NYT Connections May 20 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1074
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
HIGH KEY INTENSITY INDEPENDENCE MIGHT MODE MEDIUM INTERVAL TRAINING OFF FORCE SIMMER CONCENTRATION GROUNDHOG THE LONGEST SCALE
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — STOVE KNOB SETTINGS
Green — POTENCY
Blue — MUSIC THEORY CONCEPTS
Purple — "___ DAY" MOVIES
STOVE KNOB SETTINGSHIGH, MEDIUM, OFF, SIMMER
POTENCYCONCENTRATION, FORCE, INTENSITY, MIGHT
MUSIC THEORY CONCEPTSINTERVAL, KEY, MODE, SCALE
"___ DAY" MOVIESGROUNDHOG, INDEPENDENCE, THE LONGEST, TRAINING
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