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How today’s NYT Connections answers and red herrings fit together.<\/span><\/p>\n getty<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n Note<\/strong>: Make sure to complete today\u2019s <\/em>NYT Connections before reading further! We\u2019ll be getting into spoilers for today\u2019s game pretty quickly. If you need some help to complete the grid, you can find my <\/em>NYT Connections hints and answers column for today via <\/em>my author page<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n Hey there, Connectors! Welcome to my deeper dive into today\u2019s Connections <\/em>answers. The idea behind this is to help clear things up for anyone who isn\u2019t sure how today\u2019s groups fit together.<\/p>\n If I\u2019ve missed any red herrings or misunderstood something, let me know via email or on Discord<\/a>. I don\u2019t typically look at X or check the comments here. <\/p>\n I\u2019m going to assume that you\u2019ve already beaten today\u2019s game. We\u2019re going straight into spoiler territory<\/strong> here. So, consider this your one and only warning<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Here are today\u2019s NYT Connections<\/em> answers explained (and any red herrings I spot) for Monday, May 25:<\/p>\n \ud83d\udfe8 common promo items (CAP, PIN, SHIRT, STICKER)<\/p>\n These are things that companies and brands will often give away to people. Who doesn\u2019t like free stuff? These often serve a double purpose, as the companies and brands get some free marketing from people wearing their logos.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udfe9 tiny bit (JOT, SCRAP, SHRED, WHIT)<\/p>\n The category title more more less takes care of things here. I do love the phrase \u201cnot a JOT,\u201d which means \u201cnot even a little bit.\u201d<\/p>\n WHIT was a new one to me. According to Merriam-Webster, it means \u201cthe smallest part or particle imaginable.\u201d So, there you go!<\/p>\n \ud83d\udfe6 texting abbreviations (ATM, CYA, LOL, TIA)<\/p>\n These refer to:<\/p>\n TIA isn\u2019t one I\u2019d heard of before. TIL about TIA.<\/p>\n Even when I was paying a fee for each individual text I was sending as a teenager \u2013 because that\u2019s how things worked way back when \u2013 I would refuse to use acronyms like these. If that meant paying for a second text message to finish what I was saying. (No wonder I ended up writing words for a living.)<\/p>\n LOL (and LMAO) is something I use very <\/em>sparingly. I\u2019ve always prepared the more elegant \u201chahaha.\u201d There\u2019s nothing wrong with writing \u201chahaha!\u201d It\u2019s way better.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udfea eye____ (BALL, BROW, LASH, LID)<\/p>\n I really don\u2019t think I need to explain this. One of the easiest purple groups ever. Almost shockingly so.<\/p>\n Connections often has some red herrings. Let’s take a look at today’s (assuming I spotted any).<\/span><\/p>\n SSPL via Getty Images<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n SCRAP and SHRED could mean to destroy or get rid of. I got stuck on those for a moment.<\/p>\n PIN is also an acronym, which stands for \u201cpersonal identification number.\u201d You\u2019ll probably use one of these whenever you withdraw cash from an ATM (automated teller machine). Please don\u2019t call them \u201cPIN number\u201d or \u201cATM machine!\u201d<\/p>\n If you\u2019d like to chat about today\u2019s game of Connections <\/em>and just about anything else with me and a very lovely group of people, you can do just that in our Discord community<\/a>. We\u2019d love for you to hang out with us. <\/p>\n I\u2019ll be back with another set of NYT Connections<\/em> hints and answers tomorrow, as well as another edition of this one, all going well. You\u2019ll be able to find both of those on my Forbes <\/em>author page when the time comes (following me there helps me out too!). As for the weekend editions of my NYT Connections<\/em> hints and answers column, I\u2019m currently doing that via my newsletter, Pastimes<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n
\nToday\u2019s NYT Connections Answers Explained<\/h2>\n
Connections \u2013 Yellow Group<\/h3>\n
\nConnections \u2013 Green Group<\/h3>\n
\nConnections \u2013 Blue Group<\/h3>\n
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\nConnections \u2013 Purple Group<\/h3>\n
<\/section>\nConnections \u2013 Red Herrings <\/h2>\n