NYT Connections May 21 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1075
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
LOVE CHESS HONEY MOON PEACH HOT YELLOW PUMPKIN ADVANTAGE CAN PECAN COLONEL DEUCE SHOOFLY CABOOSE FORTY
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — KINDS OF PIES
Green — THINGS ASSOCIATED WITH BUTTS
Blue — TENNIS SCORING TERMS
Purple — ___ MUSTARD
KINDS OF PIESCHESS, PECAN, PUMPKIN, SHOOFLY
THINGS ASSOCIATED WITH BUTTSCABOOSE, CAN, MOON, PEACH
TENNIS SCORING TERMSADVANTAGE, DEUCE, FORTY, LOVE
___ MUSTARDCOLONEL, HONEY, HOT, YELLOW
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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.