Want to stop guessing? Look below for today’s hints. And answers. Maybe.
The May 30 Connections puzzle hits harder than usual. The yellow stuff? Easy. The purple section though… requires some actual knowledge. Specifically musical history from 1950. If you don’t have that locked in, good luck.
Did you know The Times has a bot for this now? Like Wordle. You can go there after playing. Get a score. Watch the machine analyze your mistakes. Registered players get to nerd out on stats too. Win streaks. Perfect scores. It’s all tracked.
Hints, Tips and Strategies are available if you are completely stuck.
Today’s Hints
Ranking goes from easy yellow to headache-inducing purple.
Yellow: That’s not happening.
Green: Good plan!
Blue: Editors use these.
Purple: Music of the 195s.
The Answers
Yellow Group: “In your dreams”
These are words people use when saying no. The four terms are impossible. Never. No way. Sorry.
Green Group: Sensible
Synonyms for making sense. You are looking for clear, lucid, right, and sound.
Blue Group: Typographical symbols
Things on a keyboard that cause pain. The answers are brace, caret, pipe, and tilde.
Purple Group: Song of the Year nominees
This is the first Grammy Awards edition. The nominees were Fever. Gigi. Volare. And Witchcraft.
Why did the Grammys pick that for a puzzle category? Who knows. But that is where your points are today. Or maybe you’ll fail miserably. Either way, it counts.
