NYT Connections May 13 2026 Answers
The Wednesday 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:
BEANCROPGRINDERDONUTGROUNDSADJUSTROLLFILTERSSUBCAUSEBELLYBASISHEROARGUMENTMARKUPHOAGIE
CATEGORY HINTS, NO SPOILERS
Yellow: LONG SANDWICH
Green: PRETEXT
Blue: SMARTPHONE PHOTO EDITING OPTIONS
Purple: JELLY ___
LONG SANDWICHGRINDER, HERO, HOAGIE, SUB
PRETEXTARGUMENT, BASIS, CAUSE, GROUNDS
SMARTPHONE PHOTO EDITING OPTIONSADJUST, CROP, FILTERS, MARKUP
JELLY ___BEAN, BELLY, DONUT, ROLL
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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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