NYT Connections #1057
Hints, category titles, and full answers for Sunday, May 3, 2026
Connections Hint #1057 — May 3, 2026
Connections Walkthrough — May 3, 2026
A breakdown of every category from the May 3, 2026 puzzle, the trap words designed to fool players, and what made it tricky.
Group-by-group breakdown (easiest to hardest)
- HOME STRUCTURES
You can group GARAGE, PORCH, SHED, and HOUSE as property features before chasing abstract meanings.
- ASSOCIATED WITH 1960S COUNTERCULTURE
ACID, HIPPIE, COMMUNE, and FREE LOVE point strongly to one late-60s social scene.
- GESTURES MADE WITH THE INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS
AIR QUOTES, BUNNY EARS, FINGERS CROSSED, and PEACE are all hand signs using the same two digits.
- FAMOUS REVOLUTIONS IN HISTORY
After removing the others, FRENCH, GREEN, INDUSTRIAL, and SEXUAL all name major historical upheavals.
The trap words that fool most players
Words placed in this puzzle to make one category look like another.
- GREENlooks like · HOME STRUCTURESactually · FAMOUS REVOLUTIONS IN HISTORY
You might pair it with HOUSE to make a building, but it belongs with named historical changes.
- SEXUALlooks like · ASSOCIATED WITH 1960S COUNTERCULTUREactually · FAMOUS REVOLUTIONS IN HISTORY
It echoes FREE LOVE and HIPPIE culture, but here it names a broader historical revolution.
- PEACElooks like · ASSOCIATED WITH 1960S COUNTERCULTUREactually · GESTURES MADE WITH THE INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS
The word fits protest-era imagery, but the intended link is the two-finger sign.
What makes this puzzle clever
Several entries tug toward the 1960s, so you need to separate cultural associations from named revolutions and physical gestures.
About this puzzle
This is the complete solution to NYT Connections puzzle #1057, originally published on Sunday, May 3, 2026. The four categories ranged from HOME STRUCTURES (the easiest, yellow group) through GESTURES MADE WITH THE INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS (the trickiest, purple group, which usually involves wordplay or hidden patterns).
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