NYT Connections (#1,067): Here are all the hints and answers for today’s puzzle (May 13, 2026)

If the search for hints and answers to today’s NYT Connections puzzle has brought you to this page, you’re in the right place. We’ll start you off with some spoiler-free hints to help you solve the puzzle on your own. If that doesn’t work, you can have one word from each category. This will be followed by the official list of themes and, finally, the answers.

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What is Connections?

Connections is the most popular word game from The New York Times after Wordle. The puzzle consists of 16 words in a 4×4 grid. You’re supposed to sort these words into 4 groups of 4. Each group has a common theme that connects the 4 words in it. The Yellow group is the easiest to solve, followed by Green, Blue, and Purple. You only get 4 attempts to solve the puzzle. Head over to the NYT Games app or the official NYT website to play Connections.

Here’s your grid for today

• BEAN
• CROP
• GRINDER
• DONUT
• GROUNDS
• ADJUST
• ROLL
• FILTERS
• SUB
• CAUSE
• BELLY
• BASIS
• HERO
• ARGUMENT
• MARKUP
• HOAGIE

Hints for NYT Connections (#1,067) May 13, 2026

Let’s get you started with some general, spoiler-free hints.

• 🟡Yellow Group: A kind of sandwich.
• 🟢Green Group: A reason to do something.
• 🔵Blue Group: What you might do to a picture before posting it.
• 🟣Purple Group: Sweet snacks preceded by a common word that is often an ingredient.

One Word Per Category (Contains Spoilers)

Can’t seem to find an in? We’ll give you one word from each category.

• 🟡Yellow Group: Grinder.
• 🟢Green Group: Argument.
• 🔵Blue Group: Adjust.
• 🟣Purple Group: Bean.

List of Themes (Major Spoilers)

Maybe getting to know the common themes among the words will help you spot them faster. Here are all the categories for today.

• 🟡Yellow Group: Long Sandwich.
• 🟢Green Group: Pretext.
• 🔵Blue Group: Smartphone Photo Editing Options.
• 🟣Purple Group: Jelly ___.

Answers to NYT Connections (#1,067) Today (May 13, 2026)

Close to waving the white flag? Fine, we’ll give you the answers.

• 🟡Yellow Group: Grinder, Hero, Hoagie, Sub. (Long Sandwich)

Today’s yellow category was a tough nut to crack. Regional sandwich names specific to the US may not be a part of everybody’s lexicon.

• 🟢Green Group: Argument, Basis, Cause, Grounds. (Pretext)

Pretty self-explanatory, although ‘grounds’ and ‘grinder’ had us confused for a second.

• 🔵Blue Group: Adjust, Crop, Filters, Markup. (Smartphone Photo Editing Options)

In our opinion, this was the easiest category today. This connection was easy to make after going through the grid a couple of times.

• 🟣Purple Group: Bean, Belly, Donut, Roll (Jelly ___)

Another set of US-specific snacks, but this category was easier to solve than the yellow one.

Answer to yesterday’s puzzle

• 🟡Yellow Group: Opus, Tome, Volume, Work. (Substantial Book)
• 🟢Green Group: Monica, Paulo, Petersburg, Salvador. (‘Saint’ Cities)
• 🔵Blue Group: Distance, Division, Johns, Weekend. (‘Long’ Things)
• 🟣Purple Group: Franci, Rando, Realm, Wonk. (Currencies Plus a Letter)

NYT Connections (#1,065) May 11, 2026 Answers

• 🟡Yellow Group: Creep, Slip, Sneak, Steal. (Move Stealthily, With ‘In’)
• 🟢Green Group: Color, Ponzi, Pyramid, Rhyme. (Kinds of Schemes)
• 🔵Blue Group: Chinatown, Knives Out, Seven, Vertigo. (Detective Movies)
• 🟣Purple Group: Elegy, Karma, Keyed, Shandy (Body Parts Surrounded By Two Letters)

NYT Connections (#1,064) May 10, 2026 Answers

• 🟡Yellow Group: Play, Repeat, Shuffle, Skip. (Music Player Buttons)
• 🟢Green Group: Bound, Certain, Fated, Sure. (Destined)
• 🔵Blue Group: Garnish, Muddle, Pour, Stir (Verbs in Making a Mojito)
• 🟣Purple Group: Coil, Fountain, Leap, Season (What ‘Spring’ Might Refer To)

NYT Connections (#1,063) May 9, 2026 Answers

• 🟡Yellow Group: Episode, Season, Series, Franchise. (Units of TV Programs)
• 🟢Green Group: Boa, Chain, Lanyard, Tie. (Things Worn Around the Neck)
• 🔵Blue Group: Friendship Bracelet, Macrame, Quipu, Shoelaces. (Strings Tied in Knots)
• 🟣Purple Group: Conversation, Period, Puff, Think. (___ Piece)

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How did other solvers do today?

NYT’s early testers rated today’s Connection puzzle 2.2 out of 5. This puts it in the medium difficulty level. Let us know how you fared in the comments!