NYT Connections May 11 2026 Answers
Puzzle #1065
EDITED BY WYNA LIUToday's 16-word board, in its starting order:
COLOR CREEP SHANDY KARMA KNIVES OUT SLIP PYRAMID RHYME STEAL CHINATOWN KEYED SNEAK SEVEN PONZI ELEGY VERTIGO
Category hints (no spoilers)
Yellow — MOVE STEALTHILY, WITH "IN"
Green — KINDS OF SCHEMES
Blue — DETECTIVE MOVIES
Purple — BODY PARTS SURROUNDED BY TWO LETTERS
MOVE STEALTHILY, WITH "IN"CREEP, SLIP, SNEAK, STEAL
KINDS OF SCHEMESCOLOR, PONZI, PYRAMID, RHYME
DETECTIVE MOVIESCHINATOWN, KNIVES OUT, SEVEN, VERTIGO
BODY PARTS SURROUNDED BY TWO LETTERSELEGY, KARMA, KEYED, SHANDY
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Connections gives you 16 words that form four secret groups of four. Find each group — yellow is the easiest, then green, blue, and the famously tricky purple. You're allowed four mistakes. A new puzzle drops daily at midnight; play free at nytimes.com.