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Thursday, May 14, 2026

Words from the NYT Connections puzzle — May 14, 2026

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One word per groupTheme name + one word per category
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Word grid

All 16 words, sorted alphabetically. Group them into four categories of four.

AIR CAIRO
ALL HALLOWS
ARM WARMER
BREADCRUMB
CATFISH
DO NOT DISTURB
GHOST
GUT FEELING
HUNCH
INTUITION
LOVE BOMB
RING
SILENT
SIXTH SENSE
THE OTHERS
VIBRATE
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Themes

The four category names, easiest to hardest. No words revealed yet.

PREMONITIONStraightforward
CELLPHONE MODESModerate
BAD THINGS TO DO IN MODERN DATINGTricky
PHRASES WHOSE SECOND WORDS INCLUDE THEIR FIRST WORDDevious
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One word per group

Theme name plus one word from each category.

PREMONITIONStraightforward
THESE WORDS ALL DESCRIBE AN INNER KNOWING THAT CAN'T BE EXPLAINED BY LOGIC+ 3 more…
CELLPHONE MODESModerate
SETTINGS YOU MIGHT TOGGLE ON YOUR PHONE TO CONTROL HOW IT ALERTS YOU+ 3 more…
BAD THINGS TO DO IN MODERN DATINGTricky
THESE ARE ALL TOXIC BEHAVIORS IN MODERN ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS+ 3 more…
PHRASES WHOSE SECOND WORDS INCLUDE THEIR FIRST WORDDevious
EACH PHRASE'S SECOND WORD SECRETLY CONTAINS ITS FIRST WORD HIDDEN INSIDE IT+ 3 more…
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Full solution
PREMONITIONStraightforward
GUT FEELING,HUNCH,INTUITION,SIXTH SENSE

GUT FEELING, HUNCH, INTUITION, and SIXTH SENSE are all synonyms for premonition — an instinctive sense of what's coming without rational evidence

CELLPHONE MODESModerate
DO NOT DISTURB,RING,SILENT,VIBRATE

DO NOT DISTURB, RING, SILENT, and VIBRATE are all modes you can set on a cellphone to manage incoming notifications and calls

BAD THINGS TO DO IN MODERN DATINGTricky
BREADCRUMB,CATFISH,GHOST,LOVE BOMB

BREADCRUMB (giving just enough attention to keep someone interested), CATFISH (faking an identity), GHOST (suddenly cutting off contact), and LOVE BOMB (overwhelming someone with affection to manipulate) are all harmful modern dating behaviors

PHRASES WHOSE SECOND WORDS INCLUDE THEIR FIRST WORDDevious
AIR CAIRO,ALL HALLOWS,ARM WARMER,THE OTHERS

AIR is in cAIRo, ALL is in hALLows, ARM is in wARMer, and THE is in oTHErs — each second word contains the first word embedded within its letters

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