Connections, newest NYT game (Part 1)

I found this puzzle to be more challenging than other recent ones. Blue was especially non obvious.

Connections
Puzzle #196
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:

8 Likes

Never would have gotten purple.

Connections
Puzzle #196
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::purple_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:

7 Likes

Connections
Puzzle #196
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:

6 Likes

Connections
Puzzle #196
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:

7 Likes

Connections
Puzzle #196
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:blue_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:

5 Likes

I struggled here.
Connections
Puzzle #196
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:purple_square::blue_square::purple_square::purple_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:

7 Likes

Connections
Puzzle #196
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:

8 Likes

Connections
Puzzle #196
:blue_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:blue_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::blue_square::purple_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:

7 Likes

Connections
Puzzle #196
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::blue_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:

7 Likes

Connections
Puzzle #196
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:
Would never have guessed purple on my own.

8 Likes

I looked at this a long time before I put ANYTHING down
Connections
Puzzle #196
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:
I did know what purple was by the end, but not before it was the only ones left.

8 Likes

Connections
Puzzle #196
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::blue_square::purple_square:
:blue_square::purple_square::blue_square::purple_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:

6 Likes

Connections
Puzzle #196
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:

Purple by default.

6 Likes

Connections
Puzzle #196
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:

5 Likes

Connections
Puzzle #196
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:

Finally β€œgot” purple after looking at it sideways before committing it.

I liked this one. I thought blue and purple were both well-thought out.

8 Likes

I knew purple’s theme, but I didn’t know that one item fit that theme.
Connections
Puzzle #196
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:blue_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:

3 Likes

Connections
Puzzle #196
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:purple_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:purple_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:purple_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:purple_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:

Didn’t see it today.

1 Like

Connections
Puzzle #196
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:purple_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:

4 Likes

Connections
Puzzle #196
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:purple_square::blue_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:yellow_square::blue_square::blue_square::purple_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:

Had a hard time with this one.

3 Likes

Connections
Puzzle #197
:purple_square::purple_square::purple_square::purple_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::blue_square::blue_square:

4 Likes