I don't know why you would compare your Strands solve to Oranje. If I recall from when I did watch his videos he always says the spangram as the first word he can think of like 5 seconds after seeing the clue. :p
Connections YYYY - Bit of advice GGGG - Motivation PPPP - Ends in a number BBBB - Keep coming back to Under five minutes Finally, an easy Connections (for me at least)
Wordle: MAPLE CHIPS SHAPE Had a couple of 3 word/15 letter starts planned but after the opening I saw a number of potential answers: PHASE, SHAPE, SPADE, SPARE SPACE, GRAPE, SPAKE. Went with a targeted disambiguation word to try to hit as many possibilities as possible. In particular I wanted a P in the 1st or 4th position to resolve the SHAPE-PHASE anagram. STRANDS 127, 10 Super hard mode streak at 2. Keyed in on the first half of the spangram right away but I had to see some of the theme words before figuring out the second half. Total solve time 1:40. CONNECTIONS 393, 8.5 Time bonus only Be a Customer Of (0.5) Mental Fortitude (1) Helpful Idea (1) They End in Numbers (1)
Wordle in 4 MAPLE PEACE GRAPE SHAPE Connections: Perfect score! Been a while since I've gotten a 10/10 on this game. After nearly failing it yesterday, this was a breath of fresh air. Strands: Also perfect score. I've been hit and miss with this game lately, but this one was definitely a success. Just made it in under 3 minutes. All in all, pretty great day for me. Hopefully I can keep it up.
Scoredle 3/6 14,855 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ LATER (312) 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ SCION (24) 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SHAPE Changed up my starter words again, from TRAIL,OUENS. I have the top letters but swapped out a U for a C. One of these days I will start working with Art’s challenges. Nice solve Art.
Got into a SHA*E trap in Wordle. Went with SHAVE first because I had played Strands and was thinking morning routine. Had to use an EVAL word on 4th guess to eliminate some possibilities. Got it on 5th guess. Perfect on Strands Connections was good but did not get in order. Easier day.
I also had an excellent puzzle day! Scoredle 3/6* 14,855 ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟩 MAPLE (35) ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 GRAPE (4) 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SHAPE Strands #127 “Rise and shine” 🟡🔵🔵🔵 🔵🔵🔵 Connections Puzzle #393 🟪🟪🟪🟪 ends with a number 🟦🟦🟦🟦 a regular 🟩🟩🟩🟩 persistence with heart 🟨🟨🟨🟨 hints
Of course, it is Monday when the puzzles are usually the easiest. Even connections seemed fairly easy to me for once. Even so, it was nice to feel smart for a change. 😊 Wordle 1,115 3/6* ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟩 maple ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 grape 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 shape Strands #127 “Rise and shine” 🟡🔵🔵🔵 🔵🔵🔵 Connections Puzzle #393 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟨🟨🟨🟨
Wordle 1,115 3/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟩 maple ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 grape 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 shape When mulling over possibilities for guess 3 I legitimately considered Snape. Whoops, not a real word Strands #127 “Rise and shine” 🟡🔵🔵🔵 🔵🔵🔵 Usually first thing I do upon waking is Wordle! Connections Puzzle #393 🟪🟪🟪🟪 words ending in numbers 🟦🟦🟦🟦 hang out at a lot 🟩🟩🟩🟩 zeal, tenacity, determination 🟨🟨🟨🟨 what my kids call life hacks No pop culture facts today- just word play and synonyms. Less than 2 minutes
Wordle 1,115 3/6 ⬛🟨🟨⬛🟩 MAPLE ⬛⬛🟩🟩🟩 GRAPE 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SHAPE I needed that. Strands #127 “Rise and shine” 🟡🔵🔵🔵 🔵🔵🔵 Connections Puzzle #393 🟩🟩🟩🟩 fortitude 🟦🟦🟦🟦 regularly go to an establishment 🟨🟨🟨🟨 small piece of useful information on how to do something 🟪🟪🟪🟪 two letters + name of a number
"Frequent" in this sense has the stress on the second syllable. Connections Puzzle #393 🟦🟦🟦🟦 appear at, 1 🟨🟨🟨🟨 clue, 1 🟩🟩🟩🟩 guts, 1 ("intestinal fortitude", Churchill) 🟪🟪🟪🟪 end in numerals 4 + 4 + 0 + 0 = 8 Total to July 8 7.5+7+7+6.5+2+1+5+8 = 44 Averages to date July 2024 5.5 June 2024 6.0 May 2024 5.5
Strands #127 “Rise and shine” 🟡🔵🔵🔵 🔵🔵🔵 10 🎈 Wordle 1,115 4/6 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ADIEU - SNORT - GLYPH - SHAPE Connections Puzzle #393 🟪🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 COURAGE = 1 HELPFUL HINTS = 1 GO OFTEN = 1 END WITH A NUMBER = 1 STYLE: 0. TOTAL: 6 Too bad about the errors. I wrongly thought that "often" was part of the blue category, and wasn't able to easily spot the other connections, which would have made all the difference.
