NYT Connections May 31 2026 Answers

The Sunday board, spoiler free category hints for all four groups, and the full solution when you are ready.

Puzzle 1,085Edited by Wyna Liu
TODAYS 16 WORD BOARD

In its starting order:

BUTTERSALTSTEAKBREAKJACKSOAKPOCKETSPINERUBBER DUCKTARRACKSCHOOL BUSPIKACHUSEA DOGSASHCUE
CATEGORY HINTS, NO SPOILERS
Yellow: THINGS THAT ARE YELLOW
Green: BILLIARDS TERMS
Blue: SLANG FOR A SAILOR
Purple: KINDS OF WOOD PLUS "S"
THINGS THAT ARE YELLOWBUTTER, PIKACHU, RUBBER DUCK, SCHOOL BUS
BILLIARDS TERMSBREAK, CUE, POCKET, RACK
SLANG FOR A SAILORJACK, SALT, SEA DOG, TAR
KINDS OF WOOD PLUS "S"SASH, SOAK, SPINE, STEAK
Checked against the official NYT Connections solution
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