Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for May 16, #1070

Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for May 16, #1070

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Here are some hints and the answers for the NYT Connections puzzle for May 16, No. 1,070.

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CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The Totally Sweet '90s." She's been a journalist since 1989, working at Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Twin Cities Sidewalk, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and NBC News Digital. She's Gen X in birthdate, word and deed. If Marathon candy bars ever come back, she'll be first in line.

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Lots of musical words in today's NYT Connections puzzle! But of course, lots of them are red herrings and mean something different than what you think at first. Read on for clues and today's Connections answers.

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Hints for today's Connections groups

Here are four hints for the groupings in today's Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: Cheers!

Green group hint: Let's adjust that.

Blue group hint: A conductor or director's vocabulary

Purple group hint: Hidden words that mean "right now!"

Answers for today's Connections groups

Yellow group: Glassware.

Green group: Mess around (with).

Blue group: Music performance directions.

Purple group: Ending in synonyms for "ASAP."

Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words

What are today's Connections answers?

completed NYT Connections puzzle for May 16, 2026

The completed NYT Connections puzzle for May 16, 2026.

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The yellow words in today's Connections

The theme is glassware. The four answers are coupe, flute, stein and tumbler.

The green words in today's Connections

The theme is mess around (with).  The four answers are fiddle, mess, play and tinker.

The blue words in today's Connections

The theme is music performance directions. The four answers are allegro, forte, largo and piano.

The purple words in today's Connections

The theme is ending in synonyms for "ASAP."  The four answers are bassoon, Belfast, Nesquick and thermostat.

Headshot of Gael Cooper

CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The Totally Sweet '90s." She's been a journalist since 1989, working at Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Twin Cities Sidewalk, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and NBC News Digital. She's Gen X in birthdate, word and deed. If Marathon candy bars ever come back, she'll be first in line.

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