NYT Connections #1065
Hints, category titles, and full answers for Monday, May 11, 2026
Connections Hint #1065 — May 11, 2026
Connections Walkthrough — May 11, 2026
A breakdown of every category from the May 11, 2026 puzzle, the trap words designed to fool players, and what made it tricky.
Group-by-group breakdown (easiest to hardest)
- MOVE STEALTHILY, WITH "IN"
You can test CREEP, SLIP, SNEAK, and STEAL by putting “in” after each.
- KINDS OF SCHEMES
You can pair COLOR, PONZI, PYRAMID, and RHYME with the same planning word.
- DETECTIVE MOVIES
You may recognize CHINATOWN, KNIVES OUT, SEVEN, and VERTIGO as mystery films.
- BODY PARTS SURROUNDED BY TWO LETTERS
You need to inspect ELEGY, KARMA, KEYED, and SHANDY for hidden anatomy inside extra letters.
The trap words that fool most players
Words placed in this puzzle to make one category look like another.
- ELEGYlooks like · KINDS OF SCHEMESactually · BODY PARTS SURROUNDED BY TWO LETTERS
You might connect it to poetry and RHYME, but its hidden letters matter more.
- STEALlooks like · KINDS OF SCHEMESactually · MOVE STEALTHILY, WITH "IN"
Schemes can involve theft, but this one works when you add “in” after it.
- CHINATOWNlooks like · BODY PARTS SURROUNDED BY TWO LETTERSactually · DETECTIVE MOVIES
CHIN jumps out at the front, but it is not framed by letters on both sides.
What makes this puzzle clever
You have two structure-based groups here: one adds a word after each answer, while another hides smaller words inside longer ones.
About this puzzle
This is the complete solution to NYT Connections puzzle #1065, originally published on Monday, May 11, 2026. The four categories ranged from MOVE STEALTHILY, WITH "IN" (the easiest, yellow group) through BODY PARTS SURROUNDED BY TWO LETTERS (the trickiest, purple group, which usually involves wordplay or hidden patterns).
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