Connections #1076 Answers
Friday, May 22, 2026
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #1076 for Friday, May 22, 2026. The 16 words split into four groups by colour — yellow is easiest, purple the trickiest. The group themes are listed first as hints, then every group is revealed below. Looking for the latest puzzle? See today's Connections.
Hints — the four group themes
- Yellow (easiest): reach back out
- Green: the way things are done
- Blue: places with conveyor belts
- Purple (hardest): starting with name homophones
Answers
REACH BACK OUT
CHECK IN, FOLLOW UP, RECONNECT, TOUCH BASE
THE WAY THINGS ARE DONE
CONVENTION, CUSTOM, SOCIAL NORM, UNWRITTEN RULE
PLACES WITH CONVEYOR BELTS
ASSEMBLY LINE, BAGGAGE CLAIM, CHECKOUT LANE, REVOLVING SUSHI BAR
STARTING WITH NAME HOMOPHONES
CARRY-ON, EL NIÑO, LOOSEY-GOOSEY, TAILOR-MADE
Previous Connections answers
- #1075 — kinds of pies, things associated with butts, tennis scoring terms, ___ mustard
- #1074 — stove knob settings, potency, music theory concepts, "___ day" movies
- #1073 — things babies do, modify deceptively, judy blume books, fish minus a letter
- #1072 — homophones, rupture, mlb player, fruit anagrams
- #1071 — conduit, swindle, tea-making verbs, "school" modifiers
- #1070 — glassware, mess around (with), music performance directions, ending in synonyms for "asap"
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