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Connections #1,069 hints and answers for Friday, May 15, 2026

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

Connections #1,069 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: These four belong together for one clean reason. If two of them pair up in your head first, let the other two confirm it.

NAVIGATE THROUGH, AS A RIVER

CROSS · FORD · TRAVERSE · WADE

Group 2 - Green

Hint: Four words, one thread. Say each of the four out loud - the link is usually plainer than it looks.

MULTI-TIME NBA MVPS

BIRD · CURRY · JAMES · JORDAN

Group 3 - Blue

Hint: One thread ties these four together. It is a fair link, not a trick - think about what the words can all be or do.

NON-PALINDROMIC WORDS IN A FAMOUS PALINDROME

ABLE · ELBA · SAW · WAS

Group 4 - Purple

Hint: These four belong together for one clean reason. If two of them pair up in your head first, let the other two confirm it.

HOMOPHONES OF KINDS OF DOGS, FAMILIARLY

CIAO · PALM · PEEK · PITT

Next on the board

Strands →

Theme clue: "Weaselly wascals"