“Wait… is that the word?” Yup. It was. Here’s your cheat sheet.

🌱 Today’s Wordle #1428 – A Little Grown-Up Challenge

Alright, let’s talk Wordle. If you’ve been staring at that grid wondering if your brain took the day off — don’t worry, you’re not alone.

Let me help you out with a few gentle nudges:

🟩 Clues You Actually Needed:

• It starts with a G.

• Ends with an N.

• Only one vowel, and it’s not what you think.

• It’s something (or someone) that’s… matured. Evolved. Levelled up in life.

🧠 Final Answer: GROWN

That’s right. GROWN.
The past participle of “grow.” As in: “I’ve grown tired of getting Wordle in 6 tries.” 😅
But hey — you got there, and that’s what counts.

🧩 NYT Connections – The Four-Group Circus

Today’s Connections puzzle was fun but also kind of like organizing your kitchen junk drawer — chaotic, weirdly satisfying, and full of surprises.

Here’s how it all shook out:

🟨 Yellow: Sticky Kitchen Things

• Batter

• Dough

• Paste

• Mixture
  → Basically, stuff that ends up all over your counters (and clothes) when baking.

🟩 Green: Dinner Table Stuff

• Plate

• Pitcher

• Placemat

• Candlestick
  → Fancy dinner vibes, minus the candle wax drama.

🟦 Blue: Things You Can Climb

• Tree

• Ladder

• Rope

• Stairs
  → All potentially useful when your cat won’t come down.

🟪 Purple: Types of Shoes

• Boot

• Sneaker

• Heel

• Sandal
  → Choose your fighter. (Or, let’s be honest, whichever one’s closest to the door.)

💡 Tips That Actually Work

Here’s some advice from a fellow Wordle addict:

• Start smart. “SLATE” is still the MVP.

• Avoid panic typing. That’s how we ended up with “BLOOF.”

• For Connections: Try talking to the words. Like, literally. “What are you? A shoe? A fruit? Help me out.”

🗓 Wordle Recap This Week (For Bragging or Healing)

• May 16: SLIME

• May 15: EAGER

• May 14: GRAVY

• May 13: CLONE

• May 12: DECOY

Clearly, the Wordle gods are in their “sticky substance” era.

🎤 Before You Go...

Today’s Wordle was a little reflective — “GROWN” kinda hits different, right? Meanwhile, Connections had us bouncing from bananas to boots in four seconds flat. Mental gymnastics at its finest.

Crushed both games? Screenshot that win.
Struggled and needed help? Same here. Let’s pretend we got it in two and move on with our day.

Catch you tomorrow for another round of “What on earth is this word?!”