What is the NYT Connections answer for May 29 (#1083)?

The four groups are OCEANS (ARCTIC, ATLANTIC, PACIFIC, SOUTHERN); SOURCES OF DISTINCTIVE SMELLS (AMMONIA, BO, DURIAN, WET DOG); KINDS OF ROOMS IN A MANSION (BILLIARD, DRAWING, POWDER, READING); WHAT "PA" MIGHT REFER TO (FATHER, PENNSYLVANIA, PROTACTINIUM, PUBLIC ADDRESS).

Which Connections group is hardest today?

The purple group — "WHAT "PA" MIGHT REFER TO" — 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.

Friday, May 29, 2026#1083

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — Friday, May 29

DailyWordHints Editorial May 29

OCEANS

Easiest

SOURCES OF DISTINCTIVE SMELLS

Easy

KINDS OF ROOMS IN A MANSION

Tricky

WHAT "PA" MIGHT REFER TO

Hardest

Today's NYT Connections groups are OCEANS (yellow), SOURCES OF DISTINCTIVE SMELLS (green), KINDS OF ROOMS IN A MANSION (blue), WHAT "PA" MIGHT REFER TO (purple).

POWDER

FATHER

READING

ATLANTIC

PENNSYLVANIA

BILLIARD

PACIFIC

AMMONIA

PROTACTINIUM

WET DOG

DRAWING

SOUTHERN

DURIAN

PUBLIC ADDRESS

ARCTIC

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 #1083, Friday, May 29. 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 29 (#1083)?: The four groups are OCEANS (ARCTIC, ATLANTIC, PACIFIC, SOUTHERN); SOURCES OF DISTINCTIVE SMELLS (AMMONIA, BO, DURIAN, WET DOG); KINDS OF ROOMS IN A MANSION (BILLIARD, DRAWING, POWDER, READING); WHAT "PA" MIGHT REFER TO (FATHER, PENNSYLVANIA, PROTACTINIUM, PUBLIC ADDRESS).
Which Connections group is hardest today?: The purple group — "WHAT "PA" MIGHT REFER TO" — 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.