAYING CARDS, DOPPELGÄNGER, EAR PIERCING SITES 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.

PLAYING CARDS
DOPPELGÄNGER
EAR PIERCING SITES
___ MAIL

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.

PLAYING CARDS

ACE

JACK

KING

QUEEN

DOPPELGÄNGER

CLONE

DOUBLE

RINGER

TWIN

EAR PIERCING SITES

CONCH

HELIX

LOBE

ROOK

___ MAIL

CHAIN

ELECTRONIC

JUNK

SNAIL

Reveal full answer

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