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NYT Connections May 24 2026 Answers

Puzzle #1078

EDITED BY WYNA LIU

Today's 16-word board, in its starting order:

RATTLE PEN STAFF HISS HERB SHED ITSY MASK STRIKE DRUM STABLE MARCH RALLY MYA PICKET COOP

Category hints (no spoilers)

Yellow — FARM FIXTURES
Green — LABOR PROTEST ACTIONS
Blue — OBJECTS USED IN RITUAL PERFORMANCES
Purple — POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES PLUS A LETTER
FARM FIXTURESCOOP, PEN, SHED, STABLE
LABOR PROTEST ACTIONSMARCH, PICKET, RALLY, STRIKE
OBJECTS USED IN RITUAL PERFORMANCESDRUM, MASK, RATTLE, STAFF
POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES PLUS A LETTERHERB, HISS, ITSY, MYA
Checked against the official NYT Connections solution

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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.