What is the NYT Connections answer for May 14 (#1068)?

The four groups are 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).

Which Connections group is hardest today?

The purple group — "PHRASES WHOSE SECOND WORDS INCLUDE THEIR FIRST WORD" — 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.

Thursday, May 14, 2026#1068

NYT Connections Hints & Answer — Thursday, May 14

DailyWordHints Editorial May 14

PREMONITION

Easiest

CELLPHONE MODES

Easy

BAD THINGS TO DO IN MODERN DATING

Tricky

PHRASES WHOSE SECOND WORDS INCLUDE THEIR FIRST WORD

Hardest

Today's NYT Connections groups are PREMONITION (yellow), CELLPHONE MODES (green), BAD THINGS TO DO IN MODERN DATING (blue), PHRASES WHOSE SECOND WORDS INCLUDE THEIR FIRST WORD (purple).

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

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 #1068, Thursday, May 14. 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 14 (#1068)?: The four groups are 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).
Which Connections group is hardest today?: The purple group — "PHRASES WHOSE SECOND WORDS INCLUDE THEIR FIRST WORD" — 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.