Because your brain deserves a cheat day.

Struggling with today’s Wordle or stuck trying to untangle NYT Connections? We’ve all been there — staring at five empty boxes or twelve weirdly unrelated words thinking, “Is this a test?”

Good news: you’re not alone, and yes — I brought clues.

🌱 Wordle #1430 – It's All About the Pitch
If today’s Wordle threw you off with its vowel-light puzzle, here’s your nudge in the right direction:

🟩 Clues That Actually Help:

• Starts with P

• Ends with H

• One vowel

• Has something to do with sound or sports

🧠 Answer: PITCH

Yep, that’s it. Whether you were imagining a music note, a fastball, or your elevator speech — “pitch” covered all bases.

And if you got it in three tries? Go ahead and brag. If not? Let’s call it a warm-up.

🎯 NYT Connections #708 – Brain Yoga, Basically

Today’s puzzle had a weird energy. Like, “Hey, remember whales? And Monopoly?” energy. Here's how the groups shook out:

🟨 Yellow: Fundraising Events

Ball, Benefit, Function, Gala
→ Fancy words for a reason to wear sequins and eat overpriced hors d’oeuvres.

🟩 Green: Monopoly Spaces

Avenue, Chance, Railroad, Utility
→ Aka the places where you either get rich or cry.

🟦 Blue: Features of Toothed Whales

Blubber, Flipper, Fluke, Melon
→ I too have a blubber-melon situation going on post-snacks.

🟪 Purple: Homophones of Foot Parts

Bawl, Heal, Soul, Tow
→ Wordplay Olympics. “Tow” and “Toe”? Pure evil.

💡 Tips That Actually Help (Not From a Bot)

• Still starting Wordle with “SLATE”? Good. It still slaps.

• If your third guess is pure panic — take a breath. You're not being timed.

• For Connections: Talk to the words. Seriously. “Are you a shoe? A whale part? Speak to me!”

🗓️ Wordle Recap (May 13–19)

• May 13: CLONE

• May 14: GRAVY

• May 15: EAGER

• May 16: SLIME

• May 17: GROWN

• May 18: ???

• May 19: PITCH

Apparently, Wordle is in its single-vowel era. Respect.

🎤 Final Thoughts: We Survived Another One

If today’s Wordle felt a little too sporty, and Connections had you Googling "What is a fluke again?", don’t worry — you’re not broken. That’s the game. That’s the joy.

Screenshot your win. Or your fifth-try defeat. Either way, we showed up.
Catch you tomorrow for another round of “This has to be the word... wait, WHAT?!”