Connections hint

Puzzle #694 — May 5, 2025

Difficulty: 3.5 / 5

Overview

Today’s NYT Connections challenges you to sort 16 words into four themed groups. You get only four wrong guesses before answers are shown, so these clues will give you an edge.

Full Word List

Torpedo, Bat, Coast, Level, Cape, Baton, Plateau, Hoagie, Settle, Cruise, Cigar, Castle, Float, Flatten, Fang, Drift

Category Hints

• Yellow (Easiest): Words that mean “to move smoothly”
• Green: Items tied to Dracula and vampires
• Blue: Terms implying “to make even or stop changing”
• Purple (Hardest): Things shaped like long cylinders

Bonus Clues

Practice your shapes, freshen up on Bram Stoker, and clear the runway for a smooth landing

Answers

🟨 Glide

• Coast
• Cruise
• Drift
• Float

🟩 Dracula Gear

• Bat
• Cape
• Castle
• Fang

🟦 Even Out

• Flatten
• Level
• Plateau
• Settle

🟪 Cylinders

• Baton
• Cigar
• Hoagie
• Torpedo

Recap of Puzzle #693 (May 4, 2025)

• 🟨 Chewy, Dry, Stringy, Tough
• 🟩 Jam, Noodle, Shred, Solo
• 🟦 Boba, Milk, Sugar, Tea
• 🟪 Bluto, Cars, Darth, Genus

Happy puzzling!