Today’s puzzle begins with familiar room features such as ceiling, door, wall, and window, making the yellow category one of the easiest to spot.
A nostalgic group centered on old-time lounging accessories challenges players to connect items once associated with relaxation and leisure.
Literary fans may recognize several words linked to famous Tennessee Williams titles, creating one of the puzzle’s most satisfying categories.
Welcome to your Monday evening puzzle break! For word puzzle lovers, NYT Connections never gets old. Its tricks create the right amount of confusion, keeping solvers on their toes every day. Whether you are a casual puzzle solver or a regular one with more than a 70-game streak on the line, today’s grid is a delightful challenge.
You will find some commonly used words like Door, Slippers, Pipe, Cat, Onion, Tattoo, but apparently, they share no common theme. Now, the twist is that all sixteen words share passive links, allowing them to be grouped into four. Once players choose the right words, the game will reveal the theme of that set.
If you’re new to it, Connections is a daily puzzle game from The New York Times where you group 16 words into four sets. The connections can be straightforward or totally hidden, from synonyms and themes to pop culture references.
Each group has a difficulty tier: yellow (easy), green and blue (moderate), and purple (hardest). You get four mistakes max, so precision matters. The twist? Some words fit into more than one category, and that’s where the real challenge begins.
Here are your hints, color-coded by difficulty (but no answers just yet):
Yellow Group (Easiest): These words are generally used to indicate different aspects found in rooms. The most common things that an empty room contains.
Green Group (Medium): In this group, you have to find words that offer you relaxation-related items, but those were used in old times.
Blue Group (Moderate): This group of words offers you items that Tennessee Williams titles generally have.
Purple Group (Hardest): They are round things that go with ‘Ring’.
One Word per Group
Need a quick push? Here’s one example from each group:
CEILING
PIPE
STREETCAR
WEDDING
Also Read: NYT Wordle Answer Today for May 31, 2026: Hints, Strategy, and Expert Walkthrough
Still confused about the solutions? Here are the exact categories for today’s puzzle:
Yellow (ROOM FEATURES): CEILING, DOOR, WALL, WINDOW
Blue (OLD-TIMEY LOUNGING ACCESSORIES): NEWSPAPER, PIPE, ROBE, SLIPPERS
Green (SUBJECTS IN TENNESSEE WILLIAMS TITLES): CAT, MENAGERIE, STREETCAR, TATTOO
Purple (___ RING): KEY, ONION, TREE, WEDDING
Check Out the Image Below to Learn How to Make the Sets of Today's Puzzle:
If you have solved today’s puzzle but missed out on a few of the week’s, below are the answers to some of the previous day's NYT Connections:
| Date | Puzzle # | Yellow Group | Green Group | Blue Group | Purple Group |
| May 31, 2026 | #1085 | BUTTER, PIKACHU, RUBBER DUCK, SCHOOL BUS | BREAK, CUE, POCKET, RACK | JACK, SALT, SEA DOG, TAR | SASH, SOAK, SPINE, STEAK |
| May 30, 2026 | #1084 | IMPOSSIBLE, NEVER, NO WAY, SORRY | CLEAR, LUCID, RIGHT, SOUND | BRACE, CARET, PIPE, TILDE | FEVER, GIGI, VOLARE, WITCHCRAFT |
| May 29, 2026 | #1083 | ARCTIC, ATLANTIC, PACIFIC, SOUTHERN | AMMONIA, BO, DURIAN, WET DOG | BILLIARD, DRAWING, POWDER, READING | FATHER, PENNSYLVANIA, PROTACTINIUM, PUBLIC ADDRESS |
| May 28, 2026 | #1082 | DUCK, HUNCH, SQUAT, STOOP | MEDIA, NEWS, PAPERS, PRESS | BAR, BENCH, PODIUM, STAND | JUMP, LIFT, LODGE, SLOPE |
| May 27, 2026 | #1081 | COMMUNE, HAMLET, TOWNSHIP, VILLAGE | BATTLESHIP, OPERATION, OTHELLO, TROUBLE | AYE, LEAR, PIER, STAIR | BANJO, MACBETH, MONOGAMY, NUTMEG |
| May 26, 2026 | #1080 | CUP, MEDAL, PENNANT, RING | CONCERN, FOCUS, POINT, SUBJECT | AIRPLANE, BIG, CLUE, TWINS | ENLIST, LISTEN, SILENT, TINSEL |
NYT Connections puzzles have never been easy. They challenge gamers' vocabulary with tough ideas. Today’s purple group may stump some, especially if wordplay isn’t your forte, but the rest of the puzzle plays fair. Whether you solved it in one go or had to peek at a few hints today, the real win is that burst of satisfaction at the end.
Come back tomorrow for a new grid, new clues, and more of that Connections magic!