Connections #1077 Answers
Saturday, May 23, 2026
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #1077 for Saturday, May 23, 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): hairdos
- Green: more readily
- Blue: marvel characters
- Purple (hardest): words after "the" in "star wars" movie titles
Answers
HAIRDOS
BEEHIVE, BOUFFANT, CHIGNON, POMPADOUR
MORE READILY
FIRST, PREFERABLY, RATHER, SOONER
MARVEL CHARACTERS
DAREDEVIL, HAWKEYE, NIGHTCRAWLER, WOLVERINE
WORDS AFTER "THE" IN "STAR WARS" MOVIE TITLES
EMPIRE, FORCE, LAST, PHANTOM
Previous Connections answers
- #1076 — reach back out, the way things are done, places with conveyor belts, starting with name homophones
- #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
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