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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle features two food categories, which is pretty fun. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.
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Hints for today’s Connections groups
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Lunch time.
Green group hint: This is why I did that.
Blue group hint: Let’s tweak that pic.
Purple group hint: Not peanut butter.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Long sandwich.
Green group: Pretext.
Blue group: Smartphone photo editing options.
Purple group: Jelly ____.
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for May 13, 2026.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is long sandwich. The four answers are grinder, hero, hoagie and sub.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is pretext. The four answers are argument, basis, cause and grounds.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is smartphone photo editing options. The four answers are adjust, crop, filters and markup.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is jelly ____. The four answers are bean, belly, donut and roll.
