NYT Connections May 4 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1058
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
MARSHMALLOW LABUBU RADIO CHOWDER BEANIE BABY STOVE PITTER-PATTER ETCH A SKETCH TEDDY BEAR DESICCANT PACKET DOODLEBUG SWEETHEART HACKY SACK CONTROL PANEL SOFTIE EYE PILLOW
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — TENDER-HEARTED PERSON
Green — PELLET-FILLED THINGS
Blue — THINGS WITH KNOBS
Purple — STARTING WITH FAMILIAR NAMES FOR KINDS OF DOGS
TENDER-HEARTED PERSONMARSHMALLOW, SOFTIE, SWEETHEART, TEDDY BEAR
PELLET-FILLED THINGSBEANIE BABY, DESICCANT PACKET, EYE PILLOW, HACKY SACK
THINGS WITH KNOBSCONTROL PANEL, ETCH A SKETCH, RADIO, STOVE
STARTING WITH FAMILIAR NAMES FOR KINDS OF DOGSCHOWDER, DOODLEBUG, LABUBU, PITTER-PATTER
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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.