Players working through Connections on May 14, 2026 faced puzzle No. 1,068, and the day’s hints pointed to four groups that ranged from premonition to cell phone modes. CNET published hints and answers for the daily game, giving solvers a clear map through a board built around gut feeling, modern dating and words tucked inside other phrases.
The premonition set brought together gut feeling, hunch, intuition and sixth sense. Another group centered on cell phone modes: do not disturb, ring, silent and vibrate. The blue set was built around bad things to do in modern dating, with breadcrumb, catfish, ghost and love bomb. The purple category turned on hidden words inside phrases, where the answers were Air Cairo, All Hallows, arm warmer and The Others.
The game’s structure is familiar to regulars, but the appeal is in the daily reset. One puzzle may lean on wordplay and another on common expressions, and No. 1,068 mixed both. The purple group was especially tricky because its second words included the first word, a construction that can hide in plain sight until the final pieces click into place.
For registered players, the Times Games section tracks progress beyond a single board. The Connections Bot lets users follow how they are doing over time, including the number of puzzles completed, win rate, the number of perfect scores and a win streak. That makes each day’s result part of a longer record, not just one solved grid.
On May 14, the puzzle again showed why the format keeps drawing a daily audience: the clues looked ordinary until they were sorted just right. The answers were straightforward once grouped, but the mix of phrase-based wordplay and familiar language gave the board enough resistance to reward patience. For players trying to keep a streak alive, that is the whole point.
