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Connections #1,062 hints and answers for Friday, May 8, 2026

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

Connections #1,062 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.

CANOODLING

FIRST BASE · MAKING OUT · NECKING · TONSIL HOCKEY

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.

FIVE-SIDED THINGS

HOME PLATE · JEANS BACK POCKET · SCHOOL CROSSING SIGN · THE PENTAGON

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.

UNEXPECTED PLACES TO BE "OUT OF"

LEFT FIELD · NOWHERE · THE BLUE · THIN AIR

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.

ENDING IN CANDY BRANDS MINUS "S"

BURGER KING WHOPPER · FILM NERD · MEMENTO · PITCHER'S MOUND

Next on the board

Strands →

Theme clue: "Garden variety"