Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for May 14, #1068

Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for May 14, #1068

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Here are some hints and the answers for the NYT Connections puzzle for May 14, No. 1,068.

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CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The Totally Sweet '90s." She's been a journalist since 1989, working at Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Twin Cities Sidewalk, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and NBC News Digital. She's Gen X in birthdate, word and deed. If Marathon candy bars ever come back, she'll be first in line.

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Today's NYT Connections puzzle is a fun one. The purple category expects you to find hidden words inside of certain phrases, but this time, it's easier than usual. Read on for clues and today's Connections answers.

The Times has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. Players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including the number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak.

Read more: Hints, Tips and Strategies to Help You Win at NYT Connections Every Time

Hints for today's Connections groups

Here are four hints for the groupings in today's Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: I see it coming.

Green group hint: Airplane mode is another.

Blue group hint: Think Match.com.

Purple group hint: Words hidden in other words.

Answers for today's Connections groups

Yellow group: Premonition.

Green group: Cellphone modes.

Blue group: Bad things to do in modern dating.

Purple group: Phrases whose second words include their first word.

Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words

What are today's Connections answers?

completed NYT Connections puzzle for May 14, 2026

The completed NYT Connections puzzle for May 14, 2026.

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The yellow words in today's Connections

The theme is premonition. The four answers are gut feeling, hunch, intuition and sixth sense.

The green words in today's Connections

The theme is cell phone modes. The four answers are do not disturb, ring, silent and vibrate.

The blue words in today's Connections

The theme is bad things to do in modern dating. The four answers are breadcrumb, catfish, ghost and love bomb.

The purple words in today's Connections

The theme is phrases whose second words include their first word. The four answers are Air Cairo, All Hallows, arm warmer and The Others.

Headshot of Gael Cooper

CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The Totally Sweet '90s." She's been a journalist since 1989, working at Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Twin Cities Sidewalk, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and NBC News Digital. She's Gen X in birthdate, word and deed. If Marathon candy bars ever come back, she'll be first in line.

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