Hints

entertainment6 days ago•4 min saved

NYT Connections #1074: Hints, strategies, and the May 20 solution

Mashable breaks down NYT Connections #1074 for May 20, 2026, explaining how the game works (16 words, four color-coded groups) and revealing today’s solutions across the four categories: Yellow—Stove knob settings (HIGH, MEDIUM, OFF, SIMMER); Green—Potency (CONCENTRATION, FORCE, INTENSITY, MIGHT); Blue—Music theory concepts (INTERVAL, KEY, MODE, SCALE); Purple—“___ Day” movies (GROUNDHOG, INDEPENDENCE, THE LONGEST, TRAINING). The piece also offers general hints and strategies and notes you can shuffle the board and that players get up to four mistakes before the game ends.

entertainment9 days ago•3 min saved

BYLAW crowns Wordle #1793 for May 17, 2026

Mashable reveals Wordle #1793 (May 17, 2026) answer: BYLAW. The article includes clues and strategies for solving Wordle, noting the word starts with B and contains five unique letters, with general tips for starting words and approach.

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technology15 days ago•4 min saved

NYT Connections May 11 Answers Unveiled: Four Groups, Four Word Play Solutions

CNET provides hints and the full solutions for the New York Times Connections puzzle for May 11 (#1065), detailing the four groups and their answers: yellow — creep, slip, sneak, steal; green — color, Ponzi, pyramid, rhyme; blue — Chinatown, Knives Out, Seven, Vertigo; purple — elegy, karma, keyed, shandy. The article also notes the NYT Connections Bot and how players can track progress.

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games17 days ago•5 min saved

NYT Connections May 8, 2026: Canoodling, Pentagon, and Candy Wordplay Revealed

The article provides hints and the completed NYT Connections puzzle for May 8, 2026 (#1062). It outlines four groups: yellow (canoodling terms like first base, making out, necking, tonsil hockey), green (five‑sided things such as home plate and the Pentagon), blue (uncommon places to be 'out of' like left field, nowhere, and thin air), and purple (ending in candy brands minus S, e.g., Whopper/Whoppers, Nerds, Mentos, Mounds). It also spotlights some of the puzzle’s toughest past entries.

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technology19 days ago•5 min saved

May 7 NYT Connections Answers Unlocked: Four Groups Revealed

CNET provides hints and the solutions for the New York Times Connections puzzle for May 7 (#1061). The four groups are: yellow group (fishing gear) with fly, hook, line, net; green group (multitude) with drove, host, mass, pack; blue group (basketball infractions) with carry, double-dribble, goaltend, travel; purple group (up/down button controls) with car window, channel, elevator, volume. The article also includes solving tips and notes about the NYT Connections Bot and Times Games progress tracking.

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entertainment21 days ago•2 min saved

Time Takes the Lead: NYT Strands Hints for May 5, 2026

Mashable provides hints and solutions for today’s NYT Strands puzzle. The game twists a time-themed word search with a daily linking theme and a spangram that runs across the grid. Today’s theme centers on time, with hints like 'Get up,' a vertical spangram, and the spangram answer 'Digital Clock,' plus a word list that includes Snooze, Display, Tuner, Digital Clock, Alarm, Radio, Time, and Date.

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entertainment22 days ago•4 min saved

Connections #1058: Sweet clues, knob-filled items, and dog-name themes

Mashable breaks down NYT Connections puzzle #1058 for May 4, 2026, sharing the four word-group clues and their solutions: Yellow clues for tender-hearted terms (MARSHMALLOW, SOFTIE, SWEETHEART, TEDDY BEAR); Green clues for pellet-filled things (BEANIE BABY, DESSICANT PACKET, EYE PILLOW, HACKY SACK); Blue clues for things with knobs (CONTROL PANEL, ETCH A SKETCH, RADIO, STOVE); Purple clues for names starting familiar dog kinds (CHOWDER, DOODLEBUG, LABUBU, PITTER-PATTER). The article also covers how the game works and notes you can view the solutions if you’re short on time.

entertainment22 days ago•4 min saved

Branching clues unlock today's NYT Strands puzzle

Mashable outlines the May 4, 2026 NYT Strands hints: the theme is forest-related, the spangram is vertical with the answer Branch Out, and the words to find include Aspen, Dogwood, Birch, Cedar, Cypress, and Eucalyptus.

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gaming22 days ago•5 min saved

May 4 NYT Connections Answers: Four Group Themes Unlocked

CNET provides hints and the complete solutions for the New York Times NYT Connections puzzle No. 1,058 (May 4, 2026). The four groups are yellow (qualities of overcooked meat: chewy, dry, stringy, tough), green (play some electric guitar: jam, noodle, shred, solo), blue (bubble tea ingredients: boba, milk, sugar, tea), and purple (planets/dwarf planet with first-letter changes: Bluto, cars, Darth, genus). The piece also notes a NYT Connections Bot for scoring and progress tracking in Times Games and references related puzzles like Wordle and Strands.

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entertainment24 days ago•4 min saved

Strands May 2, 2026 hints point to Line Dance

Mashable provides hints and the May 2, 2026 NYT Strands solution: the theme is movement, the spangram is vertical, and the spangram answer is Line Dance; the word list includes Pony, Scuff, Kick, Shuffle, Wizard, Sailor, Coaster, and Line Dance.

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entertainment24 days ago•8 min saved

Cracking Strands: All the Right Moves for May 2, 2026

Lifehacker shares hints, the solution, and playing tips for the NYT Strands puzzle on May 2, 2026, including the spangram LINEDANCE and the theme words PONY, SCUFF, KICK, SHUFFLE, WIZARD, SAILOR, COASTER.

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entertainment25 days ago•4 min saved

Cracking NYT Connections #1055: Hints and the Four Word Groups Revealed

Mashable shares hints and the official solution for NYT Connections #1055 (May 1, 2026), detailing the four word groups: Make glossy (BUFF, POLISH, SHINE, WAX); Translucent golden things (ALE, AMBER, CITRINE, HONEY); Features of a bird's head (BEAK, COMB, CREST, WATTLE); Numbers with first letter changed (HIVE, MIX, POUR, WIGHT). The piece also explains the game mechanics and how to play.

entertainment29 days ago•4 min saved

NYT Connections #1051: Hints, Categories, and Answers Revealed

Mashable provides hints and the full solutions for NYT Connections puzzle #1051 (April 27, 2026). The article explains the four categories and lists the correct groupings: Salad ingredients — Ranch dressing, Red onion, Roasted chicken, Romaine lettuce; Classic films — Rain Man, Rear Window, Reservoir Dogs, Roman Holiday; The Simpsons characters — Radioactive Man, Ralph Wiggum, Reverend Lovejoy, Rod Flanders; Ending in NBA players — Raging Bull, Regina King, Roe Buck, Rotary Clipper. It also notes you can skip to the end for the answers if you prefer, and offers general tips on solving the game.

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entertainment1 month ago•4 min saved

Cracking NYT Connections #1049: Hints, tips, and play guidance

Mashable breaks down NYT Connections #1049 with practical hints and strategies, explaining the 16-word, four-category puzzle, how the color-coded difficulty levels guide solving, and how to use clues and shuffles to spot connections; the piece also references the prior puzzle’s solution for context.