NYT Connections Thursday, May 14, 2026 - Complete Answers & Solutions

Welcome to today's NYT Connections puzzle solution! Below you'll find all the answers, hints, and explanations for the May 14, 2026 puzzle. Each group is color-coded by difficulty level, from yellow (easiest) to purple (hardest).

🎯 Complete Solutions by Difficulty

🟡 Yellow (Easiest): Premonition

Words: GUT FEELING, HUNCH, INTUITION, SIXTH SENSE
💡 Hint: Premonition

This straightforward category connects words that premonition.

🟢 Green (Easy): Cellphone modes

Words: DO NOT DISTURB, RING, SILENT, VIBRATE
💡 Hint: Cellphone modes

This moderately easy category connects words that cellphone modes.

🔵 Blue (Medium): Bad things to do in modern dating

Words: BREADCRUMB, CATFISH, GHOST, LOVE BOMB
💡 Hint: Bad things to do in modern dating

This challenging category connects words that bad things to do in modern dating.

🟣 Purple (Hardest): Phrases whose second words include their first word

Words: AIR CAIRO, ALL HALLOWS, ARM WARMER, THE OTHERS
💡 Hint: Phrases whose second words include their first word

This most difficult category connects words that phrases whose second words include their first word.

🧩 How to Solve NYT Connections

NYT Connections is a daily word puzzle where you need to find groups of four words that share something in common. Here are some tips:

📝 All 16 Words

Today's puzzle featured these 16 words: GUT FEELING, HUNCH, INTUITION, SIXTH SENSE, DO NOT DISTURB, RING, SILENT, VIBRATE, BREADCRUMB, CATFISH, GHOST, LOVE BOMB, AIR CAIRO, ALL HALLOWS, ARM WARMER, THE OTHERS

🎮 About NYT Connections

NYT Connections is a daily word puzzle game by The New York Times. Players must identify four groups of four words that share a common theme. The categories range from straightforward (yellow) to tricky wordplay (purple). Each puzzle has exactly one solution, and you have four mistakes before the game ends.

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