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Original poster

Connections in late summer

243 replies

SnowFrogJelly · 20/08/2026 23:14

New thread here

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WonderfulSmith · 24/08/2026 11:28

Connections
Puzzle #1170
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦

I saw purple and blue is not my area of knowledge at all.

Merluzzo · 24/08/2026 13:09

Connections
Puzzle #1170
🟨🟪🟦🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟩🟩🟦🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦

BBD.

Chemenger · 24/08/2026 15:22

Connections
Puzzle #1170
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦

BBD, who would ever get that? Purple made more sense once I saw the exact connection.

Shinyhappyapple · 24/08/2026 20:40

Connections
Puzzle #1170
🟨🟪🟦🟩
🟪🟨🟪🟦
🟨🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦

Blue ???

Original poster
SnowFrogJelly · 24/08/2026 22:45

Connections
Puzzle #1170
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟦🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦

BBD
got lucky w purple

OP posts:
CountingCrones · 25/08/2026 01:18

Connections
Puzzle #1171
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨

Damn, I had hoped for a reverse rainbow

Waitingforlongerdays · 25/08/2026 06:43

Connections
Puzzle #1171
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🟨🟨🟨🟨
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I forgot to do it yesterday, so my streak has gone, which is annoying.

WingBingo · 25/08/2026 06:49

Connections
Puzzle #1171
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🟪🟪🟪🟪

HoldMyWine · 25/08/2026 07:10

GBD again, what’s going on?
Connections
Puzzle #1171
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🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟩🟩🟩🟩

Peridot1 · 25/08/2026 07:44

No default today.

Connections
Puzzle #1171
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🟨🟨🟨🟨
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WhatICallMyUsername · 25/08/2026 08:26

Could see green but could not see green IYSWIM 😂

Connections
Puzzle #1171
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Chemenger · 25/08/2026 08:58

Nice quick one to make up for yesterday
Connections
Puzzle #1171
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
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goldtrap · 25/08/2026 09:46

Connections
Puzzle #1171
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦

Not bad. Purple was easiest for me today.

HelloMist · 25/08/2026 11:51

Not sure would've got yesterday's. Forgot to finish it.

Connections
Puzzle #1171
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
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🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦

Merluzzo · 25/08/2026 12:58

Connections
Puzzle #1171
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦

No default today.

LifeOfBriony · 25/08/2026 19:01

Connections
Puzzle #1171
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟨🟨🟨🟨

No default today.

Shinyhappyapple · 25/08/2026 19:06

Connections
Puzzle #1171
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪

Original poster
SnowFrogJelly · 25/08/2026 21:28

Connections
Puzzle #1171
🟦🟦🟦🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦

OP posts:
OrsolaRosso · 25/08/2026 22:35

Connections
Puzzle #1171
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪

CountingCrones · 26/08/2026 05:43

Connections
Puzzle #1172
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦

WingBingo · 26/08/2026 06:58

Not so straightforward for me

Connections
Puzzle #1172
🟩🟪🟩🟩
🟩🟪🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
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HoldMyWine · 26/08/2026 07:08

Fell for the red herring. BBD.
Connections
Puzzle #1172
🟦🟩🟪🟨
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟪🟪
🟪🟪🟦🟪
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦

Chemenger · 26/08/2026 07:45

Connections
Puzzle #1172
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦

I had three purples from the start but couldn’t see the fourth.

Peridot1 · 26/08/2026 07:55

Tricky.

Connections
Puzzle #1172
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🟪🟪🟪🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟩
🟩🟪🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦

goldtrap · 26/08/2026 09:03

Connections
Puzzle #1172
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦

I was vibing with this today. Maybe because I've been doing this for so long, I can see the classic connection connections!