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This Gen Xer was thrilled to solve the blue group in today’s NYT Connections puzzle — what a literary legend. 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: Waaaaaah!
Green group hint: Mess with the numbers.
Blue group hint: Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing.
Purple group hint: Under the sea.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Things babies do.
Green group: Modify deceptively.
Blue group: Judy Blume books.
Purple group: Fish minus a letter.
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for May 19, 2026.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is things babies do. The four answers are babble, cry, nurse and teethe.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is modify deceptively. The four answers are alter, cook, doctor and fudge.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is Judy Blume books. The four answers are Blubber, Deenie, Forever and Superfudge.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is fish minus a letter. The four answers are founder (flounder), salon (salmon), surgeon (sturgeon) and trot (trout).
