NYT Connections May 22 2026 Answers
The Friday board, spoiler free category hints for all four groups, and the full solution when you are ready.
TODAYS 16 WORD BOARD
In its starting order:
LOOSEY-GOOSEYCONVENTIONCHECK INBAGGAGE CLAIMCARRY-ONCUSTOMCHECKOUT LANEFOLLOW UPASSEMBLY LINEEL NIÑOSOCIAL NORMTOUCH BASEREVOLVING SUSHI BARUNWRITTEN RULERECONNECTTAILOR-MADE
CATEGORY HINTS, NO SPOILERS
Yellow: REACH BACK OUT
Green: THE WAY THINGS ARE DONE
Blue: PLACES WITH CONVEYOR BELTS
Purple: STARTING WITH NAME HOMOPHONES
REACH BACK OUTCHECK IN, FOLLOW UP, RECONNECT, TOUCH BASE
THE WAY THINGS ARE DONECONVENTION, CUSTOM, SOCIAL NORM, UNWRITTEN RULE
PLACES WITH CONVEYOR BELTSASSEMBLY LINE, BAGGAGE CLAIM, CHECKOUT LANE, REVOLVING SUSHI BAR
STARTING WITH NAME HOMOPHONESCARRY-ON, EL NIÑO, LOOSEY-GOOSEY, TAILOR-MADE
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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 are allowed four mistakes. A new puzzle drops daily at midnight. Play free at nytimes.com.
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