What is the NYT Connections answer for May 11 (#1065)?

The four groups are MOVE STEALTHILY, WITH "IN" (CREEP, SLIP, SNEAK, STEAL); KINDS OF SCHEMES (COLOR, PONZI, PYRAMID, RHYME); DETECTIVE MOVIES (CHINATOWN, KNIVES OUT, SEVEN, VERTIGO); BODY PARTS SURROUNDED BY TWO LETTERS (ELEGY, KARMA, KEYED, SHANDY).

Which Connections group is hardest today?

The purple group — "BODY PARTS SURROUNDED BY TWO LETTERS" — is the trickiest, as it usually relies on wordplay or a hidden connection rather than a straightforward category.

What do the Connections colors mean?

Yellow is the easiest group, then green, then blue, and purple is the hardest — often involving wordplay or a hidden twist.

Monday, May 11, 2026#1065

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — Monday, May 11

DailyWordHints Editorial May 11

MOVE STEALTHILY, WITH "IN"

Easiest

KINDS OF SCHEMES

Easy

DETECTIVE MOVIES

Tricky

BODY PARTS SURROUNDED BY TWO LETTERS

Hardest

Today's NYT Connections groups are MOVE STEALTHILY, WITH "IN" (yellow), KINDS OF SCHEMES (green), DETECTIVE MOVIES (blue), BODY PARTS SURROUNDED BY TWO LETTERS (purple).

COLOR

CREEP

SHANDY

KARMA

KNIVES OUT

SLIP

PYRAMID

RHYME

STEAL

CHINATOWN

KEYED

SNEAK

SEVEN

PONZI

ELEGY

VERTIGO

Hints by group

yellowEasiest

greenEasy

blueTricky

purpleHardest

Full answers below

Today’s answers

yellowEasiest

greenEasy

blueTricky

purpleHardest

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Today's Connections hints (no answers yet)

Here are spoiler-free nudges for NYT Connections #1065, Monday, May 11. Reveal one color at a time and work from the easiest group (yellow) to the trickiest (purple).

How to use these hints

Each clue is written so it never names any of the sixteen words — it just points you in the right direction. Open the full answer only once you're truly stuck.

Strategy for solving today's grid

Lock in the group you're most confident about first to shrink the board, but resist the obvious four-of-a-kind — the puzzle almost always plants a word that fits two themes. Save the purple group for last; it usually hides the wordplay twist.

Frequently asked questions

What is the NYT Connections answer for May 11 (#1065)?: The four groups are MOVE STEALTHILY, WITH "IN" (CREEP, SLIP, SNEAK, STEAL); KINDS OF SCHEMES (COLOR, PONZI, PYRAMID, RHYME); DETECTIVE MOVIES (CHINATOWN, KNIVES OUT, SEVEN, VERTIGO); BODY PARTS SURROUNDED BY TWO LETTERS (ELEGY, KARMA, KEYED, SHANDY).
Which Connections group is hardest today?: The purple group — "BODY PARTS SURROUNDED BY TWO LETTERS" — is the trickiest, as it usually relies on wordplay or a hidden connection rather than a straightforward category.
What do the Connections colors mean?: Yellow is the easiest group, then green, then blue, and purple is the hardest — often involving wordplay or a hidden twist.