Brain Teasers / Workouts etc

Nice work - keep it up :slight_smile:
Connections not so clever and Wordle was a Phew! - that’s the 3rd one in a week? But I’ll take it as my starting word strategy is more challenging.

Connections
Puzzle #709
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:green_square::purple_square::purple_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::purple_square::green_square:
:purple_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:green_square::purple_square::green_square::green_square:

Wordle 1,431 6/6*

:black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::green_square:
:black_large_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::black_large_square::green_square:
:black_large_square::green_square::green_square::black_large_square::green_square:
:black_large_square::green_square::green_square::black_large_square::green_square:
:black_large_square::green_square::green_square::black_large_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

There’s one BORNE every minute :frowning:

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I had a few false starts with connections today. I should have got the yellow ones easily enough. I was then convinced there was a computer connection as there was desktop, laptop & tablet but really couldn’twork out the 4th so changed tack. Then realise tablet might mean medication so looked for that as a connection & got the 2nd one. The computer connection wasn’t a complete red herring as it came in useful for working out the last two. So phew got them in the end.
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Connections
Puzzle #710
:green_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::green_square::blue_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:

Wordle went well. Seem to be getting better at spotting words beginning with a vowel.

Wordle 1,432 4/6

:white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::green_square::white_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

Waffle was a big fail today. Just couldn’t get it.

Very well done = Connections were too hard for me yet again. Did get the Wordle and achieved 3 stars on Waffle :slight_smile:

Connections
Puzzle #710
:purple_square::purple_square::green_square::blue_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::purple_square::yellow_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:green_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:
:green_square::purple_square::purple_square::green_square:

If only I had an Apple Mac :frowning: Clams - yes, maybe should have got that too.

Wordle 1,432 5/6*

:black_large_square::black_large_square::yellow_square::black_large_square::black_large_square:
:black_large_square::yellow_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square:
:yellow_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

I thought the last 2 connections were bizarre & really couldn’t work out what a waffle iron had to do with anything. I didn’t work out the apple mac bit but most computers have the things it mentioned just called something different. I guessbthat came to me in the end as, for work, I spend 95% of my time on a computer.

Well done on Wordle & waffle. Waffle completely stumped me today.

Well connections were a right mixed bag today. And i still don’t understand the last set. I did get them in the end though.

Connections
Puzzle #711
:green_square::green_square::green_square::purple_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:yellow_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:

Wordle was better than i have done for a while. I got it in 3 today.

Wordle 1,433 3/6

:white_large_square::green_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::green_square::white_large_square::green_square::white_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

I haven’t got to waffle yet. I’ll see how I feel later as feeling quite ropey today.

Hope your day has been a good one.

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Well done Ann

Connections were a huge disappointment and I am so annoyed about the Purple Connections. I mean how could I not have got that after the riddles we’re solving on the other thread!!!

Still, fluked the green connections so it wasn’t a whitewash :slight_smile:

Connections
Puzzle #711
:yellow_square::green_square::green_square::purple_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::purple_square:
:green_square::purple_square::green_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:blue_square::purple_square::blue_square::blue_square:

Wordle
Whar can i say?
Wordle 1,433 5/6*

:black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square:
:black_large_square::green_square::yellow_square::black_large_square::black_large_square:
:black_large_square::green_square::black_large_square::green_square::black_large_square:
:black_large_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::black_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

Waffle - 3 stars :star:

Wordle was great today. Got it in 3. Very pleased considering i didn’t even know that it was a word & i just tried some random letters :rofl:

Wordle 1,434 3/6

:white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square:
:green_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

Connections were a little difficult. I got the blue ones ok after an initial hiccup. The yellow came to me after thinking for a bit. The last 2 were much harder and don’t’ think I’d have ever got the cats eye ones. But did get the by process of elimination in the end.

Connections
Puzzle #712
:purple_square::green_square::purple_square::green_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::purple_square::yellow_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:purple_square::green_square::purple_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:

I did waffle with 5*s today. Yay.

Well done!

Had a blow out on the connections after getting the blue and orange
Connections
Puzzle #712
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:purple_square::green_square::purple_square::purple_square:
:green_square::purple_square::green_square::purple_square:
:green_square::purple_square::purple_square::green_square:
:purple_square::green_square::purple_square::purple_square:

Wordle - OK
Wordle 1,434 4/6*

:black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square:
:black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square:
:yellow_square::green_square::green_square::black_large_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

Waffle - completed and got 2 stars. Five stars for you is very impressive :slight_smile:

I think the 5 *s was a fluke but i’ll take whatever luck comes my way.:grin:

Connections was just weird today. Getting two of them is a great achievement. I had to look up what nebula meant & it didn’t day anything about cats eyes. Am still not sure about that set of connections.

Have a good evening & here’s to more success tomorrow.

Hope you had a better day than me.
Happy with Wordle, but connections not so.
Waffle - 5 *

Connections
Puzzle #713
:yellow_square::blue_square::yellow_square::purple_square:
:blue_square::purple_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::green_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:

Wordle 1,435 5/6*

:black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::green_square:
:black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::green_square:
:green_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::green_square:
:green_square::black_large_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

Not much better for me today. I got 2 of them but no joy with the rest. Still don’t think I would have got them even now knowing what they are. I thought one of the connections might have been Ford car makes but nope that was a red herring..

