You have 6000 subscribers and >500 daily views in your videos... and like 30 people who play in the contests. Several regular commenters don't even play in the contests and frequently comment on how they fail most of the time. I would say most of your audience find even the "easy" Connections difficult. If you address your whole audience as though they were the prize winners, I can see how it might alienate the rest of your audience.
Again, you ALWAYS land on your feet, Art, and have me beat in Connections by a mile. This ONE AWAY individual has his strengths in Wordle, landscaping/plants, bowling, swimming, and language arts among many other things. EVERYONE has his/her own strengths to offer in helping others. 😊
@@chinareds54Well said! 😊 If I were an outstanding player instead of just an OK/average player with these games, I would be in these tournaments. Perhaps ten years from now if you guys are still here, I might be one of the 30 contestants. 😂 I have been in bowling, golfing, and Spelling Bee tournaments during my lifetime.
Nice comeback, Art! I also needed one hint to kickstart my Strands solve. I didn't know that some of those animals were nocturnal. I agree, the purple category in Connections was surprising today -- unusually straightforward. Maybe Wyna doesn't want us to become too complacent with our expectations.
I played almost exactly as you. Same two starting words in wordle, but then it took me 4 tries..I choose evict first. LOL. Strands I found skunk on my own, then nocturnal etc. No hints. Connections I was just happy to find all the categories. 😅
You can say when you find the puzzles easy, or suspect we will not have trouble. Everyone is different but the puzzle is rated by difficulty in the opinion of the creator and/or editorial staff. You can certainly have your opinion on that, as long as you don’t get carried away with disparaging remarks.
Anybody who complains about your opinions or commentary can kick rocks, pound sand, and get lost in the pumpkin patch. I played Wordle almost every day with my mother for the last couple of years of her life. It is only through you, Art, that I have found my way back to the joy of playing regularly. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for everything you do 💜
As far as spokespeople, I enjoy viewing you among a few others because your playing skills and personality can sometimes be unpredictable making things interesting. You will occasionally make the mistakes/fail in these games allowing others to relate to you. Most importantly, you are a giving/humble individual particularly with these contests.
I'm getting the feeling that purple was easy for Americans, but LINK is not something I've ever heard for sausage in the UK, and I don't think we would use the other three either (maybe some Brits use "dog" as a conscious borrowing from the USA), but I was able to guess that there was some wordplay on bratwurst, hot dog and frankfurter, so it was enough to solve that category after nailing down the other three colours.
Art, when making further comments, you can say something like this: I can see some of my outstanding tournament players doing well in Connections today. It is a matter of specifying things and not upsetting/confusing people not in these tournaments. I understand this situation with you while it may not be the case with others.
Art, bring a noisemaker such as a soda can with pennies in it while walking your pup. This time of year coyotes are not defending their dens so are not much of a threat, but if one approaches, be assertive and tell it to scram. Throw the noisemaker in it's direction but not to hit it. Wildlife needs to stay afraid of humans. Be aware if a coyote is coming close and don't let it bully you.
I read all the comments. I hate to see you so subdued, Art. This is your channel, and you are a kind and caring person. If anyone has a problem with how you express yourself, he/she is free to stop watching you. You can get too obsessed with trying to follow everyone's advice, and wind up like the man in the fable"The Man with the Boy and the Donkey." Do you know that tale? If not, I'd say check it out. It applies. I like you as you are!! Please just keep being you!! ❤️, Therese
This ONE AWAY individual was fine in Wordle/Strands. If or once hell freezes over, getting the 10's ever so often in Connections might happen with me. You often do well in these games, Art, ALWAYS landing on your feet and THEN some. Anyway, my week has been busy and somehow I am dealing with this hot/humid weather.
Wordle in 4 (I think is a pattern now. I've gotten 4 for almost all of these. LOL) WHEAT EXIST EVICT EDICT Connections: Did the time thing again. Got another 9/10. Couldn't figure out the Purple, in time. Got everything else. Mad I couldn't figure out the purple, cause in retrospect it wasn't even that hard of a category. I was already thinking Frankfurter for "Frank", but the others just didn't occur to me. Strands: Saw "Coyote", and figured out the Spangram pretty quickly, but still had trouble coming up with some of the animals. Still got it in under three minutes, though. 10/10
Failed connections first in a while. Got golf and that was it. Went round the houses on series and sausages, and didn't think of dog for sausage so though i thought it was those terms i ran out if tries. Didn't think of the films at all Wordle in 4 i did try evict. WHEAT EXIST EVICT EDICT
WORDLE: WHEAT PIONS (CURLY was gonna be my 3rd word but I decided to try for the answer) MERIT EVICT EDICT in 5. Most likely if I started WHEAT PIONS CURLY I still go EVICT before EDICT. STRANDS 111, 10 Thought of the spangram immediately upon seeing the clue but it still took a while to find it. Managed to complete super hard mode with no mistakes although I did briefly consider DRAPOLE as the last word. Total solve time 1:16. CONNECTIONS 377, 9 Perfect base, time bonus (solved it faster than Strands) Golf Clubs Sausage Procession "The ___" Horror Movies Difficulty felt like all yellows to me.
