Today's NYT Connections hints and answers (May 24, 2025): All puzzle answers

Today's NYT Connections hints and answers can help you save your winning streak. You must group 16 words into four categories, each with a different theme. Each category will have four words, and you only get four chances to solve the entire puzzle.

This article offers four hints to guide you toward the names of today's categories. If these aren't enough, you can also refer to the final segment of the article for today's answers and cross-check your guesses before submitting them.

Today's NYT Connections hints (May 24, 2025)

The hints for today's Connections puzzle can be found in the table below:

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All NYT Connections words for today (Image via The New York Times)

Categories	Hints
Yellow category	These things help you to take proper care of infants.
Green category	These belong to a category of garments, minus one specific last letter.
Blue category	These are members of some popular city-based sports teams.
Purple category	These are popular authors.

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Answers for today's NYT Connections puzzle (May 24, 2025)

The table below features the answers for the Connections puzzle from May 24, 2025:

All NYT Connections answers for today (Image via The New York Times)

Categories	Answers
Purple category	These are Black Women Authors. The authors are Butler, Hooks, Gay, and Walker.
Yellow category	These are Baby Gear. The words are Bib, Bottle, Stroller, and Monitor.
Green category	These are Kinds of Pants minus "S". The words are Capri, Jogger, Jean, and Slack.
Purple category	These are New York Sports Team Members. The words are Jet, Net, Met, and Ranger.

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