MAPLE DRAPE SHAPE PHASE was a previous answer; it was the one that I got it one. Strands #127 “Rise and shine” 🟡🔵🔵🔵 🔵🔵🔵 Connections Puzzle #393 🟨🟨🟨🟨Ideas 🟩🟩🟩🟩Determination 🟦🟦🟦🟦To visit an establishment 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Ends with a number Today was a break from yesterday's monster of a Connections.
9/10. Connections Puzzle #393 🟩🟩🟩🟩 WTCM “determination” 🟨🟨🟨🟨 WTCM “oral help” 🟦🟦🟦🟦 WTCM “go to” (in reference to a business or location) 🟪🟪🟪🟪 words with numbers in them RIOT: 4401. 9/10 Time: 2:23 DIFFICULTY, as reported by NYT testers: 2.3/5 I exactly doubled my score from yesterday! Hooray! I finished and posted yesterday’s results late, so go see it if you want to see how bizarrely it went for me.
10/10. Strands #127 “Rise and shine” 🟡🔵🔵🔵 🔵🔵🔵 1:50 10/10 I often don't bother looking for the spangram first, but I spotted it today. I don't know if I've ever gotten 10/10 in under 2 minutes before.
@@Tsteinlauf Thanks, Therese. I've definitely improved at Strands recently. I've always really enjoyed Strands, but I've had varying solve times from 1 minute to 20 minutes. It appears that I'm going to get fewer of those longer solve times. It's not very important to me to get it done super fast. I just time myself, out of curiosity. I find it fun to time myself.
STARE SNAKE SHADE SHAPE Strands #127 “Rise and shine” 🔵🔵🔵🔵 🔵🟡🔵 I thought this was exceptionally clever. After completing it, I realized that all the words followed an intentional progression. Starting at the top left corner, hitting the SNOOZE button is the first thing many people do upon awakening. Then, working our way down the left side, and across to the right side, top to bottom, the words describe most people's "morning routine," pretty much in typical order, from waking up to arriving at WORK. Connections Puzzle #393 🟦🟦🟦🟦 A place you often hang out at 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Determination 🟨🟨🟨🟨 A hint, a piece of advice 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Words ending in numbers Not in "correct" order, but who cares. 😄 Not too much tricky stuff today.
Wordle 1,115 5/6 🟩🟨⬛⬛🟩SAUCE 🟩🟩🟩⬛🟩SHADE ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛MILKY (eval) 🟨⬛⬛⬛🟩PROVE (Eval) 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩SHAPE Strands #127 “Rise and shine” 🟡🔵🔵🔵 🔵🔵🔵 Connections Puzzle #393 🟩🟩🟩🟩FORTITUDE 🟪🟪🟪🟪NUMBERS ON THE END 🟨🟨🟨🟨HELPFUL TIDBITS 🟦🟦🟦🟦TO GO TO AN ESTABLISHMENT OFTEN.
Maple spade shape Great starting word thanks Joe 🔵🟡🔵🔵 🔵🔵🔵 Saw morning really early had I taken another minute to look I would’ve had a perfect strands 🟩🟩🟩🟩 perseverance 🟪🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟦🟪🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 advice 🟪🟦🟦🟪 words ending in numbers 🟦🟦🟦🟦 pester? Realized that not all of blue was negative but blanked on the category still got it but did rush it a bit
Even the illustrious and almighty Oranje28 would be satisfied with today's performance - I hope! Share YOUR results below!
Well done Art! I also had a good day with the games! 😊
Great job Art! The often threw me off for the blue category but was still able to get it.
