Connections #1085 Answers
Sunday, May 31, 2026
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #1085 for Sunday, May 31, 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): things that are yellow
- Green: billiards terms
- Blue: slang for a sailor
- Purple (hardest): kinds of wood plus "s"
Answers
THINGS THAT ARE YELLOW
BUTTER, PIKACHU, RUBBER DUCK, SCHOOL BUS
BILLIARDS TERMS
BREAK, CUE, POCKET, RACK
SLANG FOR A SAILOR
JACK, SALT, SEA DOG, TAR
KINDS OF WOOD PLUS "S"
SASH, SOAK, SPINE, STEAK
Previous Connections answers
- #1084 — "in your dreams", sensible, typographical symbols, song of the year nominees at the first grammy awards
- #1083 — oceans, sources of distinctive smells, kinds of rooms in a mansion, what "pa" might refer to
- #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___
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