Wordle 1,099 4/6 ⬛⬛🟨⬛🟩 WHEAT ⬛🟨⬛⬛🟩 TENET 🟩⬛🟩⬛🟩 EXIST 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EDICT Same reasoning on EDICT vs. EVICT. Wordle-analyzer would have played REMIT for guess 2 which may have gotten me the coveted 3. Strands #111 “I love the nightlife” 🟡🔵🔵🔵 🔵🔵🔵 I did not know coyotes were nocturnal; I am probably warped by the Saturday morning cartoons of my youth. Connections Puzzle #377 🟩🟩🟩🟩 types of golf clubs 🟪🟪🟪🟪 sausages, informally 🟨🟨🟨🟨 ordered set 🟦🟦🟦🟦 elements of lotr I considered the right category for blue but never heard of The Fog or The Ring. Also I never saw the Lord of the Rings, I just figure there must be a ring in it.
STARE TENET EIGHT EDICT Strands #111 “I love the nightlife” 💡🔵🟡🔵 🔵🔵🔵🔵 I guessed it was nocturnal animals, but still had trouble finding all the words. Didn't know some of those animals are nocturnal. Connections Puzzle #377 🟨🟨🟨🟨 A linear arrangement of items following each other 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Types of golf clubs 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Words for sausage 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Horror movie titles I'm not a golfer, but somehow I have heard of all these kinds of golf clubs.
9/10. Connections Puzzle #377 🟨🟨🟨🟨 WTCM “things in a row” 🟩🟩🟩🟩 golf clubs 🟦🟦🟦🟦 horror movies: “The _____” 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Words that can be slang for sausage foods RIOT: 4410. 9/10 Time: went and cleaned up the kitchen and came back to it afterward. 10 min? 15? DIFFICULTY, as reported by NYT testers: 1.7/5 I was a little too slow for a 10 today. It took me a little while to see the golf and sausages, and horror movies, too. This month I'm a little better with order, but not as good with speed. So it's a wash.
Overall I had a good day! WHEAT EDICT 😀 Strands #111 “I love the nightlife” 🟡🔵🔵🔵 🔵🔵🔵 Saw opossum first. Connections Puzzle #377 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Golf clubs 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Names for sausages 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Horror movies with "The" as the first word 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Things connected together
Strands #111 “I love the nightlife” 🟡🔵🔵🔵 🔵🔵🔵 10 Animals, something else that I know as well as food. 😄 Wordle 1,099 2/6 ⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ADIEU - EDICT. 🎈🎈😊 Connections Puzzle #377 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 GOLF CLUBS = 1 WTCM HOT DOG TYPE MEAT = 1 A LINE OF CONNECTED THINGS = 1 BANDS = 1 (Yes, they are. I'm taking it ) STYLE: 0. TOTAL: 8
Wordle 1,099 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ GUTSY ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 WHEAT ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 IDIOT 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EDICT Strands #111 “I love the nightlife” 💡🔵🟡🔵 🔵🔵🔵🔵 When I hit the spamgram, the word "spamgram" didn't appear and light up. Connections Puzzle #377 🟩🟩🟩🟩 GOLF CLUBS 🟨🟨🟨🟨 ATTACHED AND FOLLOWING 🟪🟪🟪🟪 SAUSAGES 🟦🟦🟦🟦 HORROR MOVIES
Wheat feist quiet evict edict Thought I had it with quiet then almost lost but after a few minutes I got it 🔵🟡🔵🔵 🔵🔵🔵 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟨🟨🟪 🟦🟨🟨🟪 🟪🟪🟨🟪 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟨🟦🟨🟨 Failed connections but I think the purple category should’ve been a different color
@@hopechazz Have you ever encountered an opossum, Chazz? I have. I live two blocks from a nature preserve, so I occasionally find one in my yard. They would definitely NOT make good pets!! They are NOT playful, cuddly and affectionate, like cats are. They would not engage in play with your cats. They just want to be left alone. They would probably hiss and growl at your cats if they came too close. So, not much fun. Other than than, they are pretty benign. They are not aggressive and do not pose a danger to humans. They tend to sit perfectly still for long periods at a time...hence, the term "playing possum." They also have sharp little teeth, so I wouldn't get too close to one because it is a wild animal and might carry rabies.
