Today’s NYT Connections puzzle gets a bit tipsy with the Purple category. However, if you wish to avoid that, then keep reading. So, with that, let’s begin breaking down all the hints, categories, and answers for the NYT Connections puzzle for May 12.
Hint for Today’s Connections Themes
Let’s begin with some quick hints for today’s Connections themes. Check them out and see if you can guess any.
- Yellow Category – Do you like teasing people?
- Green Category – Same meat, different ways
- Blue Category – Not everything needs a full form
- Purple Category – I could use a Moscow Mule right now
We wish we could go into more detail here, but these hints are the best we can share. They are all related to the categories for the puzzle, so think hard before you scroll down below to see the exact category names. We also don’t think you need an additional hint today However, if you still can’t find them and need more help, maybe these tricks to solve NYT Connections will help.
Spoiler Warning #1 While this section included hints for the categories, the next section names them directly. Only proceed if ready.
Today’s Connections Category Names
If you still can’t figure out the NYT Connections category names, keep reading for more help.
- Yellow – PLAYFULLY POKE FUN AT
- Green – CUTS OF BEEF
- Blue – ACRONYMS
- Purple – COCKTAILS MINUS PLACE NAMES
We hope you can guess the words under each category now. However, If you still cannot and need more help, keep reading.
Spoiler Warning #2 The next section includes the answer for today’s puzzle; you will see all the answers in their categories. This is your last chance to solve it yourself.
Connections Answer for May 12
Are you still stuck with the puzzle? In that case, the answers to today’s Connections are:
- PLAYFULLY POKE FUN AT – Kid, Needle, Rib, Tease
- CUTS OF BEEF – Chuck, Flank, Loin, Round
- ACRONYMS – MIA, OMG, PIN, RAM
- COCKTAILS MINUS PLACE NAMES – Libre, Mama, Mule, Sling
Thankfully, today’s NYT Connections puzzle relied on garden-variety terms, which made it easy enough to solve. Nonetheless, I predictably began solving the Yellow category first since I love teasing people.
The Green category came next, and I confess I was clueless about this one. The only one I knew was Tenderloin, but there was nothing a little Googling couldn’t fix. The Blue category was a dead giveaway once I combined MIA and OMG.
While I didn’t need help with the Purple category, combining the last four words did the job along with solving the NYT Connections puzzle for May 12.
NYT Connections Past Answers
We hope the answers above helped you solve the NYT Connections puzzle for today. However, if you stumbled here by accident, there’s a chance you might be looking for answers to previous puzzles.
Well, for such times and more, we have you covered. Feel free to go through our directory to NYT Connections for the last three days for all the help you need.
What about you? How was your experience with today’s puzzle? Where did you get stuck if you did? Let us know in the comments below.
