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NYT Connections Winter edition

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Peridot1 · 03/11/2026 08:22

New thread as old one is full. Will delete this if someone has started already.

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Peridot1 · 10/11/2026 08:32

Well purple was definitely by default today. Did the staring at the last four words for ages!

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Cavalierorwhat · 10/11/2026 09:44

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PBD
and a bit of education

herdiegirl · 10/11/2026 09:52

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CountingCrones · 10/11/2026 10:12

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Snap, @Peridot1 - was looking and looking and couldn't find what purple had in common.

Merluzzo · 10/11/2026 10:21

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Quite enjoyed that. PBD.

Shinyhappyapple · 10/11/2026 17:04

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Struggled with the blues and purples as I had completely the wrong connection in mind for purple .

goldtrap · 10/11/2026 18:39

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PBD - was going in all kinds of directions except the right one!

OrsolaRosso · 10/11/2026 21:01

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LifeOfBriony · 10/11/2026 21:22

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Looked up a few words but solved without clues. PBD.
A Wainwright means something else to many in the UK!

HelloMist · 11/11/2026 00:53

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Got blue then used hints and googled the odd word. PBD

HoldMyWine · 11/11/2026 03:21

PBD
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WintersFrog · 11/11/2026 05:24

P almost by default but figured it out before hitting submit. Yellow right for the wrong reason.
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WingBingo · 11/11/2026 05:59

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CurlewKate · 11/11/2026 08:49

At what point do you Google a word? I have a very strict rule that I don’t-ever. But today there was a word I didn’t know, and on impulse, I googled. And of course the connection was nothing to do with the meaning but Google gave me an unwanted clue!!! So my day is absolutely ruined- how can I ever recover?? (For clarity- not really ruined, but I am furious!!)

goldtrap · 11/11/2026 09:04

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Almost gave up with purple and yellow. But stuck with it!
Yellow was right lines, wrong connection.

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Peridot1 · 11/11/2026 09:22

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@CurlewKate - that is a risk with googling. I do Google sometimes but only if I really don’t know the word. And I don’t think it has ever told me the Connection. That I can remember anyway. I usually Google the word and just the meaning from the dictionary.

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CountingCrones · 11/11/2026 09:30

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Merluzzo · 11/11/2026 09:43

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HoldMyWine · 11/11/2026 10:02

@CurlewKate, I do google words that I don’t know but isn’t always helpful as sometimes the connection isn’t the word meaning but something more cryptic

Shinyhappyapple · 11/11/2026 14:18

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I can’t claim purple as I also googled unknown words and the answer came up.

LifeOfBriony · 11/11/2026 20:09

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Fell for the RH! PBD.

I google unfamiliar words for meanings; I did this today.

WingBingo · 12/11/2026 06:47

I mean, how could this not be a red herring! Totally fell for it.

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Waitingforlongerdays · 12/11/2026 07:29

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Managed to swerve the red herring, but it was tempting.

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Peridot1 · 12/11/2026 07:56

I almost went for the red herring too. Although only had three.

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goldtrap · 12/11/2026 08:44

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V pleased with myself today. Laughed in the face of the RH and no default.

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