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The green category in today’s NYT Connections puzzle made me laugh. It’s definitely a goofy category for the normally sedate New York Times. 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: Not cake.
Green group hint: Sit on it!
Blue group hint: Think Wimbledon.
Purple group hint: Not ketchup.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Kinds of pies.
Green group: Things associated with butts.
Blue group: Tennis scoring terms.
Purple group: ____ mustard.
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for May 21, 2026.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is kinds of pies. The four answers are chess, pecan, pumpkin and shoofly.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is things associated with butts. The four answers are caboose, can, moon and peach.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is tennis scoring terms. The four answers are advantage, deuce, forty and love.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is ____ mustard. The four answers are Colonel, honey, hot and yellow.