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Fooled ya! I'll take the temporary comeback, thank you very much! Share your results below!
You have 6000 subscribers and >500 daily views in your videos... and like 30 people who play in the contests. Several regular commenters don't even play in the contests and frequently comment on how they fail most of the time. I would say most of your audience find even the "easy" Connections difficult. If you address your whole audience as though they were the prize winners, I can see how it might alienate the rest of your audience.
Again, you ALWAYS land on your feet, Art, and have me beat in Connections by a mile. This ONE AWAY individual has his strengths in Wordle, landscaping/plants, bowling, swimming, and language arts among many other things. EVERYONE has his/her own strengths to offer in helping others. 😊
@@chinareds54Well said! 😊 If I were an outstanding player instead of just an OK/average player with these games, I would be in these tournaments. Perhaps ten years from now if you guys are still here, I might be one of the 30 contestants. 😂 I have been in bowling, golfing, and Spelling Bee tournaments during my lifetime.
Nice comeback, Art! I also needed one hint to kickstart my Strands solve. I didn't know that some of those animals were nocturnal. I agree, the purple category in Connections was surprising today -- unusually straightforward. Maybe Wyna doesn't want us to become too complacent with our expectations.
I played almost exactly as you. Same two starting words in wordle, but then it took me 4 tries..I choose evict first. LOL. Strands I found skunk on my own, then nocturnal etc. No hints. Connections I was just happy to find all the categories. 😅
You can say when you find the puzzles easy, or suspect we will not have trouble.
Everyone is different but the puzzle is rated by difficulty in the opinion of the creator and/or editorial staff. You can certainly have your opinion on that, as long as you don’t get carried away with disparaging remarks.
Anybody who complains about your opinions or commentary can kick rocks, pound sand, and get lost in the pumpkin patch. I played Wordle almost every day with my mother for the last couple of years of her life. It is only through you, Art, that I have found my way back to the joy of playing regularly. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for everything you do 💜
As far as spokespeople, I enjoy viewing you among a few others because your playing skills and personality can sometimes be unpredictable making things interesting. You will occasionally make the mistakes/fail in these games allowing others to relate to you. Most importantly, you are a giving/humble individual particularly with these contests.
I like your commentary and I come here for that.
I'm getting the feeling that purple was easy for Americans, but LINK is not something I've ever heard for sausage in the UK, and I don't think we would use the other three either (maybe some Brits use "dog" as a conscious borrowing from the USA), but I was able to guess that there was some wordplay on bratwurst, hot dog and frankfurter, so it was enough to solve that category after nailing down the other three colours.
@milesbaillie6348. Exactly the same for me. I got purple last because, as is often the case ☺️, they were the four leftovers. 🇬🇧
This is strange, link is basically the only one of those terms I would understand as being a sausage.
Not too often do I walk away from the puzzles feeling like I crushed it. Today I did! Wordle in 3, perfect strands, and a 9 in connections!
Art, when making further comments, you can say something like this: I can see some of my outstanding tournament players doing well in Connections today. It is a matter of specifying things and not upsetting/confusing people not in these tournaments. I understand this situation with you while it may not be the case with others.
CONGRATULATIONS, ART!! 🏆🎶😊 (Connections)
Art, bring a noisemaker such as a soda can with pennies in it while walking your pup. This time of year coyotes are not defending their dens so are not much of a threat, but if one approaches, be assertive and tell it to scram. Throw the noisemaker in it's direction but not to hit it. Wildlife needs to stay afraid of humans. Be aware if a coyote is coming close and don't let it bully you.
This is GREAT advice!!! ☺️
As a non-native speaker I couldn't come up with the title for purple. Good thing I got it last.
I read all the comments. I hate to see you so subdued, Art. This is your channel, and you are a kind and caring person. If anyone has a problem with how you express yourself, he/she is free to stop watching you. You can get too obsessed with trying to follow everyone's advice, and wind up like the man in the fable"The Man with the Boy and the Donkey." Do you know that tale? If not, I'd say check it out. It applies. I like you as you are!! Please just keep being you!! ❤️, Therese
I saw coyote immediately. Very lucky.
