Connections Hints: May 28, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on May 28, 2025 (2025-05-28). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

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Puzzle #762 · 2025-05-28

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 #762 for 2025-05-28, 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: CONNECT, PARTS OF A BIKE, BEST PICTURE WINNERS SINCE 2000 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.

  • CONNECT
  • PARTS OF A BIKE
  • BEST PICTURE WINNERS SINCE 2000
  • MUSIC GENRES PLUS A LETTER

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.

CONNECT

BRIDGE
JOIN
LINK
UNITE

PARTS OF A BIKE

CHAIN
PEDAL
SADDLE
WHEEL

BEST PICTURE WINNERS SINCE 2000

CHICAGO
CRASH
GLADIATOR
MOONLIGHT

MUSIC GENRES PLUS A LETTER

BLUEST
POPE
ROCKY
SKAT

Reveal full answer

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

CONNECT

BRIDGE
JOIN
LINK
UNITE

PARTS OF A BIKE

CHAIN
PEDAL
SADDLE
WHEEL

BEST PICTURE WINNERS SINCE 2000

CHICAGO
CRASH
GLADIATOR
MOONLIGHT

MUSIC GENRES PLUS A LETTER

BLUEST
POPE
ROCKY
SKAT

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