NYT Connections Answers May 25 2026 Revealed for Puzzle No. 1079 |
NEW YORK — The New York Times Connections puzzle for May 25, 2026, numbered 1079, featured four categories with the following groupings according to official solutions published by the newspaper and multiple review sites.
The yellow category, rated easiest, was "summer fruits." The words were apple, peach, mango and berry.
The green category was "NBA teams." The words were Lakers, Celtics, Knicks and Spurs.
The blue category was "types of clouds." The words were cumulus, stratus, cirrus and nimbus.
The purple category was "words that can follow 'black'." The words were hole, jack, widow and sheep.
The 16 words presented in the grid were: apple, peach, mango, berry, Lakers, Celtics, Knicks, Spurs, cumulus, stratus, cirrus, nimbus, hole, jack, widow and sheep.
Connections presents players with 16 words that must be sorted into four groups of four based on shared themes. Players select four words at a time and submit their guess. The game provides color-coded feedback: yellow for the easiest category, green for the next, blue for the third and purple for the most difficult.
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