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Connections #1,068 hints and answers for Thursday, May 14, 2026

Edited by Wyna Liu · Groups listed easiest to hardest: yellow, green, blue, purple

Connections #1,068 puts four groups of four on the board, running from the yellow group through to purple. For each group below: read the hint first, then show the category name when you want it, then the four words.

Group 1 - Yellow

Hint: Watch the longer entries: at least one of these four is a multi-word phrase, which usually points at the shape of the category.

PREMONITION

GUT FEELING · HUNCH · INTUITION · SIXTH SENSE

Group 2 - Green

Hint: Watch the longer entries: at least one of these four is a multi-word phrase, which usually points at the shape of the category.

CELLPHONE MODES

DO NOT DISTURB · RING · SILENT · VIBRATE

Group 3 - Blue

Hint: Watch the longer entries: at least one of these four is a multi-word phrase, which usually points at the shape of the category.

BAD THINGS TO DO IN MODERN DATING

BREADCRUMB · CATFISH · GHOST · LOVE BOMB

Group 4 - Purple

Hint: Watch the longer entries: at least one of these four is a multi-word phrase, which usually points at the shape of the category.

PHRASES WHOSE SECOND WORDS INCLUDE THEIR FIRST WORD

AIR CAIRO · ALL HALLOWS · ARM WARMER · THE OTHERS

Next on the board

Strands →

Theme clue: "Men in tights"