{"id":6115,"date":"2025-05-18T22:09:55","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T14:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cicserver.com\/nyt-connections-hints-and-answers-for-monday-may-19-game-708\/"},"modified":"2025-05-18T22:09:55","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T14:09:55","slug":"nyt-connections-hints-and-answers-for-monday-may-19-game-708","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cicserver.com\/de\/nyt-connections-hints-and-answers-for-monday-may-19-game-708\/","title":{"rendered":"NYT Connections hints and answers for Monday, May 19 (game #708)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<div class=\"fancy-box\">\n<p>Looking for a different day?<\/p>\n<div class=\"fancy_box_body\">\n<p class=\"fancy-box__body-text\">A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone \u2013 which means that some people are always playing &#8216;today&#8217;s game&#8217; while others are playing &#8216;yesterday&#8217;s&#8217;. <strong>If you&#8217;re looking for Sunday&#8217;s puzzle instead<\/strong> then click here: <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/gaming\/nyt-connections-today-answers-hints-18-may-2025\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/gaming\/nyt-connections-today-answers-hints-18-may-2025\"><strong>NYT Connections hints and answers for Sunday, May 18 (game #707)<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Good morning! Let&#8217;s play Connections, the NYT&#8217;s clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need Connections hints.<\/p>\n<p>What should you do once you&#8217;ve finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I&#8217;ve also got daily <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/computing\/websites-apps\/nyt-strands-today-answers-hints-19-may-2025\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/computing\/websites-apps\/nyt-strands-today-answers-hints-19-may-2025\">Strands hints and answers<\/a> and <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/computing\/websites-apps\/quordle-today-answers-clues-19-may-2025\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/computing\/websites-apps\/quordle-today-answers-clues-19-may-2025\">Quordle hints and answers<\/a> articles if you need help for those too, while Marc&#8217;s <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/wordle-today\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/wordle-today\">Wordle today<\/a> page covers the original viral word game.<\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-base\"\/>\n<p><em>SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don&#8217;t read on if you don&#8217;t want to know the answers.<\/em><\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<span class=\"bg-secondary-500 text-white text-lg font-bold uppercase py-1 px-2 leading-[1.625rem] sm:leading-[6px] sm:text-sm\"><br \/>\nYou may like<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<h2 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-nyt-connections-today-game-708-today-s-words\"><span>NYT Connections today (game #708) &#8211; today&#8217;s words<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/gzrqonAhtYA3oHUq5jEiiS-320-80.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/gzrqonAhtYA3oHUq5jEiiS-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/gzrqonAhtYA3oHUq5jEiiS-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/gzrqonAhtYA3oHUq5jEiiS-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/gzrqonAhtYA3oHUq5jEiiS-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/gzrqonAhtYA3oHUq5jEiiS-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"NYT Connections hints for game 708 on a purple background\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/gzrqonAhtYA3oHUq5jEiiS-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/gzrqonAhtYA3oHUq5jEiiS-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/gzrqonAhtYA3oHUq5jEiiS-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/gzrqonAhtYA3oHUq5jEiiS-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/gzrqonAhtYA3oHUq5jEiiS-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/gzrqonAhtYA3oHUq5jEiiS-1200-80.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/gzrqonAhtYA3oHUq5jEiiS.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/gzrqonAhtYA3oHUq5jEiiS.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: New York Times)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Today&#8217;s NYT Connections words are\u2026<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>MELON<\/li>\n<li>BALL<\/li>\n<li>CHANCE<\/li>\n<li>BAWL<\/li>\n<li>SOUL<\/li>\n<li>BLUBBER<\/li>\n<li>FUNCTION<\/li>\n<li>FLUKE<\/li>\n<li>UTILITY<\/li>\n<li>TOW<\/li>\n<li>AVENUE<\/li>\n<li>BENEFIT<\/li>\n<li>FLIPPER<\/li>\n<li>RAILROAD<\/li>\n<li>GALA<\/li>\n<li>HEAL<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-nyt-connections-today-game-708-hint-1-group-hints\"><span>NYT Connections today (game #708) &#8211; hint #1 &#8211; group hints<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>What are some clues for today&#8217;s NYT Connections groups?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>YELLOW: <\/strong>Big bash<\/li>\n<li><strong>GREEN: <\/strong>Do not pass Go\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>BLUE: <\/strong>Parts of a marine mammal\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>PURPLE: <\/strong>Sound like body parts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Need more clues?<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four theme answers are for today&#8217;s NYT Connections puzzles\u2026<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-XChXs3CG4TRMrEuKzv73ph\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-XChXs3CG4TRMrEuKzv73ph slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-nyt-connections-today-game-708-hint-2-group-answers\"><span>NYT Connections today (game #708) &#8211; hint #2 &#8211; group answers<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>What are the answers for today&#8217;s NYT Connections groups?