NYT Connections May 15 2026 Answers
The Friday board, spoiler free category hints for all four groups, and the full solution when you are ready.
TODAYS 16 WORD BOARD
In its starting order:
SAWJORDANCROSSPITTELBAPALMCIAOFORDWADEBIRDWASCURRYJAMESPEEKABLETRAVERSE
CATEGORY HINTS, NO SPOILERS
Yellow: NAVIGATE THROUGH, AS A RIVER
Green: MULTI-TIME NBA MVPS
Blue: NON-PALINDROMIC WORDS IN A FAMOUS PALINDROME
Purple: HOMOPHONES OF KINDS OF DOGS, FAMILIARLY
NAVIGATE THROUGH, AS A RIVERCROSS, FORD, TRAVERSE, WADE
MULTI-TIME NBA MVPSBIRD, CURRY, JAMES, JORDAN
NON-PALINDROMIC WORDS IN A FAMOUS PALINDROMEABLE, ELBA, SAW, WAS
HOMOPHONES OF KINDS OF DOGS, FAMILIARLYCIAO, PALM, PEEK, PITT
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