NYT Connections Hints for May 23, 2026 (#1160)
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FIRST
EMPIRE
LAST
BEEHIVE
HAWKEYE
SOONER
FORCE
WOLVERINE
PHANTOM
POMPADOUR
DAREDEVIL
RATHER
CHIGNON
NIGHTCRAWLER
PREFERABLY
BOUFFANT
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HAIRDOS
Back to CategoriesTypes of Hairstyles
BEEHIVE
A tall, rounded hairstyle popular in the 1960s, resembling a beehive.
BOUFFANT
A voluminous hairstyle with hair piled high and back, often teased for extra height.
CHIGNON
A French term for a neat, coiled bun worn at the back of the head.
POMPADOUR
A hairstyle where hair is swept upward and back from the forehead, named after Madame de Pompadour.
MORE READILY
Back to CategoriesWords meaning 'preferably' or 'more willingly'
FIRST
Used to indicate a preference for doing something earlier or before others.
PREFERABLY
In an ideal or preferred manner.
RATHER
Used to express a preference for one thing over another.
SOONER
Indicates a desire to do something earlier or more immediately.
MARVEL CHARACTERS
Back to CategoriesSuperheroes from Marvel Comics
DAREDEVIL
A blind lawyer who fights crime as a superhero with heightened senses.
HAWKEYE
A skilled archer and Avenger, known for his precision with a bow and arrow.
NIGHTCRAWLER
A blue-skinned mutant with teleportation abilities, often associated with the X-Men.
WOLVERINE
A mutant with retractable claws, healing factor, and adamantium skeleton, also an X-Men member.
WORDS AFTER "THE" IN "STAR WARS" MOVIE TITLES
Back to CategoriesWords that follow 'The' in Star Wars film subtitles
EMPIRE
From 'The Empire Strikes Back' (Episode V).
FORCE
From 'The Force Awakens' (Episode VII).
LAST
From 'The Last Jedi' (Episode VIII).
PHANTOM
From 'The Phantom Menace' (Episode I).