Connections #1068 Answers
Thursday, May 14, 2026
Here are the answers to NYT Connections #1068 for Thursday, May 14, 2026. The 16 words split into four groups by colour — yellow is easiest, purple the trickiest. The group themes are listed first as hints, then every group is revealed below. Looking for the latest puzzle? See today's Connections.
Hints — the four group themes
- Yellow (easiest): premonition
- Green: cellphone modes
- Blue: bad things to do in modern dating
- Purple (hardest): phrases whose second words include their first word
Answers
PREMONITION
GUT FEELING, HUNCH, INTUITION, SIXTH SENSE
CELLPHONE MODES
DO NOT DISTURB, RING, SILENT, VIBRATE
BAD THINGS TO DO IN MODERN DATING
BREADCRUMB, CATFISH, GHOST, LOVE BOMB
PHRASES WHOSE SECOND WORDS INCLUDE THEIR FIRST WORD
AIR CAIRO, ALL HALLOWS, ARM WARMER, THE OTHERS
Previous Connections answers
- #1067 — long sandwich, pretext, smartphone photo editing options, jelly ___
- #1066 — substantial book, "saint" cities, "long" things, currencies plus a letter
- #1065 — move stealthily, with "in", kinds of schemes, detective movies, body parts surrounded by two letters
- #1064 — music player buttons, destined, verbs in making a mojito, what "spring" might refer to
- #1063 — units of tv programs, things worn around the neck, strings tied in knots, ___ piece
- #1062 — canoodling, five-sided things, unexpected places to be "out of", ending in candy brands minus "s"
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