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Connections #1,060 hints and answers for Wednesday, May 6, 2026

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

Connections #1,060 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.

FOUND IN A CASINO

CARDS · CHIPS · DICE · SLOT MACHINE

Group 2 - Green

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

WAYS TO FASTEN THINGS

BUCKLE · BUTTON · LACES · ZIPPER

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.

SEEN IN A BOWLING ALLEY

BOWLING BALL · BOWLING PINS · LANE · SCORECARD

Group 4 - Purple

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.

FLAG DESIGNS

CIRCLE · HORIZONTAL BISECTION · HORIZONTAL TRISECTION · VERTICAL TRISECTION

Next on the board

Strands →

Theme clue: "Get-up-and-go!"