NYT Connections Hints & Answers — Thursday, May 14, 2026 (#1068)

Puzzle #1068. Start with a gentle nudge and work down — the full answers are at the bottom, hidden until you ask for them.

Just tell me the answer

The NYT Connections answer for Thursday, May 14, 2026 (puzzle #1068) is: YELLOW — PREMONITION: GUT FEELING, HUNCH, INTUITION, SIXTH SENSE. GREEN — CELLPHONE MODES: DO NOT DISTURB, RING, SILENT, VIBRATE. BLUE — BAD THINGS TO DO IN MODERN DATING: BREADCRUMB, CATFISH, GHOST, LOVE BOMB. PURPLE — PHRASES WHOSE SECOND WORDS INCLUDE THEIR FIRST WORD: AIR CAIRO, ALL HALLOWS, ARM WARMER, THE OTHERS.

Today's 16 words

The grid exactly as NYT laid it out for Thursday, May 14, 2026. Nothing below this point is spoiled until you open it.

THE OTHERS
SILENT
GHOST
ALL HALLOWS
SIXTH SENSE
BREADCRUMB
RING
INTUITION
ARM WARMER
GUT FEELING
CATFISH
DO NOT DISTURB
VIBRATE
LOVE BOMB
AIR CAIRO
HUNCH

How hard is Connections #1068?

Easy35/100
  • At least one entry is a phrase rather than a single word.

Where to start: Every category here is meaning-based, so group by topic first and use the four-per-group constraint to settle any word that could go two ways.

Connections hints for Thursday, May 14, 2026

Four levels, each giving away a little more. Open only as many as you need.

NYT Connections answers for Thursday, May 14, 2026

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Common questions

What is the NYT Connections answer for Thursday, May 14, 2026?

The NYT Connections answer for Thursday, May 14, 2026 (puzzle #1068) is: YELLOW — PREMONITION: GUT FEELING, HUNCH, INTUITION, SIXTH SENSE. GREEN — CELLPHONE MODES: DO NOT DISTURB, RING, SILENT, VIBRATE. BLUE — BAD THINGS TO DO IN MODERN DATING: BREADCRUMB, CATFISH, GHOST, LOVE BOMB. PURPLE — PHRASES WHOSE SECOND WORDS INCLUDE THEIR FIRST WORD: AIR CAIRO, ALL HALLOWS, ARM WARMER, THE OTHERS.

What is the purple group in Connections #1068?

The purple (hardest) group is "PHRASES WHOSE SECOND WORDS INCLUDE THEIR FIRST WORD": AIR CAIRO, ALL HALLOWS, ARM WARMER, THE OTHERS.

What is the easiest group in today's Connections puzzle?

The yellow group is the most straightforward: "PREMONITION" — GUT FEELING, HUNCH, INTUITION, SIXTH SENSE. Solving it first removes four words from the grid.

What number is today's Connections puzzle?

Thursday, May 14, 2026 is NYT Connections puzzle #1068. Connections launched on 12 June 2023 with puzzle #1, and a new puzzle is published every day.

What time does a new NYT Connections puzzle come out?

A new Connections puzzle unlocks at midnight in your own local time zone, so the changeover happens at a different moment around the world. The puzzle itself is the same for everyone on a given date.