Having trouble solving the May 23, 2026 (#1077) edition of NYT Connections? Here are some clues and hints to guide you through today’s puzzle, as well as the final answers to save your streak.
Connections by The New York Times is a popular word game available in the NYT Games collection that fans can play online for free. The objective of this unique puzzle is to create groups of four from an array of 16 different words. The words may appear random at first glance, but there are connections hidden among them.
To solve the puzzle, players must identify these connections and select the words that belong in the same category to complete a group. However, Connections allows only four guesses to complete all the groups correctly and solve the game. Moreover, players who select three out of the four correct words of a particular group receive a “one away…” hint.
So, here are the hints and answers for the May 23 Connections puzzle.
Connections hints for May 23
Here are some hints for each group:
- Yellow Group: The words in this group are related to hairstyles.
- Green Group: This collection features names related to priority.
- Blue Group: This set features names related to famous comic books.
- Purple Group: The words in this group are associated with a famous movie franchise.
What are the Connections answers for today
Without further ado, here are the answers for the May 23, 2026, NYT Connections puzzle:
Yellow Group: Hairdos – BEEHIVE, BOUFFANT, CHIGNON, and POMPADOUR.
Green Group: More Readily – FIRST, PREFERABLY, RATHER, and SOONER.
Blue Group: Marvel Characters – DAREDEVIL, HAWKEYE, NIGHTCRAWLER, and WOLVERINE.
Purple Group: Words After “The” In “Star Wars” Movie Titles – EMPIRE, FORCE, LAST, and PHANTOM.
The New York Times Games offers other popular daily puzzles, such as the NYT Crossword, Wordle, Pips, Strands, and Letter Boxed, among others. The puzzles are also available on the official NYT Games mobile app.
