Need help with NYT Connections #1069 for Friday, May 15, 2026? Use the color-order hints first, then reveal the full groups and answers when you are ready.
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Need help with NYT Connections #1069 for Friday, May 15, 2026? Use the color-order hints first, then reveal the full groups and answers when you are ready.
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Each hint nudges harder. Stop reading whenever the word lands.
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Tap to reveal. We blur it so you don’t scroll past the hints by accident.
Answer is hidden until you activate the reveal button.
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The trick the puzzle was actually after.
Connections #1069 opens with a river-crossing verb set, then moves into NBA MVP surnames. The blue group pulls non-palindromic words from a famous palindrome, while the purple group depends on sound rather than spelling: each entry is a homophone for a familiar dog name or breed shorthand.
Source check: the official NYT Connections service confirmed the May 15, 2026 groups. URLs checked: https://www.nytimes.com/svc/connections/v2/2026-05-15.json ; https://www.nytimes.com/svc/connections/v2/2026-05-14.json ; https://www.nytimes.com/games/connections ; live intent search for Connections #1069 / May 15.
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Stuck on a streak day? Past solves keep you moving.
Catching up? Here are the most recent solutions.
| Date | Puzzle | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| Fri, May 15, 2026 | Connections #1069 | NAVIGATE THROUGH, AS A RIVER / MULTI-TIME NBA MVPS / NON-PALINDROMIC WORDS IN A FAMOUS PALINDROME / HOMOPHONES OF KINDS OF DOGS, FAMILIARLY |
| Thu, May 14, 2026 | Connections #1068 | PREMONITION / CELLPHONE MODES / BAD THINGS TO DO IN MODERN DATING / PHRASES WHOSE SECOND WORDS INCLUDE THEIR FIRST WORD |
| Wed, May 13, 2026 | Connections #1067 | LONG SANDWICH / PRETEXT / SMARTPHONE PHOTO EDITING OPTIONS / JELLY ___ |
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Readers searching for Connections hints today, NYT Connections answer today, Connections #1069, and Connections May 15 2026 want color-safe nudges before the full grid. This page keeps category hints first, then reveals the official groups in color order.
The yellow group is NAVIGATE THROUGH, AS A RIVER: CROSS, FORD, TRAVERSE, WADE.
The purple group is HOMOPHONES OF KINDS OF DOGS, FAMILIARLY: CIAO, PALM, PEEK, PITT.
PITT and WADE can tempt a sports grouping, but the MVP group is BIRD, CURRY, JAMES, and JORDAN.
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