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December 15th, 2023 at 3:58:15 AM permalink

Dec 15

⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ STARE
🟨🟩🟨⬜🟨 POINT
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TOPIC

Connections
Puzzle #187
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟪

"For with much wisdom comes much sorrow." -- Ecclesiastes 1:18 (NIV)

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December 15th, 2023 at 4:28:26 AM permalink

Wordle 909 4/6

🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ TREND
⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ GLYPH -- and yet, a very good probing word today
🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ TOPAZ
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TOPIC

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December 15th, 2023 at 8:27:56 AM permalink

Connections
Puzzle #187
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟨🟨🟨🟨

I never considered "Crab" and "Crank" as noun forms of "Crabby" and "Cranky"

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December 15th, 2023 at 8:53:41 AM permalink

Wordle 909 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨
🟨🟩🟨⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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December 15th, 2023 at 4:03:37 PM permalink

3 tonight December 15

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I meant to voice my disagreement with the purple group today. In my opinion, the only one of these words that is a synonym for "swindler" is "cheat."

I think of a crook as someone is an outright thief. There is no deception required, they just take things that don't belong to them.

Meanwhile, a quack is somebody who professes to be an expert at something he is not. The gambling world is full of quacks, giving horrible advice that isn't grounded in math but myth. However, someone who is deliberately deceiving people, probably by selling betting systems, is more of a swindler. A quack actually believes his own advice.

A "shark" is the most out of place of the group. Being a "shark" is generally a compliment, meaning to be good at what you do, at the expense of weaker competition. I doubt any of the sharks on Shark Tank consider it a synonym for swindler.

Thanks. I had to get that off my chest.

My apologies if anyone hasn't played the Connections for 12/15 yet. I figure it's late enough in the day to discuss.

"For with much wisdom comes much sorrow." -- Ecclesiastes 1:18 (NIV)

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December 15th, 2023 at 10:17:25 PM permalink

Wordle #910 December 16: 4/6 par

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 STARE / BBBBG
🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 OUNCE / YBBBG
🟨🟨⬜🟨🟩 LODGE / YYBYG
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 GLOBE / Correct

With G = 1, Y = ½, & B = 0, I scored 1, 1½, 2½, and 5.

I spent about six minutes solving this one: most of that was playing LODGE.

My streak is at 32.

Connections Puzzle #188 December 16: perfect

🟦🟦🟦🟦 BBBB
🟩🟩🟩🟩 GGGG
🟪🟪🟪🟪 PPPP
🟨🟨🟨🟨 YYYY

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December 16th, 2023 at 1:58:55 AM permalink

Quote: Wizard

I meant to voice my disagreement with the purple group today. In my opinion, the only one of these words that is a synonym for "swindler" is "cheat."

I think of a crook as someone is an outright thief. There is no deception required, they just take things that don't belong to them.

Meanwhile, a quack is somebody who professes to be an expert at something he is not. The gambling world is full of quacks, giving horrible advice that isn't grounded in math but myth. However, someone who is deliberately deceiving people, probably by selling betting systems, is more of a swindler. A quack actually believes his own advice.

A "shark" is the most out of place of the group. Being a "shark" is generally a compliment, meaning to be good at what you do, at the expense of weaker competition. I doubt any of the sharks on Shark Tank consider it a synonym for swindler.

Thanks. I had to get that off my chest.

My apologies if anyone hasn't played the Connections for 12/15 yet. I figure it's late enough in the day to discuss.
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I feel that crook can go with swindler. Ie.. he�s crooked
But I can see your argument.

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December 16th, 2023 at 3:57:38 AM permalink

Wordle 910 4/6

⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

POSIT
YEARN
MULCH
GLOBE - was thinking either globe, glove, or bloke. Went with globe because I�d have the g or the b if it was either of the other two

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December 16th, 2023 at 4:10:54 AM permalink

Wordle 910 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ STRAD
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ LYNCH
⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 VOWEL
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 GLOBE

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December 16th, 2023 at 5:56:43 AM permalink

Wordle 910 3/6*

⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ flick
⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 plate
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 globe

Connections
Puzzle #188
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦

Wizard
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December 16th, 2023 at 6:02:58 AM permalink

Dec 16

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 STARE
🟨⬜⬜🟩🟨 LIMBO
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 GLOBE

Connections
Puzzle #188
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦

"For with much wisdom comes much sorrow." -- Ecclesiastes 1:18 (NIV)

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December 16th, 2023 at 7:18:10 AM permalink

Connections
Puzzle #188
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪

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December 16th, 2023 at 8:12:01 AM permalink

Wordle 910 4/6

⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨
⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩
🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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December 16th, 2023 at 6:36:23 PM permalink

4 tonight December 16

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December 16th, 2023 at 10:18:12 PM permalink

Wordle #911 December 17: 4/6 par

⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ STARE / BBYBB
⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ MANLY / BGYBB
🟨🟩🟩⬜🟨 NACHO / YGGBY
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BACON / Correct

With G = 1, Y = ½, & B = 0, I scored ½, 1½, 3, and 5.

