NYT Connections hints and answers for Sunday, May 17 (game #1071)

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Sat, 16 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 Saturday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Saturday, May 16 (game #1070) . 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. Latest Videos From
You may like NYT Connections hints and answers for Saturday, May 16 (game #1070) NYT Connections hints and answers for Sunday, May 10 (game #1064) NYT Connections hints and answers for Sunday, May 3 (game #1057) NYT Connections today (game #1071) - today's words (Image credit: New York Times) Today's NYT Connections words are STEEP PRIMARY STRAIN STIFF HIGH MAIN FLEECE GRAMMAR
HOSE PIPE SQUEEZE BOIL LINE GRADE POUR DUCT NYT Connections today (game
#1071) - hint #1 - group hints What are some clues for today's NYT
Connections groups? YELLOW: Plumbing GREEN: Trick someone BLUE: Make a cuppa PURPLE: Types of education establishments 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 #1071) - hint #2 - group answers What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups? YELLOW: CONDUIT GREEN: SWINDLE BLUE: TEA-MAKING VERBS PURPLE: "SCHOOL" MODIFIERS Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM. Today's best Get Better At Wordle
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more We check over 250 million products every day for the best prices NYT Connections today (game #1071) - the answers (Image credit: New York Times) The answers to today's Connections, game #1071, are YELLOW: CONDUIT DUCT, LINE, MAIN, PIPE GREEN: SWINDLE FLEECE, HOSE, SQUEEZE, STIFF BLUE: TEA-MAKING VERBS BOIL, POUR, STEEP, STRAIN PURPLE: "SCHOOL" MODIFIERS GRADE, GRAMMAR, HIGH, PRIMARY My rating: Hard My score: 1 mistake I made a mistake today that could get me kicked out of the UK, where I am based.

The word STEEP immediately alerted me to the possibility of TEA-MAKING VERBS, but stupidly I selected SQUEEZE, which is something you do to a tea bag, rather than STRAIN, which is something you do with tea leaves. The shame will live with me for years.

Meanwhile, I had no such difficulties with words connected to the art of the SWINDLE and while I was thinking about plumbing diagrams rather than the word CONDUIT, I easily connected DUCT, LINE, MAIN and PIPE. Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Saturday, May 16, game #1070) YELLOW: GLASSWARE COUPE, FLUTE, STEIN, TUMBLER GREEN: MESS AROUND (WITH) FIDDLE, MESS, PLAY, TINKER BLUE: MUSIC PERFORMANCE DIRECTIONS ALLEGRO, FORTE, LARGO, PIANO PURPLE:
ENDING IN SYNONYMS FOR "ASAP" BASSOON, BELFAST, NESQUICK, THERMOSTAT 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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