What is the NYT Connections answer for May 27 (#1081)?

The four groups are SMALL COMMUNITY (COMMUNE, HAMLET, TOWNSHIP, VILLAGE); CLASSIC BOARD GAMES (BATTLESHIP, OPERATION, OTHELLO, TROUBLE); HOMOPHONES OF WAYS OF LOOKING (AYE, LEAR, PIER, STAIR); ENDING IN THE "LITTLE WOMEN" MARCH SISTERS (BANJO, MACBETH, MONOGAMY, NUTMEG).

Which Connections group is hardest today?

The purple group — "ENDING IN THE "LITTLE WOMEN" MARCH SISTERS" — 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 27, 2026#1081

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — Wednesday, May 27

DailyWordHints Editorial May 27

SMALL COMMUNITY

Easiest

CLASSIC BOARD GAMES

Easy

HOMOPHONES OF WAYS OF LOOKING

Tricky

ENDING IN THE "LITTLE WOMEN" MARCH SISTERS

Hardest

Today's NYT Connections groups are SMALL COMMUNITY (yellow), CLASSIC BOARD GAMES (green), HOMOPHONES OF WAYS OF LOOKING (blue), ENDING IN THE "LITTLE WOMEN" MARCH SISTERS (purple).

BANJO

OTHELLO

AYE

NUTMEG

HAMLET

PIER

OPERATION

MACBETH

LEAR

TROUBLE

MONOGAMY

COMMUNE

TOWNSHIP

BATTLESHIP

VILLAGE

STAIR

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 #1081, Wednesday, May 27. 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 27 (#1081)?: The four groups are SMALL COMMUNITY (COMMUNE, HAMLET, TOWNSHIP, VILLAGE); CLASSIC BOARD GAMES (BATTLESHIP, OPERATION, OTHELLO, TROUBLE); HOMOPHONES OF WAYS OF LOOKING (AYE, LEAR, PIER, STAIR); ENDING IN THE "LITTLE WOMEN" MARCH SISTERS (BANJO, MACBETH, MONOGAMY, NUTMEG).
Which Connections group is hardest today?: The purple group — "ENDING IN THE "LITTLE WOMEN" MARCH SISTERS" — 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.