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Connections #1,058 hints and answers for Monday, May 4, 2026

Edited by Wyna Liu · Groups listed easiest to hardest: yellow, green, blue, purple

Connections #1,058 puts four groups of four on the board, running from the yellow group through to purple. For each group below: read the hint first, then show the category name when you want it, then the four words.

Group 1 - Yellow

Hint: Watch the longer entries: at least one of these four is a multi-word phrase, which usually points at the shape of the category.

TENDER-HEARTED PERSON

MARSHMALLOW · SOFTIE · SWEETHEART · TEDDY BEAR

Group 2 - Green

Hint: Watch the longer entries: at least one of these four is a multi-word phrase, which usually points at the shape of the category.

PELLET-FILLED THINGS

BEANIE BABY · DESICCANT PACKET · EYE PILLOW · HACKY SACK

Group 3 - Blue

Hint: Watch the longer entries: at least one of these four is a multi-word phrase, which usually points at the shape of the category.

THINGS WITH KNOBS

CONTROL PANEL · ETCH A SKETCH · RADIO · STOVE

Group 4 - Purple

Hint: Four words, one thread. Say each of the four out loud - the link is usually plainer than it looks.

STARTING WITH FAMILIAR NAMES FOR KINDS OF DOGS

CHOWDER · DOODLEBUG · LABUBU · PITTER-PATTER

Next on the board

Strands →

Theme clue: "May the forest be with you"