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Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for May 8, #697
Here are the hints and answers for Connections for May 8, No. 697. Think movies with non-stop action.

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Today’s Connections puzzle is fun, especially if you like action movies and a certain dice game. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.
The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. Players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including the number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak.
Read more: Hints, Tips and Strategies to Help You Win at NYT Connections Every Time
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: Jot it down.
Green group hint: Dice game.
Blue group hint: Bourne is another one.
Purple group hint: You use two on the drums.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Commit to paper.
Green group: Needs for playing Yahtzee.
Blue group: Heroes of action movie franchises.
Purple group: ____ stick.
Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words
What are today’s Connections answers?
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is commit to paper. The four answers are author, compose, pen and write.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is needs for playing Yahtzee. The four answers are cup, dice, pencil and scorecard.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is heroes of action movie franchises. The four answers are Bond, Jones, Ocean and Wick. (For James Bond, Indiana Jones, Danny Ocean and John Wick.)
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is ____ stick. The four answers are candle, chop, joy and yard.
Toughest Connections puzzles
We’ve made a note of some of the toughest Connections puzzles so far. Maybe they’ll help you see patterns in future puzzles.
#5: Included «things you can set,» such as mood, record, table and volleyball.
#4: Included «one in a dozen,» such as egg, juror, month and rose.
#3: Included «streets on screen,» such as Elm, Fear, Jump and Sesame.
#2: Included «power ___» such as nap, plant, Ranger and trip.
#1: Included «things that can run,» such as candidate, faucet, mascara and nose.
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Meta Reportedly Eyeing ‘Super Sensing’ Tech for Smart Glasses
The company is reportedly pulling back on some privacy concerns to give its smart glasses lineup a bigger AI boost.

Meta is reportedly developing what it calls a «super sensing» type of facial recognition technology to its smart glasses lineup. A new report from The Information said Meta is developing software for the glasses that has the ability to recognize people by name and keep better track of what users are doing throughout the day.
The company originally planned to include similar technology in its first wave of smart glasses, but abandoned that effort due to privacy concerns.
Now, however, the tech appears to be back on the table. Meta is reportedly working on two new pairs of smart glasses, internally known as Aperol and Bellini, and is also re-evaluating its privacy policies and potential safety risks associated with the technology, the report said.
The report also said the feature would be opt-in only.
It’s part of Meta’s larger strategy to expand its smart glasses lineup and integrate AI more deeply into the products. It follows news that rivals like Google — now developing its first smart glasses since Google Glass — are boosting their push into the category.
It’s also said to be integrating this same «sensing» recognition capability into AI-powered earphones, which are said to include embedded cameras and sensors.
A representative for Meta did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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Today’s Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for May 9, #1420
Here are hints and the answer for today’s Wordle No. 1,420 for May 9.

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Today’s Wordle puzzle could be tricky. It’s not a super-common word, though the letters aren’t especially unusual. If you need a new starter word, check out our list of which letters show up the most in English words. If you need hints and the answer, read on.
Today’s Wordle hints
Before we show you today’s Wordle answer, we’ll give you some hints. If you don’t want a spoiler, look away now.
Wordle hint No. 1: Repeats
Today’s Wordle answer has no repeated letters.
Wordle hint No. 2: Vowels
There are two vowels in today’s Wordle answer.
Wordle hint No. 3: First letter
Today’s Wordle answer begins with the letter T.
Wordle hint No. 4: Nonsense
Today’s Wordle answer can refer to something ridiculous.
Wordle hint No. 5: Meaning
Today’s Wordle answer can refer to an unusual ingredient used in Mexican and other dishes.
TODAY’S WORDLE ANSWER
Today’s Wordle answer is TRIPE.
Yesterday’s Wordle answer
Yesterday’s Wordle answer, May 8, No. 1419, was BALMY.
Recent Wordle answers
May 4, No. 1415: TROUT
May 5, No. 1416: SHUSH
May 6, No. 1417: SUITE
May 7, No. 1418: MACHO
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Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for May 9, #698
Hints and answers for Connections for May 9, No. 698.

Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles.
Today’s Connections puzzle has one category that might remind you of grade-school math. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.
The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. Players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak.
Read more: Hints, Tips and Strategies to Help You Win at NYT Connections Every Time
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: Adjust the picture.
Green group hint: Starting to fade.
Blue group hint: Do the math.
Purple group hint: Not on the door, but…
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: TV display settings.
Green group: Fuzzy, as a memory.
Blue group: Results of some arithmetic.
Purple group: Window treatments in the singular.
Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words
What are today’s Connections answers?
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is TV display settings. The four answers are brightness, color, contrast and tint.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is fuzzy, as a memory. The four answers are dim, faint, remote and vague.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is results of some arithmetic. The four answers are difference, product, quotient and sum.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is window treatments in the singular. The four answers are blind, drape, shade and shutter.
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