
NYT Connections #1075: Hints, categories, and the final solution
Mashable breaks down NYT Connections #1075 (May 21, 2026), explaining how the daily puzzle works (16 words arranged into four color-coded groups) and sharing both hints and the final answers. The article lists the category hints (Yellow: Dessert; Green: Things associated with butts; Blue: Tennis scoring terms; Purple: Mustard) and then reveals the solutions: kinds of pies – CHESS, PECAN, PUMPKIN, SHOOFLY; things associated with butts – CABOOSE, CAN, MOON, PEACHT; tennis scoring terms – ADVANTAGE, DEUCE, FORTY, LOVE; mustard – COLONEL, HONEY, HOT, YELLOW. It also notes you can skip to the end for the answers if you prefer to solve first.













