NYT Connections May 23 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1077
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
FIRST EMPIRE LAST BEEHIVE HAWKEYE SOONER FORCE WOLVERINE PHANTOM POMPADOUR DAREDEVIL RATHER CHIGNON NIGHTCRAWLER PREFERABLY BOUFFANT
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — HAIRDOS
Green — MORE READILY
Blue — MARVEL CHARACTERS
Purple — WORDS AFTER "THE" IN "STAR WARS" MOVIE TITLES
HAIRDOSBEEHIVE, BOUFFANT, CHIGNON, POMPADOUR
MORE READILYFIRST, PREFERABLY, RATHER, SOONER
MARVEL CHARACTERSDAREDEVIL, HAWKEYE, NIGHTCRAWLER, WOLVERINE
WORDS AFTER "THE" IN "STAR WARS" MOVIE TITLESEMPIRE, FORCE, LAST, PHANTOM
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