This ONE AWAY individual was fine in Wordle/Strands. If or once hell freezes over, getting the 10's ever so often in Connections might happen with me. You often do well in these games, Art, ALWAYS landing on your feet and THEN some. Anyway, my week has been busy and somehow I am dealing with this hot/humid weather.
Wordle in 4 (I think is a pattern now. I've gotten 4 for almost all of these. LOL)
WHEAT EXIST EVICT EDICT
Connections: Did the time thing again. Got another 9/10. Couldn't figure out the Purple, in time. Got everything else. Mad I couldn't figure out the purple, cause in retrospect it wasn't even that hard of a category. I was already thinking Frankfurter for "Frank", but the others just didn't occur to me.
Strands: Saw "Coyote", and figured out the Spangram pretty quickly, but still had trouble coming up with some of the animals. Still got it in under three minutes, though. 10/10
Connections
YYYY - Back to back events
BBBB - The _______, horror movies
GGGG - Golf clubs
PPPP - ????
Over five minutes
Failed connections first in a while. Got golf and that was it. Went round the houses on series and sausages, and didn't think of dog for sausage so though i thought it was those terms i ran out if tries. Didn't think of the films at all Wordle in 4 i did try evict. WHEAT EXIST EVICT EDICT
😢 (Connections)
@@Tsteinlauf even worse today I got nuthin' 😂
Wheat REMIT INLET EXIST EDICT
WORDLE:
WHEAT PIONS (CURLY was gonna be my 3rd word but I decided to try for the answer) MERIT EVICT EDICT in 5. Most likely if I started WHEAT PIONS CURLY I still go EVICT before EDICT.
STRANDS 111, 10
Thought of the spangram immediately upon seeing the clue but it still took a while to find it. Managed to complete super hard mode with no mistakes although I did briefly consider DRAPOLE as the last word. Total solve time 1:16.
CONNECTIONS 377, 9
Perfect base, time bonus (solved it faster than Strands)
Golf Clubs
Sausage
Procession
"The ___" Horror Movies
Difficulty felt like all yellows to me.
The DRAPOLES in my area are a pest.
LOL
Wordle 1,099 4/6
⬛⬛🟨⬛🟩 WHEAT
⬛🟨⬛⬛🟩 TENET
🟩⬛🟩⬛🟩 EXIST
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EDICT
Same reasoning on EDICT vs. EVICT. Wordle-analyzer would have played REMIT for guess 2 which may have gotten me the coveted 3.
Strands #111
“I love the nightlife”
🟡🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵🔵
I did not know coyotes were nocturnal; I am probably warped by the Saturday morning cartoons of my youth.
Connections
Puzzle #377
🟩🟩🟩🟩 types of golf clubs
🟪🟪🟪🟪 sausages, informally
🟨🟨🟨🟨 ordered set
🟦🟦🟦🟦 elements of lotr
I considered the right category for blue but never heard of The Fog or The Ring. Also I never saw the Lord of the Rings, I just figure there must be a ring in it.
Yup roadrunner definitely had me thinking they’re up during the day 😂 I also didn’t know leopards were nocturnal
STARE TENET EIGHT EDICT
Strands #111
“I love the nightlife”
💡🔵🟡🔵
🔵🔵🔵🔵
I guessed it was nocturnal animals, but still had trouble finding all the words. Didn't know some of those animals are nocturnal.
Connections
Puzzle #377
🟨🟨🟨🟨 A linear arrangement of items following each other
🟩🟩🟩🟩 Types of golf clubs
🟪🟪🟪🟪 Words for sausage
🟦🟦🟦🟦 Horror movie titles
I'm not a golfer, but somehow I have heard of all these kinds of golf clubs.
Scoredle 4/6
14,855
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ROUTE (408)
⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ SLAIN (21)
🟩🟨⬜⬜🟩 EIGHT (2)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EDICT
EDICT over EVICT today.
9/10. Connections Puzzle #377
🟨🟨🟨🟨 WTCM “things in a row”
🟩🟩🟩🟩 golf clubs
🟦🟦🟦🟦 horror movies: “The _____”
🟪🟪🟪🟪 Words that can be slang for sausage foods
RIOT: 4410. 9/10
Time: went and cleaned up the kitchen and came back to it afterward. 10 min? 15?
