Connections #1083 Answers
Friday, May 29, 2026
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #1083 for Friday, May 29, 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): oceans
- Green: sources of distinctive smells
- Blue: kinds of rooms in a mansion
- Purple (hardest): what "pa" might refer to
Answers
OCEANS
ARCTIC, ATLANTIC, PACIFIC, SOUTHERN
SOURCES OF DISTINCTIVE SMELLS
AMMONIA, BO, DURIAN, WET DOG
KINDS OF ROOMS IN A MANSION
BILLIARD, DRAWING, POWDER, READING
WHAT "PA" MIGHT REFER TO
FATHER, PENNSYLVANIA, PROTACTINIUM, PUBLIC ADDRESS
Previous Connections answers
- #1082 — get low, fourth estate, parts of a courtroom, ski ___
- #1081 — small community, classic board games, homophones of ways of looking, ending in the "little women" march sisters
- #1080 — championship awards, matter at hand, '80s comedies, anagrams
- #1079 — common promo items, tiny bit, texting abbreviations, eye___
- #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
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