Looking for the most recent<\/strong> Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Not only is today’s NYT\u00a0Connections puzzle\u00a0a challenge;\u00a0I feel like the blue category should be in Connections: Sports Edition instead of here. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers. <\/p>\n The Times has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. Players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including the number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak. <\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong>\u00a0Hints, Tips and Strategies to Help You Win at NYT Connections Every Time<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group. <\/p>\n Yellow group hint<\/strong>: Reel it in!<\/p>\n Green group hint<\/strong>: Lots.<\/p>\n Blue group hint<\/strong>: Hoops error.<\/p>\n Purple group hint<\/strong>: Think of your TV remote control.<\/p>\n Yellow group<\/strong>: Fishing gear.<\/p>\n Green group<\/strong>: Multitude.<\/p>\n Blue group<\/strong>: Commit a basketball infraction.<\/p>\n Purple group<\/strong>: Controlled with up\/down buttons.<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong> Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words<\/p>\n <\/div> The completed NYT Connections puzzle for May 7, 2026.<\/p>\n <\/span> NYT\/Screenshot by CNET<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n The theme is fishing gear. The four answers are fly, hook, line and net.<\/p>\n The theme is multitude. The four answers are drove, host, mass and pack.<\/p>\n The theme is commit a basketball infraction. The four answers are carry, double-dribble, goaltend and travel.<\/p>\n The theme is controlled with up\/down buttons. The four answers are car window, channel, elevator and volume.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Hints for today’s Connections groups <\/h2>\n
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