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Today's NYT Connections puzzle has one of those zany purple categories again, where you need to find hidden words that relate to each other buried inside four completely unrelated words. 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: Ooh, pretty!
Green group hint: Did not intend to do that.
Blue group hint: Tie it up.
Purple group hint: Look for words that refer to competitions.
Answers for today's Connections groups
Yellow group: Glimmer.
Green group: Involuntary actions.
Blue group: Kinds of knots.
Purple group: Starting with units in competitions.
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What are today's Connections answers?
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for May 5, 2026.
NYT/Screenshot by CNETThe yellow words in today's Connections
The theme is glimmer. The four answers are flicker, hint, suggestion and whiff.
The green words in today's Connections
The theme is involuntary action. The four answers are blink, hiccup, shiver and sneeze
The blue words in today's Connections
The theme is kinds of knots. The four answers are bend, bowline, hitch and sheepshank.
The purple words in today's Connections
The theme is starting with units in competitions. The four answers are gamelan, matchstick, pointer and setback.
Toughest Connections puzzles
We've made a note of some of the toughest Connections puzzles so far. Maybe they'll help you see patterns in future puzzles.
#5: Included "things you can set," such as mood, record, table and volleyball.
#4: Included "one in a dozen," such as egg, juror, month and rose.
#3: Included "streets on screen," such as Elm, Fear, Jump and Sesame.
#2: Included "power ___" such as nap, plant, Ranger and trip.
#1: Included "things that can run," such as candidate, faucet, mascara and nose.
