Connections #1079 Answers
Monday, May 25, 2026
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #1079 for Monday, May 25, 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): common promo items
- Green: tiny bit
- Blue: texting abbreviations
- Purple (hardest): eye___
Answers
COMMON PROMO ITEMS
CAP, PIN, SHIRT, STICKER
TINY BIT
JOT, SCRAP, SHRED, WHIT
TEXTING ABBREVIATIONS
ATM, CYA, LOL, TIA
EYE___
BALL, BROW, LASH, LID
Previous Connections answers
- #1078 — farm fixtures, labor protest actions, objects used in ritual performances, possessive adjectives plus a letter
- #1077 — hairdos, more readily, marvel characters, words after "the" in "star wars" movie titles
- #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
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