NYT Connections May 18 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1072
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
WIKI POP SPLIT PADRE PÈRE LUMP BLOW CHEAP EARP PEAR CRACK ROYAL RED PAIR TWIN PARE
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — HOMOPHONES
Green — RUPTURE
Blue — MLB PLAYER
Purple — FRUIT ANAGRAMS
HOMOPHONESPAIR, PARE, PEAR, PÈRE
RUPTUREBLOW, CRACK, POP, SPLIT
MLB PLAYERPADRE, RED, ROYAL, TWIN
FRUIT ANAGRAMSCHEAP, EARP, LUMP, WIKI
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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.