Need the answers for the May 30 New York Times Connections puzzle? To me, Wordle is more of a vocabulary test, but Connections is more of a brainteaser. You’re given 16 words and asked to put them into four groups that are somehow connected. Sometimes they’re obvious, but the game editor knows how to trick you by using words that can fit in more than one group. And do you also play Wordle? We’ve got today’s Wordle answer and hints too. We’ve also got some tips for Strands, a new game from the Times that’s still in beta.
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: Steal.
- Green group hint: Have an effect on.
- Blue group hint: Coiffures.
- Purple group hint: Word that comes before another word for tack.
Yellow group: Plunder. Green group: Influence. Blue group: Hairstyles. Purple group: ____ pin.
The theme is plunder. The four words are loot, raid, rob and sack. The theme is influence. The four words are clout, pull, sway and weight. The theme is hairstyles. The four words are bob, crop, fade and shag. The theme is ____ pin. The four words are bobby, hair, push and safety.
Playing is easy. Winning is hard. Look at the 16 words and mentally assign them to related groups of four. Click on the four words you think go together. The groups are coded by color, though you don’t know what goes where until you see the answers. The yellow group is the easiest, then green, then blue, and purple is the toughest. Look at the words carefully, and think about related terms. Sometimes the connection has to do with just a part of the word. Once, four words were grouped because each started with the name of a rock band, including “Rushmore” and “Journeyman.”