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>YELLOW: FUNDRAISING EVENT\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>GREEN: SPACES ON A MONOPOLY BOARD\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>BLUE: FEATURES OF A TOOTHED WHALE<\/strong>\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>PURPLE: HOMOPHONES OF PARTS OF THE FOOT\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON&#8217;T WANT TO SEE THEM.<\/p>\n<aside data-model-name=\"Get Better At Wordle\" data-widget-type=\"review\" data-render-type=\"editorial\" class=\"hawk-base\">\n<div class=\"hawk-main-editorial-container\">\n<p>Today&#8217;s best Get Better At Wordle deals<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<h2 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-nyt-connections-today-game-708-the-answers\"><span>NYT Connections today (game #708) &#8211; the answers<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/trFwN3mKWVsqiYBKjhf9jS-320-80.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/trFwN3mKWVsqiYBKjhf9jS-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/trFwN3mKWVsqiYBKjhf9jS-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/trFwN3mKWVsqiYBKjhf9jS-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/trFwN3mKWVsqiYBKjhf9jS-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/trFwN3mKWVsqiYBKjhf9jS-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"NYT Connections answers for game 708 on a purple background\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/trFwN3mKWVsqiYBKjhf9jS-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/trFwN3mKWVsqiYBKjhf9jS-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/trFwN3mKWVsqiYBKjhf9jS-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/trFwN3mKWVsqiYBKjhf9jS-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/trFwN3mKWVsqiYBKjhf9jS-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/trFwN3mKWVsqiYBKjhf9jS-1200-80.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/trFwN3mKWVsqiYBKjhf9jS.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/trFwN3mKWVsqiYBKjhf9jS.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: New York Times)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The answers to today&#8217;s Connections, game #708, are\u2026<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>YELLOW: FUNDRAISING EVENT <\/strong>BALL, BENEFIT, FUNCTION, GALA<\/li>\n<li><strong>GREEN: SPACES ON A MONOPOLY BOARD <\/strong>AVENUE, CHANCE, RAILROAD, UTILITY<\/li>\n<li><strong>BLUE: FEATURES OF A TOOTHED WHALE<\/strong> BLUBBER, FLIPPER, FLUKE, MELON<\/li>\n<li><strong>PURPLE: HOMOPHONES OF PARTS OF THE FOOT <\/strong>BAWL, HEAL, SOUL, TOW<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr\/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>My rating:<\/strong> Moderate<\/li>\n<li><strong>My score: <\/strong>1 mistake<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr\/>\n<p>After getting FUNDRAISING EVENT quite quickly I struggled to move forward and started shuffling the 12 remaining words. First, I thought that there was a group where luck was the connection \u2013 but I couldn\u2019t get beyond FLUKE and CHANCE.<\/p>\n<p>Then I guessed that BLUBBER and FLIPPER must be part of a group to do with marine biology. Out of sheer luck I added FLUKE and BAWL and got \u201cone away\u201d, so swapped the latter for MELON \u2013 which I now know is the name given for the tissue found in the foreheads of toothed whales. Every day\u2019s a school day.<\/p>\n<p>I am of course kicking myself with my heel, sole and toes that I didn\u2019t get the relatively straightforward HOMOPHONES OF PARTS OF THE FOOT.<\/p>\n<p>How did you do today? Let me know in the comments below.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-yesterday-s-nyt-connections-answers-sunday-may-18-game-707\"><span>Yesterday&#8217;s NYT Connections answers (Sunday, May 18, game #707)<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>YELLOW: TASKS FOR A STUDENT <\/strong>ASSIGNMENT, DRILL, EXERCISE, LESSON<\/li>\n<li><strong>GREEN: ENCOURAGING RESPONSES IN A GUESSING GAME <\/strong>ALMOST, CLOSE, NOT QUITE, WARM<\/li>\n<li><strong>BLUE: UP FOR ANYTHING <\/strong>EASY, FLEXIBLE, GAME, OPEN<\/li>\n<li><strong>PURPLE: WHAT &#8220;A&#8221; MIGHT MEAN <\/strong>AREA, ATHLETIC, EXCELLENT, ONE<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr\/>\n<section class=\"article__schema-question\">\n<h3>What is NYT Connections?<\/h3>\n<article class=\"article__schema-answer\">\n<p>NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games made by the New York Times. It challenges you to find groups of four items that share something in common, and each group has a different difficulty level: green is easy, yellow a little harder, blue often quite tough and purple usually very difficult.<\/p>\n<p>On the plus side, you don&#8217;t technically need to solve the final one, as you&#8217;ll be able to answer that one by a process of elimination. What&#8217;s more, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you a little bit of breathing room.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a little more involved than something like Wordle, however, and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to trip you up with tricks. For instance, watch out for homophones and other word games that could disguise the answers.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s playable for free via the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/games\/strands\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/games\/strands\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\">NYT Games site<\/a> on desktop or mobile.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for a different day? A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone \u2013 which means that some people are always playing &#8216;today&#8217;s game&#8217; while others are playing &#8216;yesterday&#8217;s&#8217;. 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