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Connections #1,081 hints and answers for Wednesday, May 27, 2026

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

Connections #1,081 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: These four belong together for one clean reason. If two of them pair up in your head first, let the other two confirm it.

SMALL COMMUNITY

COMMUNE · HAMLET · TOWNSHIP · VILLAGE

Group 2 - Green

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

CLASSIC BOARD GAMES

BATTLESHIP · OPERATION · OTHELLO · TROUBLE

Group 3 - Blue

Hint: One thread ties these four together. It is a fair link, not a trick - think about what the words can all be or do.

HOMOPHONES OF WAYS OF LOOKING

AYE · LEAR · PIER · STAIR

Group 4 - Purple

Hint: These four belong together for one clean reason. If two of them pair up in your head first, let the other two confirm it.

ENDING IN THE "LITTLE WOMEN" MARCH SISTERS

BANJO · MACBETH · MONOGAMY · NUTMEG

Next on the board

Strands →

Theme clue: "Ketchup or mustard?"