NYT Connections hints and answers for Tuesday, May 5 (game #1059)

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Mon, 04 May 2026 23:00:00 +0000

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Looking for NYT Connections answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, plus my commentary on the puzzles.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Looking for a different day? A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Monday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Monday, May 4 (game #1058)
. Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need Connections hints. What should you do once you've finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I've also got daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too, while Marc's Wordle today page covers the original viral word game. SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers. Article continues below You may like NYT Connections hints and answers for Monday, May 4 (game #1058) NYT Connections hints and answers for Tuesday, April 7 (game #1031)
NYT Connections hints and answers for Tuesday, March 17 (game #1010) NYT Connections today (game #1059) - today's words (Image credit: New York Times) Today's NYT Connections words are HINT HITCH POINTER HICCUP BEND SETBACK
BLINK SUGGESTION SNEEZE WHIFF SHIVER FLICKER GAMELAN SHEEPSHANK MATCHSTICK BOWLINE NYT Connections today (game #1059) - hint #1 - group hints What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups? YELLOW: Shimmer GREEN: Cant be helped BLUE: All tied up PURPLE: Elements of tennis scoring Need more clues?

We're firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four theme answers are for today's NYT Connections puzzles Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over. NYT Connections today (game #1059) - hint #2 - group answers What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups? YELLOW: GLIMMER GREEN: INVOLUNTARY ACTIONS BLUE: KINDS OF KNOTS PURPLE: STARTING WITH UNITS IN COMPETITIONS Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM. Get Better At Wordle deals 22 Amazon customer reviews 4.11 View 6.99 View 10.99
View Show more We check over 250 million products every day for the best prices powered by NYT Connections today (game #1059) - the answers (Image credit: New York Times) The answers to today's Connections, game #1059, are YELLOW: GLIMMER FLICKER, HINT, SUGGESTION, WHIFF GREEN: INVOLUNTARY ACTIONS BLINK, HICCUP, SHIVER, SNEEZE BLUE: KINDS OF KNOTS BEND, BOWLINE, HITCH, SHEEPSHANK PURPLE: STARTING WITH UNITS IN COMPETITIONS GAMELAN, MATCHSTICK, POINTER, SETBACK My rating: Easy My score: Perfect My only moment of hesitation in todays game was connecting HITCH, SETBACK and HICCUP thinking
we were looking for a group about unexpected delays, but thankfully I held back as I couldnt find a fourth.

Instead, I took the leap and joined the dots between the four INVOLUNTARY ACTIONS and KINDS OF KNOTS.

I saw STARTING WITH UNITS IN COMPETITIONS too late although surely the link is specific to the game, set and match of tennis? Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Monday, May 4, game #1058) YELLOW: TENDER-HEARTED PERSON
MARSHMALLOW, SOFTIE, SWEETHEART, TEDDY BEAR GREEN: PELLET-FILLED THINGS
BEANIE BABY, DESICCANT PACKET, EYE PILLOW, HACKY SACK BLUE: THINGS WITH KNOBS CONTROL PANEL, ETCH A SKETCH, RADIO, STOVE PURPLE: STARTING WITH FAMILIAR NAMES FOR KINDS OF DOGS CHOWDER, DOODLEBUG, LABUBU, PITTER-PATTER What is NYT Connections?

NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games made by the New York Times. It challenges you to find groups of four items that share something in common, and each group has a different difficulty level: green
is easy, yellow a little harder, blue often quite tough and purple usually very difficult.

On the plus side, you don't technically need to solve the final one, as
you'll be able to answer that one by a process of elimination. What's more, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you a little bit of breathing room.

It's a little more involved than something like Wordle, however, and there
are plenty of opportunities for the game to trip you up with tricks. For instance, watch out for homophones and other word games that could disguise the answers.

It's playable for free via the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.



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