Connections #1080 Answers – May 26, 2026
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Hints and answers for NYT Connections puzzle #1080 on Tuesday, May 26, 2026. Reveal as much or as little as you need.
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Today's 16 words
AIRPLANEBIGCLUECONCERNCUPENLISTFOCUSLISTENMEDALPENNANTPOINTRINGSILENTSUBJECTTINSELTWINS
Hint 1: one word from each group
Yellow (easiest)
CUP belongs to this group.
Green
CONCERN belongs to this group.
Blue
AIRPLANE belongs to this group.
Purple (hardest)
ENLIST belongs to this group.
Hint 2: the categories
Yellow (easiest) category
CHAMPIONSHIP AWARDS
Green category
MATTER AT HAND
Blue category
'80S COMEDIES
Purple (hardest) category
ANAGRAMS
Connections #1080 answers
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CHAMPIONSHIP AWARDSCUP, MEDAL, PENNANT, RING
MATTER AT HANDCONCERN, FOCUS, POINT, SUBJECT
'80S COMEDIESAIRPLANE, BIG, CLUE, TWINS
ANAGRAMSENLIST, LISTEN, SILENT, TINSEL
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What are the Connections answers for May 26, 2026?
CHAMPIONSHIP AWARDS: CUP, MEDAL, PENNANT, RING. MATTER AT HAND: CONCERN, FOCUS, POINT, SUBJECT. '80S COMEDIES: AIRPLANE, BIG, CLUE, TWINS. ANAGRAMS: ENLIST, LISTEN, SILENT, TINSEL.
What do the Connections colors mean?
Yellow is the easiest group, then green, blue and purple, which is usually the trickiest.