Connections
Puzzle #713
:purple_square::yellow_square::green_square::blue_square:
:purple_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::purple_square::blue_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::blue_square::purple_square:

Wordle was same as you. It looks like we even had very similar guesses.

Wordle 1,435 5/6

:white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::green_square:
:green_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::green_square:
:green_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::green_square:
:green_square::white_large_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

5 * on waffle too.

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I got all the connections today but they weren’t as easy as my results would suggest. I really should have got the yellow category easier than I did but I was looking for chess pieces & not cards :sweat_smile: as for the blue ones who knows…i still don’t get it.

Connections
Puzzle #714
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:

Wordle was a complete guess as I don’t know the word & i got it by process of elimination on the letters I hadn’t already ruled out.

Wordle 1,436 5/6

:white_large_square::white_large_square::green_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::green_square::green_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:yellow_square::green_square::green_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

Waffle was a 3* today.

Have a good Sunday.

Great - keep it up.
Good work all round.

I had a stumble on the connections as I often do, but did solve them and the Wordle run continues - you are right some words are alien to us, but by process of elimination and available letters we can crack it.

Wordle 1,436 4/6*

:black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square:
:yellow_square::black_large_square::green_square::black_large_square::black_large_square:
:black_large_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

Just waiting for the blow out - it has to happen, or maybe not?

Waffle - 3 * for me too.

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I found connections relatively straight forward today. Made up for the ladt couple of days.

Connections
Puzzle #715
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:

Wordle took me 5 goes as there were a lot of word options to choose from.

Wordle 1,437 5/6

:yellow_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::green_square:
:white_large_square::white_large_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:white_large_square::white_large_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:white_large_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

Waffle was 3*s again. Seems a pretty standard score.

Well done - you have got the hang of these games!

Not so good for me.
Connections
Puzzle #715
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:yellow_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:yellow_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:blue_square::yellow_square::blue_square::blue_square:

Got the greens, but that was it.

Wordle OK even though it was a Phew!
Wordle 1,437 6/6*

:black_large_square::black_large_square::green_square::black_large_square::black_large_square:
:black_large_square::black_large_square::green_square::yellow_square::green_square:
:black_large_square::green_square::green_square::black_large_square::green_square:
:black_large_square::green_square::green_square::black_large_square::green_square:
:black_large_square::green_square::green_square::yellow_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

Waffle - Just the one * today.

I had a successful day on connections & wordle today. Connections came fairly easily & got them quickly.

Connections
Puzzle #716
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:

Wordle couldn’t have been much better. I wonder what the odds of doing it in 1bare.

Wordle 1,438 2/6

:white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

Waffle was 3*s again.

Well done !

I’ve often wondered what the odds are of getting the wordle in 1.

I nearly had it in 1 :slight_smile:

Connections was a total blow out. Got hung up on the guitar and missed all the others which I suppose I should have known except the Beauty and the Beast
Puzzle #716
:green_square::purple_square::yellow_square::purple_square:
:yellow_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:green_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:blue_square::green_square::blue_square::blue_square:

Wordle 1,438 2/6*

:black_large_square::yellow_square::green_square::yellow_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

waffle 4 *

Well done. You did even better on wordle than me. I did once, many moons ago get Wordle on 1st attempt but that was pure luck. I wonder if it will ever happen again. It took 3 goes this morning. Still very happy with that.

Wordle 1,439 3/6

:white_large_square::green_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

Conne tions was definitely a phew today. The first 2 came easily enough. Then I got bogged down in the movies. I used ally attempts trying to work out the 4th movie then realised it was the wrong one that I was trying to correct. i’m not a movie fan so will akways struggle with them. Still got there in the end.

Connections
Puzzle #717
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::purple_square::blue_square:
:blue_square::purple_square::purple_square::blue_square:
:blue_square::purple_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:

Waffle was a phew aswell today. 0 * left. Took all the moves I had to sort it.

Enjoy your day.

Connections continue to haunt me - got 2/4. Just can’t brain to adjust to different way of thinking to solve these. You seem to have got the knack to switch between different types of puzzles.

Connections
Puzzle #717
:green_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:yellow_square::green_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:purple_square::blue_square::purple_square::purple_square:

Wordle - Statistically there is a 1/2315 change of getting it in 1.
As long as I solve it, I’ll be happy.
Relatively speaking, I find it much easier than other puzzles. It always helps if you get a good start :slight_smile:

Wordle 1,439 3/6*

:black_large_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::black_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::yellow_square::black_large_square::black_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

Got it in 3 like you - I remembered to start with yesterday’s word (sport) which I have been forgetting as my short term memory is not consistent.
I must remember to start tomorrow’s game with polar.

waffle - 2* today.

A bien tot!

Wordle had plenty of choices today so pleased that I managed it in 4. I decided to try a word starting with Q as there hasn’t been one that I can recall. Will need to give some thought to a new starter word although this month’s has done me well. The odds on getting it in 1 are better than I thought. I’ll keep aiming for that :grin:

Wordle 1,440 4/6

:white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::green_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::white_large_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:white_large_square::white_large_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

I got the first 2 connections easily enough today. Then used all my lives trying to get the 3rd one. It was definitely a phew with that one but all’s well that ends well as they say.

Connections
Puzzle #718
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:blue_square::purple_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:blue_square::purple_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:

Waffle went well and did it with 5*s . Yay😊

Hope your day has gone well.

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