What is the NYT Connections answer for May 12 (#1066)?

The four groups are SUBSTANTIAL BOOK (OPUS, TOME, VOLUME, WORK); "SAINT" CITIES (MONICA, PAULO, PETERSBURG, SALVADOR); "LONG" THINGS (DISTANCE, DIVISION, JOHNS, WEEKEND); CURRENCIES PLUS A LETTER (FRANCI, RANDO, REALM, WONK).

Which Connections group is hardest today?

The purple group — "CURRENCIES PLUS A LETTER" — is the trickiest, as it usually relies on wordplay or a hidden connection rather than a straightforward category.

What do the Connections colors mean?

Yellow is the easiest group, then green, then blue, and purple is the hardest — often involving wordplay or a hidden twist.

Tuesday, May 12, 2026#1066

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — Tuesday, May 12

DailyWordHints Editorial May 12

SUBSTANTIAL BOOK

Easiest

"SAINT" CITIES

Easy

"LONG" THINGS

Tricky

CURRENCIES PLUS A LETTER

Hardest

Today's NYT Connections groups are SUBSTANTIAL BOOK (yellow), "SAINT" CITIES (green), "LONG" THINGS (blue), CURRENCIES PLUS A LETTER (purple).

WEEKEND

RANDO

PAULO

FRANCI

JOHNS

MONICA

WORK

WONK

TOME

SALVADOR

DIVISION

VOLUME

DISTANCE

OPUS

REALM

PETERSBURG

Hints by group

yellowEasiest

greenEasy

blueTricky

purpleHardest

Full answers below

Today’s answers

yellowEasiest

greenEasy

blueTricky

purpleHardest

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Today's Connections hints (no answers yet)

Here are spoiler-free nudges for NYT Connections #1066, Tuesday, May 12. Reveal one color at a time and work from the easiest group (yellow) to the trickiest (purple).

How to use these hints

Each clue is written so it never names any of the sixteen words — it just points you in the right direction. Open the full answer only once you're truly stuck.

Strategy for solving today's grid

Lock in the group you're most confident about first to shrink the board, but resist the obvious four-of-a-kind — the puzzle almost always plants a word that fits two themes. Save the purple group for last; it usually hides the wordplay twist.

Frequently asked questions

What is the NYT Connections answer for May 12 (#1066)?: The four groups are SUBSTANTIAL BOOK (OPUS, TOME, VOLUME, WORK); "SAINT" CITIES (MONICA, PAULO, PETERSBURG, SALVADOR); "LONG" THINGS (DISTANCE, DIVISION, JOHNS, WEEKEND); CURRENCIES PLUS A LETTER (FRANCI, RANDO, REALM, WONK).
Which Connections group is hardest today?: The purple group — "CURRENCIES PLUS A LETTER" — is the trickiest, as it usually relies on wordplay or a hidden connection rather than a straightforward category.
What do the Connections colors mean?: Yellow is the easiest group, then green, then blue, and purple is the hardest — often involving wordplay or a hidden twist.