NYT Connections hints and answers for Thursday, May 21 (game #1075)

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Wed, 20 May 2026 23:00:00 +0000

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Looking for NYT Connections answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, plus my commentary on the puzzles.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Looking for a different day? A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Wednesday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Wednesday, May 20
(game #1074) . Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need Connections hints. What should you do once you've finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I've also got
daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too, while Marc's Wordle today page covers the original viral word game. SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers. Latest Videos From You may like NYT Connections hints and answers for Wednesday, May 20 (game #1074) NYT Connections hints and answers for Thursday, April 23 (game #1047) NYT Connections hints and answers for Thursday, May 14 (game #1068)
NYT Connections today (game #1075) - today's words (Image credit: New York Times) Today's NYT Connections words are LOVE CHESS HONEY MOON PEACH HOT YELLOW PUMPKIN ADVANTAGE CAN PECAN COLONEL DEUCE SHOOFLY CABOOSE FORTY NYT Connections today (game #1075) - hint #1 - group hints What are some clues
for today's NYT Connections groups? YELLOW: Pastry delights GREEN: Bum words BLUE: Wimbledon scoreboard PURPLE: A tangy condiment Need more clues?

We're firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four theme answers are for today's NYT Connections puzzles Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over. NYT Connections today (game #1075) - hint #2 - group answers What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups? YELLOW: KINDS OF PIES GREEN: THINGS ASSOCIATED WITH BUTTS BLUE: TENNIS SCORING TERMS PURPLE: ___ MUSTARD Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM. Today's best Get Better At Wordle deals 22 Amazon customer reviews 4.11 View 6.99 View 10.99 View Show more We check over 250 million products every day for the
best prices NYT Connections today (game #1075) - the answers (Image credit: New York Times) The answers to today's Connections, game #1075, are YELLOW: KINDS OF PIES CHESS, PECAN, PUMPKIN, SHOOFLY GREEN: THINGS ASSOCIATED WITH BUTTS CABOOSE, CAN, MOON, PEACH BLUE: TENNIS SCORING TERMS ADVANTAGE, DEUCE, FORTY, LOVE PURPLE: ___ MUSTARD COLONEL, HONEY, HOT, YELLOW My rating: Hard
My score: Perfect A reverse rainbow for me today, as I got the supposedly hardest group first and failed to spot the easiest.

The reason for this is, like many players outside the US, my pie knowledge is limited PUMPKIN and PECAN I am familiar with, but CHESS and SHOOFLY are niche. Meanwhile, although posterior terminology is universal the selection
of THINGS ASSOCIATED WITH BUTTS is also pretty US-centric.

Tennis, on the other hand, is no problem and it turns out so is ___ MUSTARD although I got this purple group by accident after seeing HOT and HONEY
beside each other and then thinking COLONEL must mean Mustard as in Clue/Cluedo. Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Wednesday, May 20, game #1074) YELLOW: STOVE KNOB SETTINGS HIGH, MEDIUM, OFF, SIMMER GREEN: POTENCY CONCENTRATION, FORCE, INTENSITY, MIGHT BLUE: MUSIC THEORY CONCEPTS INTERVAL, KEY, MODE, SCALE PURPLE: _____ DAY" MOVIES GROUNDHOG, INDEPENDENCE, THE LONGEST, TRAINING What is NYT Connections?

NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games made by the New York Times. It challenges you to find groups of four items that share something in common, and each group has a different difficulty level: green
is easy, yellow a little harder, blue often quite tough and purple usually very difficult.

On the plus side, you don't technically need to solve the final one, as
you'll be able to answer that one by a process of elimination. What's more, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you a little bit of breathing room.

It's a little more involved than something like Wordle, however, and there
are plenty of opportunities for the game to trip you up with tricks. For instance, watch out for homophones and other word games that could disguise the answers.

It's playable for free via the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.



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