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NYT Connections May 25 2026 Answers

Puzzle #1079

EDITED BY WYNA LIU

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

BROW CAP LID CYA WHIT ATM PIN JOT LASH LOL SCRAP SHIRT STICKER BALL TIA SHRED

Category hints (no spoilers)

Yellow — COMMON PROMO ITEMS
Green — TINY BIT
Blue — TEXTING ABBREVIATIONS
Purple — EYE___
COMMON PROMO ITEMSCAP, PIN, SHIRT, STICKER
TINY BITJOT, SCRAP, SHRED, WHIT
TEXTING ABBREVIATIONSATM, CYA, LOL, TIA
EYE___BALL, BROW, LASH, LID
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.