NYT Connections Answers Explained For Thursday, May 21 (#1,075)

InnovationGamingNYT Connections Answers Explained For Thursday, May 21 (#1,075)ByKris Holt,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kris Holt is a writer who covers video games and word games.Follow AuthorMay 20, 2026, 02:00pm EDTHow today's NYT Connections answers and red herrings fit together.gettyNote: Make sure to complete today’s NYT Connections before reading further! We’ll be getting into spoilers for today’s game pretty quickly. If you need some help to complete the grid, you can find my NYT Connections hints and answers column for today via my author page.Hey there, Connectors! Welcome to my deeper dive into today’s Connections answers. The idea behind this is to help clear things up for anyone who isn’t sure how today’s groups fit together.If I’ve missed any red herrings or misunderstood something, let me know via email or on Discord. I don’t typically look at X or check the comments here. I’m going to assume that you’ve already beaten today’s game. We’re going straight into spoiler territory here. So, consider this your one and only warning.Here are today’s NYT Connections answers explained (and any red herrings I spot) for Thursday, May 21:Today’s NYT Connections Answers ExplainedConnections – Yellow GroupMORE FOR YOU🟨 kinds of pies (CHESS, PECAN, PUMPKIN, SHOOFLY)PECAN and PUMPKIN pies are fairly self-explanatory. It’s possible – even likely – that you have everything on hand to make a CHESS pie already. This staple of Southern U.S. cuisine has a custardy filling that’s traditionally made with flour, butter, sugar and eggs, as well as regular milk or condensed milk. It’s designed to be made using pantry staples (I’ve never made one and now I’m tempted!).A SHOOFLY ("shoo-fly") pie is one I had never heard of until now. It’s a molasses-based pie with a crumble on top and a gooey base. It’s seemingly named after a company that produced molasses and has Pennsylvania Dutch origins: if (!window.cnxel) {...