Connections - Simple synonyms or obscure options

[Womblingmerrily]

New thread for our connections games

Old thread : https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/_chat/5180542-connections-purple-haze-and-dogs-dinners?page=40&reply=139649584

Connections
Puzzle #549
🟦🟪🟦🟨
🟩🟦🟩🟦
🟦🟦🟪🟦
🟩🟪🟩🟩

I just couldn't see anything at all, granted I'm sat in a car with a very stressed cat but though the groups made sense the unsorted words just looked like gibberish 🤷🏼‍♀️

Connections
Puzzle #549
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟪🟦
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪

Connections
Puzzle #549
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟩🟦🟪
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟦🟦🟪
🟦🟦🟪🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦

That was close!

Connections
Puzzle #549
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟪🟦🟪
🟦🟪🟦🟦
🟦🟪🟦🟦
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪

Phew, I thought that was tough.

Connections
Puzzle #549
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟩🟦🟦
🟩🟪🟦🟪
🟩🟦🟦🟦
🟦🟦🟪🟦

I could see 3 of the blues but not the 4th. Also got distracted by a connection that wasn't there.

Connections
Puzzle #549
🟦🟪🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪

Connections
Puzzle #549
🟦🟨🟪🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections
Puzzle #550
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟪🟩
🟩🟩🟪🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪

yeah, yeah, very funny. Can we go back to words now?

Omg, just had a peep at today's Connections. Too tired to tackle it now but it's deffo going to put the cat among the pigeons...The comments are kicking off.

Connections
Puzzle #550
🟩🟩🟪🟩
🟩🟩🟪🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟦🟦
🟦🟪🟪🟦
Feck off

Connections
Puzzle #550
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟦🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦

Those drawings were shit.

Connections
Puzzle #550
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟪🟩
🟦🟪🟪🟪
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟪🟪🟪
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦

I didn’t get drawings, mine (using the NYT website rather than the app) was words as usual.

That didn’t go well.

Connections
Puzzle #550
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟪🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟪
🟦🟪🟦🟦
🟦🟦🟦🟪

I had drawings on the website version.

What a load of bollocks

Connections
Puzzle #550
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟦🟪
🟦🟩🟦🟪
🟩🟩🟩🟦
🟩🟩🟪🟦

Wtf was that?! I haven’t been playing it long-have they done that before?

I’ve seen pictures before but better than todays offering

Connections
Puzzle #550
🟩🟩🟪🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦

Connections
Puzzle #550
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟪🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦

Well, that was a (difficult) surprise!

Connections
Puzzle #550
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪

Connections
Puzzle #550
🟩🟩🟩🟪
🟩🟩🟪🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪

That's only the second time I've seen visual clues rather than words. I prefer the normal format

Pictures don't work for me. Didn't even bother trying after yellow.
Please don't do that again please.

Connections
Puzzle #550
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟩🟩🟪
🟩🟪🟩🟦
🟦🟪🟩🟪
🟦🟩🟦🟦

Connections
Puzzle #550
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪
Also had the drawings on the website version.

Full disclosure - the only way I got this was by looking at the 'straightforward' to 'tricky' hint under the lightbulb which had some of the words written out.

Some commentators are pointing out that for those who use braille or other text apps, the pictures didn't translate, so it was not an inclusive puzzle.

It was easy peasy! 😂. No. No it was not. It was apparently to celebrate 550 Connections games. I have to admit I went looking for hints. Partly to see WHY it was pictures rather than words. And it still took a while.

Connections
Puzzle #550
🟩🟩🟩🟪
🟩🟩🟪🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦

Wtaf?

Don’t do this to me, especially at this time of year. Some things have to stay normal, ffs.