It’s Sunday, so you’ve probably had some time to think about the Connections puzzle today. While it’s not a real headscratcher, it can still trip you up with a couple of misdirects. If you’re down to your last attempt, you should be extra careful with your next guess since you risk losing your streak. You can also take the easy way out and get the answer from us. Here are all the hints, clues, and answers to today’s NYT Connections (#1,064, May 10, 2026).
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What is Connections?
Connections is a daily puzzle game from the New York Times. You can play it on your mobile using the NYT Games app or your PC by clicking this link. The aim of the puzzle is pretty straightforward – you are supposed to find 4 groups of 4 words with common themes. These groups are arranged in 4 levels of difficulty: Yellow (Easiest), Green, Blue, and Purple (Toughest). While this may seem simple, the puzzle often has some red herrings that can catch you off guard. Oftentimes, the Purple category can be a headscratcher with themes that may have something to do with the nomenclature rather than the meaning of the words. You never really know for sure what’s coming your way, and that’s what keeps Connections fresh!
First, let’s take a look at today’s grid
- SKIP
- SEASON
- LEAP
- STIR
- BOUND
- PLAY
- MUDDLE
- COIL
- REPEAT
- SURE
- POUR
- FOUNTAIN
- CERTAIN
- SHUFFLE
- GARNISH
- FATED
Hints for NYT Connections (#1,064) May 10, 2026
These hints do not contain any spoilers. They will nudge you in the right direction without giving away any answers.
- Yellow Group: Music playback.
- Green Group: Set to happen.
- Blue Group: Cocktail recipe instructions.
- Purple Group: These seemingly unrelated words refer to another word.
One Word Per Category (Contains Spoilers)
Not able to spot any underlying themes or commonalities? We’ll help you get started. Here is one word for every group in today’s puzzle.
- Yellow Group: Play.
- Green Group: Bound.
- Blue Group: Garnish.
- Purple Group: Coil.
List of Themes (Major Spoilers)
If the last round of hints didn’t help, maybe it’s time to look up the themes and retrospectively find the connections.
- Yellow Group: Music Player Buttons.
- Green Group: Destined.
- Blue Group: Verbs in Making a Mojito.
- Purple Group: What ‘Spring’ Might Refer To.
Answers to NYT Connections (#1,063) Today (May 9, 2026)
On your last attempt, and can’t risk losing your streak? Here are the answers.
Yellow Group: Play, Repeat, Shuffle, Skip. (Music Player Buttons.)
If you grew up using an iPod for listening to music, these words would have jumped out at you right away. A fairly simple category to get you going.
Green Group: Bound, Certain, Fated, Sure. (Destined.)
Another relatively easy category. Once you’ve weeded out the yellow words, it’s easy to spot the connection among these words.
Blue Group: Garnish, Muddle, Pour, Stir (Verbs in Making a Mojito.)
This is a tricky one, especially for teetotallers. Furthermore, ‘Season’ and ‘Garnish’ seem to go together but belong to different categories.
Purple Group: Coil, Fountain, Leap, Season (What ‘Spring’ Might Refer To.)
In true purple fashion, this was the trickiest category of the day. If you’re still scratching your head, ‘Spring’ means different things in association with these words. A coil is a kind of helical spring. A fountain, being a natural exit point for water, is a spring. The action of leaping from one point to another is often referred to as ‘springing’. And finally, spring is also a season.
Answers to yesterday’s Connections puzzle
- 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.)
NYT Connections (#1,062) May 8, 2026 Answers
- Yellow Group: First Base, Making Out, Necking, Tonsil Hockey. (Canoodling.)
- Green Group: Home Plate, Jeans Back Pocket, School Crossing Sign, The Pentagon. (Five-Sided Things.)
- Blue Group: Left Field, Nowhere, The Blue, Thin Air. (Unexpected Places to be ‘Out Of’.)
- Purple Group: Burger King Whopper, Film Nerd, Memento, Pitcher’s Mound. (Ending in Candy Bar Brands Minus ‘S’.)
NYT Connections (#1,061) May 7, 2026 Answers
- Yellow Group: Fly, Hook, Line, Net. (Fishing Gear)
- Green Group: Drove, Host, Mass, Pack. (Multitude)
- Blue Group: Carry, Double-Dribble, Goaltend, Travel. (Commit a Basketball Infraction)
- Purple Group: Car Window, Channel, Elevator, Volume. (Controlled With Up/Down Buttons)
NYT Connections (#1,060) May 6, 2026 Answers
- Yellow Group: Cards, Chips, Dice, Slot Machine. (Found in a Casino)
- Green Group: Buckle, Button, Laces, Zipper. (Ways to Fasten Things)
- Blue Group: Bowling Ball, Bowling Pins, Lane, Scorecard. (Seen in a Bowling Alley)
- Purple Group: Circle, Horizontal Bisection, Horizontal Trisection, Vertical Trisection. (Flag Designs)
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How did the solvers do today?
NYT’s testers rated today’s Connection puzzle 1.5 out of 5. This rating puts it in the easy difficulty level. How did you fare today? Let us know in the comments!
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