PG first, then a race to 🎓 Connections Puzzle #1067 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Wordle 1,789 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟨🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ugh! #nytspellingbee #hivemind #nytsb

3 PG and a 🎓 is all I have time for. Happy Mother's Day where applicable. 🌺🌷💐 #nytspellingbee #hivemind #nytsb

Who needs a PG? Wordle 1,785 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Connections Puzzle #1063 🟦🟩🟦🟦 🟩🟦🟦🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪😖 #nytspellingbee #hivemind #nytsb

The A7 of winter... wait, whaaaaat?? 😩 #nytspellingbee #nytsb #hivemind

Busy today - preparing for 6-8" heavy snow. Just your typical May 5th...... #nytspellingbee #nytsb #hivemind

One-second pangram. Don'tcha think Sam owed us one? Finally did get PG yesterday, right after I posted. 🙄 #nytspellingbee #hivemind #nytsb

My eyes are now crossed 🤯 and all I can see when I look at the puzzle is the phrase au courant. I am past 🎓 with 53 words no hints and for the life of me, no PG. 😩 Too much for me! 😜 Good luck! #hivemind #nytspellingbee #nytsb

Fast no hints 🎓 and a PG produced an immature glee. 😃 Wordle 1,777 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 22 words left 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🍀 Connections Puzzle #1055 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 #nytspellingbee #nytsb #hivemind

A PG and no hints 🎓 Wordle 1,775 3/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 💥 I like beating the Bot Connections Puzzle #1053 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟦🟩🟪 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 #nytspellingbee #hivemind #nytsb

A struggle today! 😳 Wordle 1,774 3/6 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Connections Puzzle #1052 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 #nytspellingbee #hivemind #nytsb

BADA-BING! No hints 🎓 Wordle 1,770 3/6 ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Connections Puzzle #1048 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 #nytspellingbee #hivemind #nytsb

Busy busy this AM so late to the game. Board only 🎓 Wordle 1,768 2/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟩 6 words left 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🤸‍♂️ Connections Puzzle #1046 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 #nytspellingbee #nytsb #hivemind

Gameboard only - all I have time for this morning, thankfully quick w/ a PG! .... May revisit 😃 #nytspellingbee #hivemind #nytsb

No food is too esoteric; no foreign dance, no obscure mechanical part, no neologism is too absurd for Sam -- but when it comes to our beautiful green planet, oh no - those words don't count. 😡 Got pg and 🎓, BTW #nytspellingbee #hivemind #nytsb

PG first, quick no hints 🎓 - fun one for an -ING! Wordle 1,756 6/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 😩 mistake! 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Connections Puzzle #1034 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟪🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟪🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟪 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🤯 #nytspellingbee #hivemind #nytsb

One PG first. Connections Puzzle #1032 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Wordle 1,754 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 2 words left 🟩🟩🟨⬜🟩 🤯 😩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 #nytspellingbee #hivemind #nytsb

No hints 🎓 🙂 Wordle 1,753 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Connections Puzzle #1031 🟦🟨🟪🟦 😧 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟩🟩🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 #nytspellingbee #hivemind #nytsb

Tarnished 👑 - looked at grid a bit after (fast) OMO 🎓 PG first. Connections Puzzle #1030 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🙄 Wordle 1,752 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 UGH! 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 #nytspellingbee #hivemind #nytsb

Pangram first. Tried a lot of made-up words that sounded like they could be words.....😄 Then one of those got me to 🎓 Connections Puzzle #1028 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Wordle 1,750 3/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 #nytspellingbee #hivemind #nytsb

I'm exhausted! 😳 PG #9 Quick unassisted 🎓 Wordle 1,747 6/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 arghh! Connections - very clever, got the concept, couldn't connect Puzzle #1025 🟩🟨🟩🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟨🟨🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 #nytspellingbee #nytsb #hivemind

Pangram first! 🎓No hints but needed grid for last few. Word new to me! 😃 Good luck, everyone! Connections Puzzle #1023 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Wordle 1,745 3/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 #nytspellingbee #nytsb #hivemind

Just had cataract surgery and eye is balking at further screen torture... 🎓 good enough! 😄 #nytspellingbee #hivemind #nytsb Wordle 1,742 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Connections Puzzle #1020 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪

