NYT Connections May 8 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1062
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
MEMENTO LEFT FIELD SCHOOL CROSSING SIGN PITCHER'S MOUND FIRST BASE NOWHERE HOME PLATE FILM NERD THE PENTAGON THE BLUE MAKING OUT JEANS BACK POCKET TONSIL HOCKEY BURGER KING WHOPPER THIN AIR NECKING
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — CANOODLING
Green — FIVE-SIDED THINGS
Blue — UNEXPECTED PLACES TO BE "OUT OF"
Purple — ENDING IN CANDY BRANDS MINUS "S"
CANOODLINGFIRST BASE, MAKING OUT, NECKING, TONSIL HOCKEY
FIVE-SIDED THINGSHOME PLATE, JEANS BACK POCKET, SCHOOL CROSSING SIGN, THE PENTAGON
UNEXPECTED PLACES TO BE "OUT OF"LEFT FIELD, NOWHERE, THE BLUE, THIN AIR
ENDING IN CANDY BRANDS MINUS "S"BURGER KING WHOPPER, FILM NERD, MEMENTO, PITCHER'S MOUND
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