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NYT Connections Hints & Answers — Saturday, May 9, 2026 (#1063)

Puzzle #1063. 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 Saturday, May 9, 2026 (puzzle #1063) is: YELLOW — UNITS OF TV PROGRAMS: EPISODE, FRANCHISE, SEASON, SERIES. GREEN — THINGS WORN AROUND THE NECK: BOA, CHAIN, LANYARD, TIE. BLUE — STRINGS TIED IN KNOTS: FRIENDSHIP BRACELET, MACRAMÉ, QUIPU, SHOELACES. PURPLE — ___ PIECE: CONVERSATION, PERIOD, PUFF, THINK.

Today's 16 words

The grid exactly as NYT laid it out for Saturday, May 9, 2026. Nothing below this point is spoiled until you open it.

PUFF
EPISODE
TIE
SHOELACES
PERIOD
CHAIN
SEASON
THINK
LANYARD
FRIENDSHIP BRACELET
CONVERSATION
SERIES
QUIPU
BOA
FRANCHISE
MACRAMÉ

How hard is Connections #1063?

Medium47/100
  • • One category runs on wordplay rather than meaning.
  • • At least one entry is a phrase rather than a single word.

Where to start: Look for the four words that combine with "Piece" — locking that group down removes four red herrings from the rest of the grid.

Connections hints for Saturday, May 9, 2026

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

NYT Connections answers for Saturday, May 9, 2026

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Common questions

What is the NYT Connections answer for Saturday, May 9, 2026?

The NYT Connections answer for Saturday, May 9, 2026 (puzzle #1063) is: YELLOW — UNITS OF TV PROGRAMS: EPISODE, FRANCHISE, SEASON, SERIES. GREEN — THINGS WORN AROUND THE NECK: BOA, CHAIN, LANYARD, TIE. BLUE — STRINGS TIED IN KNOTS: FRIENDSHIP BRACELET, MACRAMÉ, QUIPU, SHOELACES. PURPLE — ___ PIECE: CONVERSATION, PERIOD, PUFF, THINK.

What is the purple group in Connections #1063?

The purple (hardest) group is "___ PIECE": CONVERSATION, PERIOD, PUFF, THINK.

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

The yellow group is the most straightforward: "UNITS OF TV PROGRAMS" — EPISODE, FRANCHISE, SEASON, SERIES. Solving it first removes four words from the grid.

What number is today's Connections puzzle?

Saturday, May 9, 2026 is NYT Connections puzzle #1063. 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.