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Today’s Connections puzzle has a mix of difficulty. I personally enjoyed the blue category, once I clued in on the jewelry theme. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.
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Hints for today’s Connections groups
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group, to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Show off.
Green group hint: Things are all right.
Blue group hint: Not necklaces, but similar.
Purple group hint: To work on learning something or improving at it.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Be ostentatious.
Green group: Copacetic.
Blue group: Kinds of bracelets.
Purple group: Things you can practice.
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for May 28, 2025, #717.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is be ostentatious. The four answers are grandstand, posture, showboat and swagger.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is copacetic. The four answers are fine, hunky-dory, OK and swell.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is kinds of bracelets. The four answers are charm, friendship, ID and tennis.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is things you can practice. The four answers are law, medicine, self-care and witchcraft.