I spent about three minutes solving this one.

My streak is at 33.

Connections Puzzle #189 December 16: perfect

🟩🟩🟩🟩 GGGG
🟨🟨🟨🟨 YYYY
🟦🟦🟦🟦 BBBB
🟪🟪🟪🟪 PPPP

The purple connection eluded me once again. Boy, did I feel stupid when I saw the answer.

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December 17th, 2023 at 4:02:46 AM permalink

Wordle 911 3/6

⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ LARNT
🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ COMPS
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BACON

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December 17th, 2023 at 4:03:27 AM permalink

Wordle 911 5/6

⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩
⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜
🟨🟩⬜🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

POSIT
YEARN
MULCH
CANON
BACON

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December 17th, 2023 at 4:24:54 AM permalink

Dec 17

⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ STARE
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ DAILY
⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ POUCH
🟨🟩⬜🟩🟩 CANON
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BACON

Connections
Puzzle #189
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟪

"For with much wisdom comes much sorrow." -- Ecclesiastes 1:18 (NIV)

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December 17th, 2023 at 7:03:58 AM permalink

Connections
Puzzle #189
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩��🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪

Question: does anybody else see two white question marks inside of black diamonds in the second green square, or is it just me?

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December 17th, 2023 at 8:12:40 AM permalink

Wordle 911 4/6

⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩
⬜⬜🟨🟨🟩
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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December 17th, 2023 at 8:13:18 AM permalink

Quote: ThatDonGuy
Connections
Puzzle #189
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩��🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪

Question: does anybody else see two white question marks inside of black diamonds in the second green square, or is it just me?
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I see what you�re seeing

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Quote: ThatDonGuy
Question: does anybody else see two white question marks inside of black diamonds in the second green square, or is it just me?
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I see them.

"For with much wisdom comes much sorrow." -- Ecclesiastes 1:18 (NIV)

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December 17th, 2023 at 4:29:51 PM permalink

Let me try posting it in Edge (all of my previous attempts were in Firefox, which has had some problems with other sites):

Connections
Puzzle #189
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪

Now let me try posting it in Firefox:

Connections
Puzzle #189
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪

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December 17th, 2023 at 9:54:57 PM permalink

Wordle 912 4/6*

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ strap
⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ cloud
⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 buggy
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 funny

Connections
Puzzle #190
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦

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December 17th, 2023 at 10:19:36 PM permalink

Wordle #912 December 18: 4/6 par

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ STARE / BBBBB
⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ DOING / BBBGB
🟩⬜🟨🟩⬜ FLUNK / GBYGB
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 FUNNY / Correct

With G = 1, Y = ½, & B = 0, I scored 0, 1, 2½, and 5.

I spent about three minutes solving this one.

My streak is at 34.

Connections Puzzle #190 December 18: 1 error

🟨🟪🟨🟨 ypyy: FLASH, rush, JIFFY, WINK
🟨🟨🟨🟨 YYYY
🟦🟦🟦🟦 BBBB
🟪🟪🟪🟪 PPPP
🟩🟩🟩🟩 GGGG

Today, the purple connection was obvious to me.

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December 18th, 2023 at 4:20:07 AM permalink

Wordle 912 5/6

⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ PLANT
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ SCORE
⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 WHINY
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 BUNNY
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 FUNNY

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December 18th, 2023 at 4:22:21 AM permalink

Lost my record of today�s game. But it was a 5/6

POSIT
MULCH
YEARN
FUNKY
FUNNY

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Connections
Puzzle #190
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟨🟨🟨
🟨🟪🟨🟨
🟨🟦🟦🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟪

Last edited by: ThatDonGuy on Dec 18, 2023

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December 18th, 2023 at 7:43:51 AM permalink

Dec 18

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ STARE
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ LIMBO
⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ CHUNK
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 FUNNY

Connections
Puzzle #190
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟨🟨🟨🟨

"For with much wisdom comes much sorrow." -- Ecclesiastes 1:18 (NIV)

