Issue #1061 Thu 7 May
NYT Connections Hints & Answer — May 7, 2026
A patient day. The grid runs cleanly until a handful of short, versatile words refuse to settle into one obvious slot.
yellow group 7 hints
Yellow group hints
You hand it back at the rental counter at the end of a slow afternoon — checked, untangled, hung on the same peg as it came off.
Angling equipment
Items sharing one feature
Members are 3–4 letters; first letters F, H, L, N.
FISHING GEAR
One is FLY.
FLY · HOOK · LINE · NET
green group 7 hints
Green group hints
A football stadium emptying after the final whistle, thousands of fans funnelling toward the exits all at once.
Words for a large group
Synonyms
Members are 4–5 letters; first letters D, H, M, P.
MULTITUDE
One is DROVE.
DROVE · HOST · MASS · PACK
blue group 7 hints
Blue group hints
The referee's whistle cuts through the arena noise and a player stops mid-court, arms out, wondering what they did wrong.
Basketball rules violations
Verb synonyms
Members are 5–14 letters; first letters C, D, G, T.
COMMIT A BASKETBALL INFRACTION
One is CARRY.
CARRY · DOUBLE-DRIBBLE · GOALTEND · TRAVEL
violet group 7 hints
Violet group hints
Pressing the same two arrows in quick succession — once in a lobby, once on a remote, once on an armrest — expecting a steady, incremental response.
Things adjusted by directional buttons
Items sharing one feature
Members are 6–10 letters; first letters C, E, V.
CONTROLLED WITH UP/DOWN BUTTONS
One is CAR WINDOW.
CAR WINDOW · CHANNEL · ELEVATOR · VOLUME
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Complete Connections answer
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FISHING GEARFLY · HOOK · LINE · NET
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MULTITUDEDROVE · HOST · MASS · PACK
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COMMIT A BASKETBALL INFRACTIONCARRY · DOUBLE-DRIBBLE · GOALTEND · TRAVEL
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CONTROLLED WITH UP/DOWN BUTTONSCAR WINDOW · CHANNEL · ELEVATOR · VOLUME
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How hard is NYT Connections on May 7, 2026?
NYT Connections on May 7, 2026 rates 3 out of 4 on our difficulty scale — a tougher-than-average puzzle. As always you sort sixteen words into four colour-coded groups, and our hints tease what links each group without ever naming the words.
What's a spoiler-free hint for NYT Connections on May 7, 2026?
The hint ladder above starts with a one-line vibe for each of the four groups, then adds the connecting idea, then the wording of each category. You climb only as far as you need, and no grouped words are shown until the final reveal.
How many groups are in NYT Connections #1061?
Four groups of four, ordered from the gentlest to the trickiest. For the categories and the sixteen words themselves, open the answer section on this page — the hints here keep them hidden.
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