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Connections #1072 Answers – May 18, 2026

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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #1072 on Monday, May 18, 2026. Reveal as much or as little as you need.

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Today's 16 words

BLOWCHEAPCRACKEARPLUMPPADREPAIRPAREPEARPOPPÈREREDROYALSPLITTWINWIKI

Hint 1: one word from each group

Yellow (easiest)
PAIR belongs to this group.
Green
BLOW belongs to this group.
Blue
PADRE belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
CHEAP belongs to this group.

Hint 2: the categories

Yellow (easiest) category
HOMOPHONES
Green category
RUPTURE
Blue category
MLB PLAYER
Purple (hardest) category
FRUIT ANAGRAMS

Connections #1072 answers

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HOMOPHONESPAIR, PARE, PEAR, PÈRE
RUPTUREBLOW, CRACK, POP, SPLIT
MLB PLAYERPADRE, RED, ROYAL, TWIN
FRUIT ANAGRAMSCHEAP, EARP, LUMP, WIKI
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What are the Connections answers for May 18, 2026?

HOMOPHONES: PAIR, PARE, PEAR, PÈRE. RUPTURE: BLOW, CRACK, POP, SPLIT. MLB PLAYER: PADRE, RED, ROYAL, TWIN. FRUIT ANAGRAMS: CHEAP, EARP, LUMP, WIKI.

What do the Connections colors mean?

Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.