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December 18th, 2023 at 8:09:15 AM permalink

Wordle 912 3/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨
⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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December 18th, 2023 at 3:34:57 PM permalink

3 tonight December 18

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December 18th, 2023 at 9:36:15 PM permalink

Wordle 913 4/6*

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 quint
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 smote
🟩⬜🟨⬜🟩 trace
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 table

Connections
Puzzle #191
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦

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December 18th, 2023 at 11:26:47 PM permalink

Wordle #913 December 19: 3/6 birdie

⬜🟨🟨⬜🟩 STARE / BYYBG
🟨🟩🟨⬜🟩 BATHE / YGYBG
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TABLE / Correct

With G = 1, Y = ½, & B = 0, I scored 2, 3, and 5.

I spent about six minutes solving this one, mostly on turn 2.

My streak is at 35.

Connections Puzzle #191 December 19: perfect

🟩🟩🟩🟩 GGGG
🟨🟨🟨🟨 YYYY
🟦🟦🟦🟦. BBBB
🟪🟪🟪🟪 PPPP

Two letters plus a number? Did not see that one.

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December 19th, 2023 at 2:33:40 AM permalink

Dec 19

⬜🟨🟨⬜🟩 STARE
🟨🟩🟨⬜⬜ LATCH
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TABLE

Failed at Connections.

Last edited by: Wizard on Dec 19, 2023

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December 19th, 2023 at 3:52:11 AM permalink

Wordle 913 3/6

⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ STERN
⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ CHILD
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TABLE -- nice to have a bit of luck for a change

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December 19th, 2023 at 4:30:25 AM permalink

Wordle 913 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

POSIT
YEARN
MULCH
TABLE

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Connections
Puzzle #191
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦

Finally got one of those "word puzzle" ones without leaving it to the end

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December 19th, 2023 at 3:48:56 PM permalink

3 tonight December 19

purple category was a stretch I thought o error

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December 19th, 2023 at 5:00:00 PM permalink

Quote: avianrandy
purple category was a stretch I thought o error
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These show up every now and then, probably because the TV show on which this is based loves to include them.

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December 19th, 2023 at 8:57:33 PM permalink

Wordle 913 3/6

⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨
🟨🟩🟨⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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December 19th, 2023 at 9:11:22 PM permalink

Wordle 914 5/6*

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ brink
🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜ slosh
🟩🟨🟨⬜⬜ salve
🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 stall
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 small

Connections
Puzzle #192
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟪

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December 19th, 2023 at 10:46:32 PM permalink

Wordle #914 December 20: 4/6 par

🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ STARE / GBGBB
🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ SNACK / GBGBB
🟩⬜🟩🟨⬜ SWAMP / GBGYB
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SMALL / Correct

With G = 1, Y = ½, & B = 0, I scored 2, 2, 2½, and 5.

I spent about two minutes solving this one.

My streak is at 36.

Connections Puzzle #192 December 20: perfect

🟦🟦🟦🟦 BBBB
🟩🟩🟩🟩 GGGG
🟨🟨🟨🟨 YYYY
🟪🟪🟪🟪 PPPP

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December 20th, 2023 at 4:17:48 AM permalink

Wordle 914 3/6

🟩🟨🟩⬜⬜ SLANT
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ CHEWY
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SMALL

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December 20th, 2023 at 4:35:00 AM permalink

Wordle 914 4/6

⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜
🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

POSIT
YEARN
MULCH
SMALL

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December 20th, 2023 at 5:02:59 AM permalink

Dec 20

🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ STARE
🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ SHACK
🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 SNAIL
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SMALL

No yellow day.

Connections
Puzzle #192
🟩🟪🟨🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪

That was tricky with the fake group of fingers.

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December 20th, 2023 at 7:02:58 AM permalink

Connections
Puzzle #192
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟨🟩🟪
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
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"Buzz" as a synonym for "call on the phone"? "I'll give someone a buzz" usually refers to an intercom

In case you are wondering - the cartoon mice, and their partners/antagonists:
Jerry (Tom)
Speedy [Gonzales] (Sylvester the Cat)
Itchy (Scratchy, "The Simpsons")
Pinky (The Brain, "Animaniacs" / "Pinky & The Brain")

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December 20th, 2023 at 7:39:41 AM permalink

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1. Who was the cousin of Speedy Gonzales?
2. What special ability did said cousin have?

"For with much wisdom comes much sorrow." -- Ecclesiastes 1:18 (NIV)

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