I don't know why you would compare your Strands solve to Oranje. If I recall from when I did watch his videos he always says the spangram as the first word he can think of like 5 seconds after seeing the clue. :p
@@chinareds54 Today ... well, not exactly ... 🙂
Nicely done, Art! I had a good game day too.
CONGRATULATIONS, ART, ON YOUR 10s!! 🏆🎶😊
Connections
YYYY - Bit of advice
GGGG - Motivation
PPPP - Ends in a number
BBBB - Keep coming back to
Under five minutes
Finally, an easy Connections (for me at least)
Strands also tricked me some this morning with Rooster. As well with snooze almost looking like horizon in the corner
Exactly the same MAPLE PHASE SHAPE
Got it In two today!
CONGRATS!! 👏🎶
Wordle: MAPLE CHIPS SHAPE
Had a couple of 3 word/15 letter starts planned but after the opening I saw a number of potential answers: PHASE, SHAPE, SPADE, SPARE SPACE, GRAPE, SPAKE. Went with a targeted disambiguation word to try to hit as many possibilities as possible. In particular I wanted a P in the 1st or 4th position to resolve the SHAPE-PHASE anagram.
STRANDS 127, 10
Super hard mode streak at 2. Keyed in on the first half of the spangram right away but I had to see some of the theme words before figuring out the second half. Total solve time 1:40.
CONNECTIONS 393, 8.5
Time bonus only
Be a Customer Of (0.5)
Mental Fortitude (1)
Helpful Idea (1)
They End in Numbers (1)
Should be a 9. All those words mean "be a customer of." A customer does not always mean you have to spend money. Just saying. 😊
Wordle in 4
MAPLE PEACE GRAPE SHAPE
Connections: Perfect score! Been a while since I've gotten a 10/10 on this game. After nearly failing it yesterday, this was a breath of fresh air.
Strands: Also perfect score. I've been hit and miss with this game lately, but this one was definitely a success. Just made it in under 3 minutes.
All in all, pretty great day for me. Hopefully I can keep it up.
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR 10s!! 🏆🎶😊
LEFT SIDE OF SPANGRAM IS WHAT YOU DO UPON THE CLOCK ALARM THEN RIGHT IS WHAT IS DONE AFTER…CUTE!
Strands #127
“Rise and shine”
🟡🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵🔵
Scoredle 3/6
14,855
⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ LATER (312)
🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ SCION (24)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SHAPE
Changed up my starter words again, from TRAIL,OUENS. I have the top letters but swapped out a U for a C. One of these days I will start working with Art’s challenges.
Nice solve Art.
Got into a SHA*E trap in Wordle. Went with SHAVE first because I had played Strands and was thinking morning routine. Had to use an EVAL word on 4th guess to eliminate some possibilities. Got it on 5th guess.
Perfect on Strands
Connections was good but did not get in order.
Easier day.
I also had an excellent puzzle day!
Scoredle 3/6*
14,855
⬜🟨🟨⬜🟩 MAPLE (35)
⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 GRAPE (4)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SHAPE
Strands #127
“Rise and shine”
🟡🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵🔵
Connections
Puzzle #393
🟪🟪🟪🟪 ends with a number
🟦🟦🟦🟦 a regular
🟩🟩🟩🟩 persistence with heart
🟨🟨🟨🟨 hints
Great job!
CONGRATULATIONS!! 🏆🎶😊
MAPLE PEACE GRAPE SHAPE
Of course, it is Monday when the puzzles are usually the easiest. Even connections seemed fairly easy to me for once. Even so, it was nice to feel smart for a change. 😊
Wordle 1,115 3/6*
⬜🟨🟨⬜🟩 maple
⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 grape
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 shape
Strands #127
“Rise and shine”
🟡🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵🔵
Connections
Puzzle #393
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟨🟨🟨🟨
Well done, Art!
Connections
Puzzle #393
🟩🟩🟩🟩DETERMINATION
🟦🟦🟦🟦GO SOMEWHERE
🟨🟨🟨🟨ADVICE
🟪🟪🟪🟪WORDS ENDING IN NUMBERS
Strands #127
“Rise and shine”
🟡🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵🔵
PUZZLES! 😆
Wordle 1,115 3/6*
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩TRACE
🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩SHALE
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩SHAPE
Fortunately SHAVE, SHAME, SHAKE, and SHADE were already gone.
