Connections #1073 Answers – May 19, 2026
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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #1073 on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. Reveal as much or as little as you need.
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Today's 16 words
ALTERBABBLEBLUBBERCOOKCRYDEENIEDOCTORFOREVERFOUNDERFUDGENURSESALONSUPERFUDGESURGEONTEETHETROT
Hint 1: one word from each group
Yellow (easiest)
BABBLE belongs to this group.
Green
ALTER belongs to this group.
Blue
BLUBBER belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
FOUNDER belongs to this group.
Hint 2: the categories
Yellow (easiest) category
THINGS BABIES DO
Green category
MODIFY DECEPTIVELY
Blue category
JUDY BLUME BOOKS
Purple (hardest) category
FISH MINUS A LETTER
Connections #1073 answers
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THINGS BABIES DOBABBLE, CRY, NURSE, TEETHE
MODIFY DECEPTIVELYALTER, COOK, DOCTOR, FUDGE
JUDY BLUME BOOKSBLUBBER, DEENIE, FOREVER, SUPERFUDGE
FISH MINUS A LETTERFOUNDER, SALON, SURGEON, TROT
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What are the Connections answers for May 19, 2026?
THINGS BABIES DO: BABBLE, CRY, NURSE, TEETHE. MODIFY DECEPTIVELY: ALTER, COOK, DOCTOR, FUDGE. JUDY BLUME BOOKS: BLUBBER, DEENIE, FOREVER, SUPERFUDGE. FISH MINUS A LETTER: FOUNDER, SALON, SURGEON, TROT.
What do the Connections colors mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.