Connection Tips May 16: NYT Connections May 16 Tips and Answers: Fight against the Blue and Purple Categories? Here is the solution to puzzle #705

The New York Times’ NYT Connections Tries May 16 puzzle (#705) once again offers fun word games and spiritual challenges that make several players scratch their heads.

But for those determined to solve it or midway, breaking down today’s puzzles can be a beneficial boost to the right solution.

A popular game with a growing fan base

Following Wordle’s global success, The New York Times launched Connections, a word association puzzle game that quickly attracted a loyal player base. The premise of the game is simple: divide 16 words into four categories, each word unified by a shared theme.
Difficulty leveled up on four levels – yellow (easiest), green, blue and purple (most difficult).

NYT Connections is available on both mobile and desktop platforms, and it remains a daily fixture for puzzle lovers.

As stated in a Beebom report, while today’s categories are diverse and layered, many find blue and purple layers particularly demanding.

Today’s puzzle tips: Category clues

Players are not sure where to start or work hard to complete the last part of the puzzle and provide some tips to help them improve. Here are the clues corresponding to the four categories of Friday’s match:

1. Green plants – Consider the types of flora found in various ecosystems.
2. stop – A set of verbs often used in the policy and planning community.
3. They’re all about bulls – This requires some cross-border knowledge of sports, astrology and finance.
4. Hidden connections in the word itself – Specifically, a unique word ending is the key to deciphering that grouping.

Official answers to the May 16th puzzle

For those who reach the surrender point or just curiously validate their guesses, here are the correct groupings for NYT Connections #705:

• Type (yellow category):
  Herbs, shrubs, trees, vines
  
• Interrupt (green category):
  Dissolve, end, waste, sunset
  (Note: The “sunset” here is used in symbolic meaning – emphasis or retirement policy or product.)
• Related to Bulls (Blue Category):
  Michael Jordan, Rodeo, Taurus, Wall Street
  (The group extracts references from Chicago Bulls, Astrology, American Rodeo and Stock Market Terms.)
  
• Ending with building materials (purple category):
  Hollywood, Hourglass, Kubrick, Neuroplastic
  (Linking factor: Each item ends with a material reference – wood, glass, brick and plastic, respectively.)
  

FAQ

What is an NYT connection?

Connection is the New York Times daily word association game. Players divide 16 words into four groups of four themes. Difficulties range from yellow (easiest) to green and blue to purple (most challenging).

On which platforms can I play the connection?

You can play the connection on the NYT website (desktop) and on the NYT crossword and Games Mobile app.