Connections #1062 Answers – May 8, 2026
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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #1062 on Friday, May 8, 2026. Reveal as much or as little as you need.
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Today's 16 words
BURGER KING WHOPPERFILM NERDFIRST BASEHOME PLATEJEANS BACK POCKETLEFT FIELDMAKING OUTMEMENTONECKINGNOWHEREPITCHER'S MOUNDSCHOOL CROSSING SIGNTHE BLUETHE PENTAGONTHIN AIRTONSIL HOCKEY
Hint 1: one word from each group
Yellow (easiest)
FIRST BASE belongs to this group.
Green
HOME PLATE belongs to this group.
Blue
LEFT FIELD belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
BURGER KING WHOPPER belongs to this group.
Hint 2: the categories
Yellow (easiest) category
CANOODLING
Green category
FIVE-SIDED THINGS
Blue category
UNEXPECTED PLACES TO BE "OUT OF"
Purple (hardest) category
ENDING IN CANDY BRANDS MINUS "S"
Connections #1062 answers
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CANOODLINGFIRST BASE, MAKING OUT, NECKING, TONSIL HOCKEY
FIVE-SIDED THINGSHOME PLATE, JEANS BACK POCKET, SCHOOL CROSSING SIGN, THE PENTAGON
UNEXPECTED PLACES TO BE "OUT OF"LEFT FIELD, NOWHERE, THE BLUE, THIN AIR
ENDING IN CANDY BRANDS MINUS "S"BURGER KING WHOPPER, FILM NERD, MEMENTO, PITCHER'S MOUND
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What are the Connections answers for May 8, 2026?
CANOODLING: FIRST BASE, MAKING OUT, NECKING, TONSIL HOCKEY. FIVE-SIDED THINGS: HOME PLATE, JEANS BACK POCKET, SCHOOL CROSSING SIGN, THE PENTAGON. UNEXPECTED PLACES TO BE "OUT OF": LEFT FIELD, NOWHERE, THE BLUE, THIN AIR. ENDING IN CANDY BRANDS MINUS "S": BURGER KING WHOPPER, FILM NERD, MEMENTO, PITCHER'S MOUND.
What do the Connections colors mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.