NYT Connections May 12 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1066
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday'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
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