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Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — May 26, 2026

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Word grid

All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.

AIRPLANE
BIG
CLUE
CONCERN
CUP
ENLIST
FOCUS
LISTEN
MEDAL
PENNANT
POINT
RING
SILENT
SUBJECT
TINSEL
TWINS
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Themes

The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.

CHAMPIONSHIP AWARDSStraightforward
MATTER AT HANDModerate
'80S COMEDIESTricky
ANAGRAMSDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

CHAMPIONSHIP AWARDSStraightforward
TROPHIES AND TOKENS GIVEN TO WINNERS OF CHAMPIONSHIPS+ 3 more…
MATTER AT HANDModerate
WORDS MEANING THE TOPIC OR ISSUE BEING DISCUSSED+ 3 more…
'80S COMEDIESTricky
MOVIES FROM THE 1980S THAT WILL MAKE YOU LAUGH+ 3 more…
ANAGRAMSDevious
THESE FOUR WORDS ARE SCRAMBLED VERSIONS OF EACH OTHER+ 3 more…
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Full solution
CHAMPIONSHIP AWARDSStraightforward
CUP,MEDAL,PENNANT,RING

CUP, MEDAL, PENNANT, and RING are all awards or symbols given to championship-winning teams or athletes.

MATTER AT HANDModerate
CONCERN,FOCUS,POINT,SUBJECT

CONCERN, FOCUS, POINT, and SUBJECT all refer to the matter or topic at hand in a conversation or situation.

'80S COMEDIESTricky
AIRPLANE,BIG,CLUE,TWINS

AIRPLANE (1980), BIG (1988), CLUE (1985), and TWINS (1988) are all comedy films released during the 1980s.

ANAGRAMSDevious
ENLIST,LISTEN,SILENT,TINSEL

ENLIST, LISTEN, SILENT, and TINSEL are all anagrams of one another, each using the exact same six letters rearranged.

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