NYT Connections May 16 2026 Answers
The Saturday 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:
THERMOSTATPIANOPLAYFIDDLEFLUTEFORTEMESSBASSOONBELFASTSTEINLARGOTUMBLERTINKERNESQUICKCOUPEALLEGRO
CATEGORY HINTS, NO SPOILERS
Yellow: GLASSWARE
Green: MESS AROUND (WITH)
Blue: MUSIC PERFORMANCE DIRECTIONS
Purple: ENDING IN SYNONYMS FOR "ASAP"
GLASSWARECOUPE, FLUTE, STEIN, TUMBLER
MESS AROUND (WITH)FIDDLE, MESS, PLAY, TINKER
MUSIC PERFORMANCE DIRECTIONSALLEGRO, FORTE, LARGO, PIANO
ENDING IN SYNONYMS FOR "ASAP"BASSOON, BELFAST, NESQUICK, THERMOSTAT
Checked against the official NYT Connections solution
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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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