Connections Hints: May 27, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on May 27, 2025 (2025-05-27). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

Meta: Puzzle #748

Puzzle #748 · 2025-05-27

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 #748 for 2025-05-27, 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: ROUND FLAT THINGS, AIRPORT FEATURES, GUITAR PLAYING TECHNIQUES 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.

ROUND FLAT THINGS
AIRPORT FEATURES
GUITAR PLAYING TECHNIQUES
WHAT CHARACTERS WERE TRANSFORMED INTO IN “BEAUTY AND THE BEAST”

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.

ROUND FLAT THINGS

COASTER

FRISBEE

PANCAKE

RECORD

AIRPORT FEATURES

CAROUSEL

FOOD COURT

GATE

LOUNGE

GUITAR PLAYING TECHNIQUES

BEND

PICK

SLIDE

STRUM

WHAT CHARACTERS WERE TRANSFORMED INTO IN “BEAUTY AND THE BEAST”

BEAST

CANDELABRA

CLOCK

TEACUP

Reveal full answer

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