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Thursday, May 28, 2026

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — May 28, 2026

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One word per groupTheme name + one word per category
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Word grid

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

BAR
BENCH
DUCK
HUNCH
JUMP
LIFT
LODGE
MEDIA
NEWS
PAPERS
PODIUM
PRESS
SLOPE
SQUAT
STAND
STOOP
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Themes

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

GET LOWStraightforward
FOURTH ESTATEModerate
PARTS OF A COURTROOMTricky
SKI ___Devious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

GET LOWStraightforward
WAYS TO LOWER YOUR BODY TOWARD THE GROUND+ 3 more…
FOURTH ESTATEModerate
WORDS ASSOCIATED WITH JOURNALISM AND REPORTING+ 3 more…
PARTS OF A COURTROOMTricky
THINGS YOU'D FIND INSIDE A COURTHOUSE+ 3 more…
SKI ___Devious
WORDS THAT FOLLOW 'SKI' TO MAKE A COMPOUND WORD OR PHRASE+ 3 more…
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Full solution
GET LOWStraightforward
DUCK,HUNCH,SQUAT,STOOP

DUCK, HUNCH, SQUAT, and STOOP are all ways to get low or crouch down with your body.

FOURTH ESTATEModerate
MEDIA,NEWS,PAPERS,PRESS

MEDIA, NEWS, PAPERS, and PRESS are all terms related to journalism and the fourth estate.

PARTS OF A COURTROOMTricky
BAR,BENCH,PODIUM,STAND

BAR, BENCH, PODIUM, and STAND are all physical features or areas found inside a courtroom.

SKI ___Devious
JUMP,LIFT,LODGE,SLOPE

SKI JUMP, SKI LIFT, SKI LODGE, and SKI SLOPE are all common compound terms formed by adding 'SKI' before each word.

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