DIFFICULTY, as reported by NYT testers: 1.7/5
I was a little too slow for a 10 today. It took me a little while to see the golf and sausages, and horror movies, too. This month I'm a little better with order, but not as good with speed. So it's a wash.
Strands #111: “I love the nightlife”
🔵🟡🔵🔵
🔵🔵🔵 2:24
I am FURIOUS that there was no RACCOON!!!
No, I’m just kidding. Just a little disappointed.
@@UTU49 I was also disappointed about the raccoon. 🙂
Wordle 1,099 4/6
⬛⬛⬛🟩🟨SAUCE
⬛🟨⬛🟩⬛BENCH
⬛⬛🟨🟩⬛WRECK
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩EDICT
Strands #111
“I love the nightlife”
💡🔵🟡🔵
🔵🔵🔵🔵 [💡SKUNK]
Connections
Puzzle #377
🟪🟪🟪🟪WIENERS
🟩🟩🟩🟩TYPES OF GOLF CLUBS
🟨🟨🟨🟨LINE OF THINGS/EVENTS
🟦🟦🟦🟦HORROR MOVIES
Overall I had a good day!
WHEAT EDICT 😀
Strands #111
“I love the nightlife”
🟡🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵🔵
Saw opossum first.
Connections
Puzzle #377
🟩🟩🟩🟩 Golf clubs
🟪🟪🟪🟪 Names for sausages
🟦🟦🟦🟦 Horror movies with "The" as the first word
🟨🟨🟨🟨 Things connected together
CONGRATS!! 👏🎶 (Wordle)
Strands #111
“I love the nightlife”
🟡🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵🔵
10 Animals, something else that I know as well as food. 😄
Wordle 1,099 2/6
⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
ADIEU - EDICT. 🎈🎈😊
Connections
Puzzle #377
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
GOLF CLUBS = 1
WTCM HOT DOG TYPE MEAT = 1
A LINE OF CONNECTED THINGS = 1
BANDS = 1 (Yes, they are. I'm taking it )
STYLE: 0. TOTAL: 8
Wordle 1,099 4/6
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ GUTSY
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 WHEAT
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 IDIOT
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EDICT
Strands #111
“I love the nightlife”
💡🔵🟡🔵
🔵🔵🔵🔵
When I hit the spamgram, the word "spamgram" didn't appear and light up.
Connections
Puzzle #377
🟩🟩🟩🟩 GOLF CLUBS
🟨🟨🟨🟨 ATTACHED AND FOLLOWING
🟪🟪🟪🟪 SAUSAGES
🟦🟦🟦🟦 HORROR MOVIES
Wheat feist quiet evict edict
Thought I had it with quiet then almost lost but after a few minutes I got it
🔵🟡🔵🔵
🔵🔵🔵
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟨🟨🟪
🟦🟨🟨🟪
🟪🟪🟨🟪
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟨🟦🟨🟨
Failed connections but I think the purple category should’ve been a different color
😢 (Connections)
xxx,edict,Tom Cee,4
Wordle 1,099 4/6*
⬛⬛🟨⬛🟩wheat
🟩⬛⬛🟩🟩elect
🟩⬛🟩🟩🟩evict
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩edict
Strands #111
“I love the nightlife”
🔵🔵🔵🟡
🔵🔵🔵
I’m actually trying to trap an opossum right now.🦡
Connections
Puzzle #377
🟩🟩🟩🟩 golf clubs
🟦🟦🟦🟦 horror movies
🟨🟨🟨🟨 sequence
🟪🟪🟪🟪 sausage
Why? Opossums are our friends. Be kind to it.
I hope you don't plan to harm it. Opossums are HELPFUL. They eat insect pests like ants and roaches, as well as mice and rats.
@@dora.7873 I took a few miles from home a released into a wooded area away from homes.
Would you ever consider having an opossum as a pet, Dora? I might consider this myself as my two cats might like enjoy playing with it. 😂
@@hopechazz Have you ever encountered an opossum, Chazz? I have. I live two blocks from a nature preserve, so I occasionally find one in my yard. They would definitely NOT make good pets!! They are NOT playful, cuddly and affectionate, like cats are. They would not engage in play with your cats. They just want to be left alone. They would probably hiss and growl at your cats if they came too close. So, not much fun. Other than than, they are pretty benign. They are not aggressive and do not pose a danger to humans. They tend to sit perfectly still for long periods at a time...hence, the term "playing possum." They also have sharp little teeth, so I wouldn't get too close to one because it is a wild animal and might carry rabies.
Strands #111
“I love the nightlife”
🟡🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵🔵