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NYT Connections Hints & Answers — Wednesday, May 6, 2026 (#1060)

Puzzle #1060. Start with a gentle nudge and work down — the full answers are at the bottom, hidden until you ask for them.

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The NYT Connections answer for Wednesday, May 6, 2026 (puzzle #1060) is: YELLOW — FOUND IN A CASINO: SLOT MACHINE, CARDS, DICE, CHIPS. GREEN — WAYS TO FASTEN THINGS: ZIPPER, BUTTON, LACES, BUCKLE. BLUE — SEEN IN A BOWLING ALLEY: SCORECARD, BOWLING BALL, BOWLING PINS, LANE. PURPLE — FLAG DESIGNS: HORIZONTAL TRISECTION, CIRCLE, VERTICAL TRISECTION, HORIZONTAL BISECTION.

Today's 16 words

The grid exactly as NYT laid it out for Wednesday, May 6, 2026. Nothing below this point is spoiled until you open it.

HORIZONTAL TRISECTION
ZIPPER
DICE
SCORECARD
SLOT MACHINE
BUTTON
BOWLING BALL
CIRCLE
BOWLING PINS
VERTICAL TRISECTION
CARDS
LACES
BUCKLE
CHIPS
HORIZONTAL BISECTION
LANE

How hard is Connections #1060?

Easy35/100
  • • At least one entry is a phrase rather than a single word.

Where to start: Every category here is meaning-based, so group by topic first and use the four-per-group constraint to settle any word that could go two ways.

Connections hints for Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Four levels, each giving away a little more. Open only as many as you need.

NYT Connections answers for Wednesday, May 6, 2026

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Common questions

What is the NYT Connections answer for Wednesday, May 6, 2026?

The NYT Connections answer for Wednesday, May 6, 2026 (puzzle #1060) is: YELLOW — FOUND IN A CASINO: SLOT MACHINE, CARDS, DICE, CHIPS. GREEN — WAYS TO FASTEN THINGS: ZIPPER, BUTTON, LACES, BUCKLE. BLUE — SEEN IN A BOWLING ALLEY: SCORECARD, BOWLING BALL, BOWLING PINS, LANE. PURPLE — FLAG DESIGNS: HORIZONTAL TRISECTION, CIRCLE, VERTICAL TRISECTION, HORIZONTAL BISECTION.

What is the purple group in Connections #1060?

The purple (hardest) group is "FLAG DESIGNS": HORIZONTAL TRISECTION, CIRCLE, VERTICAL TRISECTION, HORIZONTAL BISECTION.

What is the easiest group in today's Connections puzzle?

The yellow group is the most straightforward: "FOUND IN A CASINO" — SLOT MACHINE, CARDS, DICE, CHIPS. Solving it first removes four words from the grid.

What number is today's Connections puzzle?

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 is NYT Connections puzzle #1060. Connections launched on 12 June 2023 with puzzle #1, and a new puzzle is published every day.

What time does a new NYT Connections puzzle come out?

A new Connections puzzle unlocks at midnight in your own local time zone, so the changeover happens at a different moment around the world. The puzzle itself is the same for everyone on a given date.