Connections Hints: May 26, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on May 26, 2025 (2025-05-26). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

Meta: Puzzle #749

Puzzle #749 · 2025-05-26

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 #749 for 2025-05-26, 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: ITEMS IN A LINEN CLOSET, DIAMETRIC, LINGERIE 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.

ITEMS IN A LINEN CLOSET
DIAMETRIC
LINGERIE
CARD GAMES WITH FIRST LETTER CHANGED

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.

ITEMS IN A LINEN CLOSET

PILLOWCASE

SHEET

TOWEL

WASHCLOTH

DIAMETRIC

COUNTER

OPPOSITE

POLAR

REVERSE

LINGERIE

GARTER

HOSE

SLIP

TEDDY

CARD GAMES WITH FIRST LETTER CHANGED

DIN

FRIDGE

GUMMY

JOKER

Reveal full answer

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