What is the NYT Connections answer for May 13 (#1067)?

The four groups are LONG SANDWICH (GRINDER, HERO, HOAGIE, SUB); PRETEXT (ARGUMENT, BASIS, CAUSE, GROUNDS); SMARTPHONE PHOTO EDITING OPTIONS (ADJUST, CROP, FILTERS, MARKUP); JELLY ___ (BEAN, BELLY, DONUT, ROLL).

Which Connections group is hardest today?

The purple group — "JELLY ___" — 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.

Wednesday, May 13, 2026#1067

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — Wednesday, May 13

DailyWordHints Editorial May 13

LONG SANDWICH

Easiest

PRETEXT

Easy

SMARTPHONE PHOTO EDITING OPTIONS

Tricky

JELLY ___

Hardest

Today's NYT Connections groups are LONG SANDWICH (yellow), PRETEXT (green), SMARTPHONE PHOTO EDITING OPTIONS (blue), JELLY ___ (purple).

BEAN

CROP

GRINDER

DONUT

GROUNDS

ADJUST

ROLL

FILTERS

SUB

CAUSE

BELLY

BASIS

HERO

ARGUMENT

MARKUP

HOAGIE

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 #1067, Wednesday, May 13. 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 13 (#1067)?: The four groups are LONG SANDWICH (GRINDER, HERO, HOAGIE, SUB); PRETEXT (ARGUMENT, BASIS, CAUSE, GROUNDS); SMARTPHONE PHOTO EDITING OPTIONS (ADJUST, CROP, FILTERS, MARKUP); JELLY ___ (BEAN, BELLY, DONUT, ROLL).
Which Connections group is hardest today?: The purple group — "JELLY ___" — 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.