Hints and Answers for NYT Connections Puzzle #704 on May 15

NEW YORK, NY — The New York Times released its latest Connections puzzle, numbered 704, on May 15, 2025. Players are tasked with sorting 16 words into four groups of four based on their connections.

Today’s puzzle features a mix of challenges, with hints provided for each group. The colors indicate difficulty, with yellow being the easiest and purple the hardest. The yellow group’s hint, ‘Why did you do that?’, refers to the theme of rationale, leading to answers like basis, foundation, grounds, and reason.

For the green group, the hint ‘Think Frosty’ pertains to types of snow, with answers such as crust, ice, powder, and slush. The blue group centers around famous opera titles’ last words: Bess, Butterfly, Flute, and Seville. Lastly, the purple group’s theme, ‘Not fake’, connects real with deal, estate, Madrid, and world.

Connections is a daily word game that challenges players to uncover links between words. It is accessible via the New York Times Games app, with a new puzzle available each day at midnight.

The game encourages strategic thinking and offers players a fun way to engage with language. As this puzzle unfolds, it remains a popular choice among word game enthusiasts.