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Issue #1081 Wed 27 May

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — May 27, 2026

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  1. Reveal the yellow group
    SMALL COMMUNITY

    COMMUNE · HAMLET · TOWNSHIP · VILLAGE

  2. Reveal the green group
    CLASSIC BOARD GAMES

    BATTLESHIP · OPERATION · OTHELLO · TROUBLE

  3. Reveal the blue group
    HOMOPHONES OF WAYS OF LOOKING

    AYE · LEAR · PIER · STAIR

  4. Reveal the violet group
    ENDING IN THE "LITTLE WOMEN" MARCH SISTERS

    BANJO · MACBETH · MONOGAMY · NUTMEG

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