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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle is a real challenge. Journalists will like the green category. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.
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Hints for today’s Connections groups
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Down near the ground.
Green group hint: Journalism.
Blue group hint: Bring down the gavel.
Purple group hint: Winter mountain sport.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Get low.
Green group: Fourth estate.
Blue group: Parts of a courtroom.
Purple group: Ski ____.
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for May 28, 2026.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is get low. The four answers are duck, hunch, squat and stoop.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is fourth estate. The four answers are media, news, papers and press.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is parts of a courtroom. The four answers are bar, bench, podium and stand.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is ski ____. The four answers are jump, lift, lodge and slope.
