Connections #1058 Answers – May 4, 2026
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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #1058 on Monday, May 4, 2026. Reveal as much or as little as you need.
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Today's 16 words
BEANIE BABYCHOWDERCONTROL PANELDESICCANT PACKETDOODLEBUGETCH A SKETCHEYE PILLOWHACKY SACKLABUBUMARSHMALLOWPITTER-PATTERRADIOSOFTIESTOVESWEETHEARTTEDDY BEAR
Hint 1: one word from each group
Yellow (easiest)
MARSHMALLOW belongs to this group.
Green
BEANIE BABY belongs to this group.
Blue
CONTROL PANEL belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
CHOWDER belongs to this group.
Hint 2: the categories
Yellow (easiest) category
TENDER-HEARTED PERSON
Green category
PELLET-FILLED THINGS
Blue category
THINGS WITH KNOBS
Purple (hardest) category
STARTING WITH FAMILIAR NAMES FOR KINDS OF DOGS
Connections #1058 answers
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TENDER-HEARTED PERSONMARSHMALLOW, SOFTIE, SWEETHEART, TEDDY BEAR
PELLET-FILLED THINGSBEANIE BABY, DESICCANT PACKET, EYE PILLOW, HACKY SACK
THINGS WITH KNOBSCONTROL PANEL, ETCH A SKETCH, RADIO, STOVE
STARTING WITH FAMILIAR NAMES FOR KINDS OF DOGSCHOWDER, DOODLEBUG, LABUBU, PITTER-PATTER
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What are the Connections answers for May 4, 2026?
TENDER-HEARTED PERSON: MARSHMALLOW, SOFTIE, SWEETHEART, TEDDY BEAR. PELLET-FILLED THINGS: BEANIE BABY, DESICCANT PACKET, EYE PILLOW, HACKY SACK. THINGS WITH KNOBS: CONTROL PANEL, ETCH A SKETCH, RADIO, STOVE. STARTING WITH FAMILIAR NAMES FOR KINDS OF DOGS: CHOWDER, DOODLEBUG, LABUBU, PITTER-PATTER.
What do the Connections colors mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.