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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle is a tricky one. The purple group requires you to do some mental twisting of letters when you look at the words. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.
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Hints for today’s Connections groups
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.
Yellow group hint: Way past done.
Green group hint: Rock out.
Blue group hint: Trendy tea.
Purple group hint: Space jam.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Qualities of overcooked meat.
Green group: Play some electric guitar.
Blue group: Ingredients in bubble tea.
Purple group: Planets/dwarf planet with first letter changed.
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for May 4, 2026.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is qualities of overcooked meat. The four answers are chewy, dry, stringy and tough.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is play some electric guitar. The four answers are jam, noodle, shred and solo.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is ingredients in bubble tea. The four answers are boba, milk, sugar and tea.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is planets/dwarf planet with first letter changed. The four answers are Bluto (Pluto), cars (Mars), Darth (Earth) and genus (Venus).