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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle is a real challenge. You’ll need a good sense of musical history in order to solve the purple category. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.
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Hints for today’s Connections groups
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: That’s not happening.
Green group hint: Good plan!
Blue group hint: Editors use these.
Purple group hint: Music of the 1950s.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: “In your dreams.”
Green group: Sensible.
Blue group: Typographical symbols.
Purple group: Song of the Year nominees at the first Grammy Awards.
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for May 30, 2026.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is “in your dreams.” The four answers are impossible, never, no way and sorry.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is sensible. The four answers are clear, lucid, right and sound.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is typographical symbols. The four answers are brace, caret, pipe and tilde.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is Song of the Year nominees at the first Grammy Awards. The four answers are Fever, Gigi, Volare and Witchcraft.
