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RANDO showing the meaning “a currency-related form (rand + added letter)”

May 12, 2026

Connections May 12, 2026 Answers

NYT Connections for May 12, 2026 (Puzzle #1154): solve all four groups, including a set of “substantial book” terms, saint cities, “long” things, and currencies plus a letter.

SUBSTANTIAL BOOK "SAINT" CITIES "LONG" THINGS CURRENCIES PLUS A LETTER

May 11, 2026

Connections May 11, 2026 Answers

The May 11, 2026 Connections puzzle (ID: 1145) solutions grouped the words into four categories: stealthy movement with “in,” types of schemes, detective movies, and body parts surrounded by two letters.

MOVE STEALTHILY, WITH "IN": CREEP, SLIP, SNEAK, STEAL KINDS OF SCHEMES: COLOR, PONZI, PYRAMID, RHYME DETECTIVE MOVIES: CHINATOWN, KNIVES OUT, SEVEN, VERTIGO BODY PARTS SURROUNDED BY TWO LETTERS: ELEGY, KARMA, KEYED, SHANDY

May 10, 2026

Connections May 10, 2026 Answers

Find the answers to NYT Connections for May 10, 2026 (Puzzle ID 1141), including all four solved categories and the words that belong together.

MUSIC PLAYER BUTTONS DESTINED VERBS IN MAKING A MOJITO WHAT "SPRING" MIGHT REFER TO

SHOELACES meaning laces that are tied into knots to fasten shoes

May 9, 2026

Connections May 9, 2026 Answers

Here are the Connections answers for May 9, 2026 (Puzzle #1144), including all four official categories and the four words in each.

UNITS OF TV PROGRAMS THINGS WORN AROUND THE NECK STRINGS TIED IN KNOTS ___ PIECE

“The blue” meaning the metaphorical open distance/space in the sky.

May 8, 2026

Connections May 8, 2026 Answers

Find the four Connections groupings for NYT Puzzle ID 1129 (Editor: Wyna Liu) for the target date 2026-05-08: make-out slang, five-sided things, “out of …” phrases, and candy-brand phrases missing “-s.”

CANOODLING FIVE-SIDED THINGS UNEXPECTED PLACES TO BE "OUT OF"ENDING IN CANDY BRANDS MINUS "S"

HOOK shown as the metal fishing hook that catches a fish.

May 7, 2026

Connections May 7, 2026 Answers

Here are the official groupings for NYT Connections puzzle ID 1146 (target date May 7, 2026).

FISHING GEAR MULTITUDE COMMIT A BASKETBALL INFRACTION CONTROLLED WITH UP/DOWN BUTTONS

SETBACK meaning a term starting with a competition unit idea (set)

May 5, 2026

Connections May 5, 2026 Answers

Here are the Connections solutions for May 5, 2026 (Puzzle ID: 1131), including all four official categories and their grouped words.

GLIMMER INVOLUNTARY ACTIONS KINDS OF KNOTS STARTING WITH UNITS IN COMPETITIONS

LABUBU — the word starting with “labi/lab” sounding like lab-type dog names

May 4, 2026

Connections May 4, 2026 Answers

Here are the official category groupings and answers for NYT Connections on May 4, 2026 (Puzzle ID: 1142).

TENDER-HEARTED PERSON PELLET-FILLED THINGS THINGS WITH KNOBS STARTING WITH FAMILIAR NAMES FOR KINDS OF DOGS

COMMUNE — a shared living community with communal resources

May 3, 2026

Connections May 3, 2026 Answers

Find the four Connections groups from the May 3, 2026 puzzle (ID 1134): home structures; 1960s counterculture terms; famous revolutions; and index-and-middle-finger gestures.

HOME STRUCTURES ASSOCIATED WITH 1960S COUNTERCULTURE FAMOUS REVOLUTIONS IN HISTORY GESTURES MADE WITH THE INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS

BALLET — a highly structured dance performance

May 2, 2026

Connections May 2, 2026 Answers

Here are the official category answers and word groups for NYT Connections Puzzle #1124 (May 2, 2026).

CLAIRVOYANT STAGED PERFORMANCES U.S. CABINET DEPARTMENTS STARTING WITH NEWSPAPER NAMES

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