Connections Hint Today: CNET shares 1,065 answers for May 11, 2026

CNET published a connections hint today for NYT Connections puzzle No. 1,065 on May 11, 2026, giving players the four category themes and full answer sets. The puzzle’s structure asked solvers to sort words into a stealth group, a schemes group, a detective-movies group and a body-parts group.

The yellow group hint was “Move stealthily, with "in."” and the answers were creep, slip, sneak and steal. The blue group hint was “Elementary, my dear Watson.” and the answers were Chinatown, Knives Out, Seven and Vertigo.

Connections Bot and puzzle scoring

The purple category was described as one where players had to hunt inside other words for four words with a connection. Its hint was “Body parts surrounded by two letters.” and the answers were elegy, karma, keyed and shandy.

The remaining theme was kinds of schemes, with color, Ponzi, pyramid and rhyme as the answers. CNET’s item also noted that the Times has a Connections Bot that gives a numeric score and analyzes answers after play, and that registered players in the Times Games section can follow puzzles completed, win rate, perfect scores and win streak.

May 11, 2026 answers

For players checking their grid against the completed puzzle, the May 11, 2026 set was split across those four categories, with each list built around a separate word pattern rather than a shared topic alone. That meant the solve depended on spotting both familiar titles and less obvious wordplay, especially in the purple group’s inside-the-word clue.

The practical value for readers is immediate: the full solution set lets them review misses, see which category they were closest to, and compare their result with the Times Games tracking features if they are registered players. For puzzle No. 1,065, the answers were already laid out in CNET’s report, giving solvers a complete reference for that day’s board.