NYT Connections May 4 2026 Answers

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

Puzzle 1,058Edited by Wyna Liu
TODAYS 16 WORD BOARD

In its starting order:

MARSHMALLOWLABUBURADIOCHOWDERBEANIE BABYSTOVEPITTER-PATTERETCH A SKETCHTEDDY BEARDESICCANT PACKETDOODLEBUGSWEETHEARTHACKY SACKCONTROL PANELSOFTIEEYE PILLOW
CATEGORY HINTS, NO SPOILERS
Yellow: TENDER-HEARTED PERSON
Green: PELLET-FILLED THINGS
Blue: THINGS WITH KNOBS
Purple: STARTING WITH FAMILIAR NAMES FOR KINDS OF DOGS
TENDER-HEARTED PERSONMARSHMALLOW, SOFTIE, SWEETHEART, TEDDY BEAR
PELLET-FILLED THINGSBEANIE BABY, DESICCANT PACKET, EYE PILLOW, HACKY SACK
THINGS WITH KNOBSCONTROL PANEL, ETCH A SKETCH, RADIO, STOVE
STARTING WITH FAMILIAR NAMES FOR KINDS OF DOGSCHOWDER, DOODLEBUG, LABUBU, PITTER-PATTER
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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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