The NYT Connections May 31 edition features yet another tricky puzzle for gamers. Connections is a daily word puzzle created by NYT Games editor Wyna Liu. The game’s objective is to sort 16 random words into four categories by identifying the common theme. Each group is color-coded according to the difficulty, and players only have four guesses to figure out which words belong in which category.
So, here are the clues and hints for today’s New York Times Connections to help you get to the final answers.
Connections hint for May 31
All 16 words in today’s puzzle are: CAVITY, CERTIFICATE, RISE, RASPBERRY, BUBBLE, FERMENT, NOOK, TROPHY, REST, FUSE, PROOF, KISS, HOLLOW, PLAQUE, RECESS, AND MEDAL.
Here are some hints for each group to give you an initial push forward:
- Yellow Group: The words in the first category relate to comfortable places to rest.
- Green Group: The words in this group are associated with winning.
- Blue Group: This group features words related to a form of cooking.
- Purple Group: For the final category, think of things we do with pursed lips.
What are the Connections answers for today, May 31?
Without further ado, here are the answers for NYT Connections for May 31:
Yellow Group: Alcove – CAVITY, HOLLOW, NOOK, and RECESS
Green Group: Ways To Recognize Achievement – CERTIFICATE, PLAQUE, MEDAL, and TROPHY
Blue Group: Verbs In Breadmaking – RISE, REST, PROOF, and FERMENT
Purple Group: Things You Can Blow – BUBBLE, KISS, FUSE, and RASPBERRY
We advise players to identify the words with the most obvious theme first. Doing this will solve the yellow category, which is the easiest among the four. It becomes trickier as you progress to green, blue, and finally purple. Additionally, players can look out for the “one away…” notification. It often gives you a nudge forward in identifying a connecting theme.