Connections Hints: May 31, 2025

This page shows spoiler-layered hints for the NYT Connections puzzle published on May 31, 2025 (2025-05-31). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full group breakdown when you're ready.

Meta: Puzzle #758

Puzzle #758 · 2025-05-31

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 #758 for 2025-05-31, 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: ALCOVE, WAYS TO RECOGNIZE ACHIEVEMENT, VERBS IN BREADMAKING 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.

ALCOVE
WAYS TO RECOGNIZE ACHIEVEMENT
VERBS IN BREADMAKING
THINGS YOU CAN BLOW

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.

ALCOVE

CAVITY

HOLLOW

NOOK

RECESS

WAYS TO RECOGNIZE ACHIEVEMENT

CERTIFICATE

MEDAL

PLAQUE

TROPHY

VERBS IN BREADMAKING

FERMENT

PROOF

REST

RISE

THINGS YOU CAN BLOW

BUBBLE

FUSE

KISS

RASPBERRY

Reveal full answer

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