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NYT Connections May 12 2026 Answers

Puzzle #1066

EDITED BY WYNA LIU

Today's 16-word board, in its starting order:

WEEKEND RANDO PAULO FRANCI JOHNS MONICA WORK WONK TOME SALVADOR DIVISION VOLUME DISTANCE OPUS REALM PETERSBURG

Category hints (no spoilers)

Yellow — SUBSTANTIAL BOOK
Green — "SAINT" CITIES
Blue — "LONG" THINGS
Purple — CURRENCIES PLUS A LETTER
SUBSTANTIAL BOOKOPUS, TOME, VOLUME, WORK
"SAINT" CITIESMONICA, PAULO, PETERSBURG, SALVADOR
"LONG" THINGSDISTANCE, DIVISION, JOHNS, WEEKEND
CURRENCIES PLUS A LETTERFRANCI, RANDO, REALM, WONK
Checked against the official NYT Connections solution

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Connections gives you 16 words that form four secret groups of four. Find each group — yellow is the easiest, then green, blue, and the famously tricky purple. You're allowed four mistakes. A new puzzle drops daily at midnight; play free at nytimes.com.