Issue #1159 Wed 27 May
Connections hints — May 27, 2026
Today's grid requires a bit of patience to sort through the noise. Keep a clear head as you navigate the overlaps.
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Yellow group
Where the lawnmower lives, where the mail piles up, where the kids hide.
Geography
Synonyms
Members are 6–8 letters; first letters C, H, T, V.
SMALL COMMUNITY
One is COMMUNE.
COMMUNE · HAMLET · TOWNSHIP · VILLAGE
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Green group
Whatever you set the night before is what gets you up — for better or worse.
Games and Hobbies
Examples of one named set
Members are 7–10 letters; first letters B, O, T.
CLASSIC BOARD GAMES
One is BATTLESHIP.
BATTLESHIP · OPERATION · OTHELLO · TROUBLE
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Blue group
You take the same route home and a single door is open that's never open.
Wordplay group
Homophones of a single set
Members are 3–5 letters; first letters A, L, P, S.
HOMOPHONES OF WAYS OF LOOKING
One is AYE.
AYE · LEAR · PIER · STAIR
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Violet group
Look at a rooster. Look closely.
Wordplay group
Each ends with a hidden item
Members are 5–8 letters; first letters B, M, N.
ENDING IN THE "LITTLE WOMEN" MARCH SISTERS
One is BANJO.
BANJO · MACBETH · MONOGAMY · NUTMEG