2 PGS, so apropos Wordle 1,734 3/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Connections Puzzle #1012 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩 #nytspellingbee #hivemind #nytsb

I see I'm 👑 - 8 but got here with no hints and a PG. Challenging! #nytspellingbee #hivemind #nytsb Connections Puzzle #1010 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Wordle 1,732 5/6 ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ ugh 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ ugh!! 😩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Isn't a babbling brook BABBLY? 😄 #nytspellingbee #hivemind #nytsb

PGs #1 and #2. A STROKE of insight on word 46 got me to 🎓 #nytspellingbee #hivemind #nytsb

I'm 8 shy of the 👑 but not sure it's doable. PGs late in the game. #nytspellingbee #hivemind #nytsb

Finished with grid help; unlike some, I cannot tell a lie.....🤯 Wordle 1,712 3/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Connections Puzzle #990 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 #nytspellingbee #hivemind #nytsb

🎓 on my own - multiple PGs get you there fast. But what about WOODYARD? #nytspellingbee #nytsb #hivemind

Quick trip to Genius - puzzle only. Not going for the Gold, however.... 😃 🇺🇸 #hivemind #nytspellingbee #nytsb

Boycotting the Bee today since NY Times wouldn't accept concomitant! Are you kidding, Sam? 😡 #nytspellingbee #hivemind #nytsb

👑 -2 but now word blind. 🤪 Good luck everyone! #nytspellingbee #nytsb #hivemind Wordle 1,707 3/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Connections Puzzle #985 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪

No hints, PG first, keeping it light on this observant day....🙂 #nytspellingbee #hivemind #nytsb

Quick 2 AM 🎓 and 2 PG over melatonin tea 🙄 Actually, -ING puzzle like counting sheep... 🥱 😴 💤 #nytspellingbee #hivemind #nytsb

Some fun words today. OMO 🎓 #nytspellingbee #hivemind #nytsb

NIFTY! Pangram 1st Wordle 1,698 4/6 ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟨 dumb mistake 😐 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Connections Puzzle #976 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 #nytsb #nytspellingbee #hivemind 😴

😃 Connections Puzzle #974 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Wordle 1,696 3/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 #nytspellingbee #hivemind #nytsb

I learned this word first year in grad school. GABION is sort of in the same camp with ADIT. If they are good enough for the NY Times to use them - why not in the Bee????????? #nytspellingbee #hivemind #nytsb

Enough for a busy morning. 😃 Wordle 1,687 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟩 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 #nytspellingbee #nytsb #hivemind

This little train went off the rails today - that last word! And that little book is on my shelf! 🙄 No 😇 but a tarnished 👑 instead. 🤨 #nytspellingbee #hivemind #nytsb

no hints PG and 🎓 - I'm happy 😃 Wordle 1,684 3/6 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 beating the bot = 😀 Connections Puzzle #962 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 #nytspellingbee #hivemind #nytsb

No Hints 🎓, a PG word 38 🙄 #nytspellingbee #nytsb #hivemind

Yesterday 🤯 #nytspellingbee #hivemind #nytsb Wordle 1,682 3/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Connections Puzzle #960 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 under a min.

Why not PARTICIPATOR? Merriam-Webster agrees it's a word. 🤨 #nytsb #nytspellingbee #hivemind

Too long for this late. 🥱 3 PG and the easiest one was my last. 😧 Wordle 1,676 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Connections Puzzle #954 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 #nytspellingbee #hivemind #nytsb

No PG!! 🤯 Wordle 1,673 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟨🟨 🤨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Connections Puzzle #951 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Skill 95/99 Uniqueness 1 in 22 #nytspellingbee #hivemind #nytsb

On my own 🎓 - will drink a toast from a CALICE. Not going further due to late hour. 🙂 At least it wasn't an -ING or -ED day! 🥰 🤸‍♂️😀 #nytspellingbee #hivemind #nytsb

Quick to 🎓 but no PG (found late). 👑 -1 forever; word was too fancy for me! #nytspellingbee #nytsb #hivemind

🎓 ABM and PG first. Good start to the day! #nytspellingbee #nytsb #hivemind Wordle 1,664 2/6 ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🤯 😁 Connections Puzzle #942 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪

Pretty quick to 🎓 no hints; 1PG to start. #nytspellingbee #hivemind #nytsb