What is the NYT Connections answer for May 25 (#1079)?

The four groups are COMMON PROMO ITEMS (CAP, PIN, SHIRT, STICKER); TINY BIT (JOT, SCRAP, SHRED, WHIT); TEXTING ABBREVIATIONS (ATM, CYA, LOL, TIA); EYE___ (BALL, BROW, LASH, LID).

Which Connections group is hardest today?

The purple group — "EYE___" — 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.

Monday, May 25, 2026#1079

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — Monday, May 25

DailyWordHints Editorial May 25

COMMON PROMO ITEMS

Easiest

TINY BIT

Easy

TEXTING ABBREVIATIONS

Tricky

EYE___

Hardest

Today's NYT Connections groups are COMMON PROMO ITEMS (yellow), TINY BIT (green), TEXTING ABBREVIATIONS (blue), EYE___ (purple).

BROW

CAP

LID

CYA

WHIT

ATM

JOT

LASH

LOL

SCRAP

SHIRT

STICKER

BALL

TIA

SHRED

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 #1079, Monday, May 25. 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 25 (#1079)?: The four groups are COMMON PROMO ITEMS (CAP, PIN, SHIRT, STICKER); TINY BIT (JOT, SCRAP, SHRED, WHIT); TEXTING ABBREVIATIONS (ATM, CYA, LOL, TIA); EYE___ (BALL, BROW, LASH, LID).
Which Connections group is hardest today?: The purple group — "EYE___" — 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.