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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle is a real challenge. Dog lovers might have fun with the purple group. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.
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Hints for today’s Connections groups
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Mississippi travel.
Green group hint: Hoops superstars.
Blue group hint: Think of the palindrome, “Able was I ere I saw Elba.”
Purple group hint: Woof!
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Navigate through, as a river.
Green group: Multi-time NBA MVPs.
Blue group: Non-palindromic words in a famous palindrome.
Purple group: Homophones of kinds of dogs, familiarly.
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for May 15, 2026.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is navigate through, as a river. The four answers are cross, ford, traverse and wade.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is multi-time NBA MVPs. The four answers are Bird, Curry, James and Jordan.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is non-palindromic words in a famous palindrome. The four answers are able, Elba, saw and was.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is homophones of kinds of dogs, familiarly. The four answers are ciao (chow), palm (pom), peek (Peke) and Pitt (pit).