Wordle 1,115 3/6
⬜🟨🟨⬜🟩 maple
⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 grape
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 shape
When mulling over possibilities for guess 3 I legitimately considered Snape. Whoops, not a real word
Strands #127
“Rise and shine”
🟡🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵🔵
Usually first thing I do upon waking is Wordle!
Connections
Puzzle #393
🟪🟪🟪🟪 words ending in numbers
🟦🟦🟦🟦 hang out at a lot
🟩🟩🟩🟩 zeal, tenacity, determination
🟨🟨🟨🟨 what my kids call life hacks
No pop culture facts today- just word play and synonyms. Less than 2 minutes
CONGRATULATIONS!! 🏆🎶😊
Wordle 1,115 3/6
⬛🟨🟨⬛🟩 MAPLE
⬛⬛🟩🟩🟩 GRAPE
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SHAPE
I needed that.
Strands #127
“Rise and shine”
🟡🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵🔵
Connections
Puzzle #393
🟩🟩🟩🟩 fortitude
🟦🟦🟦🟦 regularly go to an establishment
🟨🟨🟨🟨 small piece of useful information on how to do something
🟪🟪🟪🟪 two letters + name of a number
"Frequent" in this sense has the stress on the second syllable.
Connections
Puzzle #393
🟦🟦🟦🟦 appear at, 1
🟨🟨🟨🟨 clue, 1
🟩🟩🟩🟩 guts, 1 ("intestinal fortitude", Churchill)
🟪🟪🟪🟪 end in numerals
4 + 4 + 0 + 0 = 8
Total to July 8
7.5+7+7+6.5+2+1+5+8 = 44
Averages to date
July 2024 5.5
June 2024 6.0
May 2024 5.5
Wordle 1,115 5/6
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜CLOUD
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜FIERY
🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩STAKE
🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩SHAME
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩SHAPE
Strands #127
“Rise and shine”
🟡🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵🔵
10 🎈
Wordle 1,115 4/6
🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜
🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
ADIEU - SNORT - GLYPH - SHAPE
Connections
Puzzle #393
🟪🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪
COURAGE = 1
HELPFUL HINTS = 1
GO OFTEN = 1
END WITH A NUMBER = 1
STYLE: 0. TOTAL: 6
Too bad about the errors. I wrongly thought that "often" was part of the blue category, and wasn't able to easily spot the other connections, which would have made all the difference.
MAPLE DRAPE SHAPE
PHASE was a previous answer; it was the one that I got it one.
Strands #127
“Rise and shine”
🟡🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵🔵
Connections
Puzzle #393
🟨🟨🟨🟨Ideas
🟩🟩🟩🟩Determination
🟦🟦🟦🟦To visit an establishment
🟪🟪🟪🟪 Ends with a number
Today was a break from yesterday's monster of a Connections.
CONGRATULATIONS!! 🏆🎶😊
9/10. Connections Puzzle #393
🟩🟩🟩🟩 WTCM “determination”
🟨🟨🟨🟨 WTCM “oral help”
🟦🟦🟦🟦 WTCM “go to” (in reference to a business or location)
🟪🟪🟪🟪 words with numbers in them
RIOT: 4401. 9/10
Time: 2:23
DIFFICULTY, as reported by NYT testers: 2.3/5
I exactly doubled my score from yesterday! Hooray! I finished and posted yesterday’s results late, so go see it if you want to see how bizarrely it went for me.
10/10. Strands #127 “Rise and shine”
🟡🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵🔵 1:50
10/10
I often don't bother looking for the spangram first, but I spotted it today.
I don't know if I've ever gotten 10/10 in under 2 minutes before.
CONGRATULATIONS!! 🏆🎶😊 (Strands)
@@Tsteinlauf
Thanks, Therese.
I've definitely improved at Strands recently. I've always really enjoyed Strands, but I've had varying solve times from 1 minute to 20 minutes. It appears that I'm going to get fewer of those longer solve times.
It's not very important to me to get it done super fast. I just time myself, out of curiosity. I find it fun to time myself.
STARE SNAKE SHADE SHAPE
Strands #127
“Rise and shine”
🔵🔵🔵🔵
🔵🟡🔵
I thought this was exceptionally clever. After completing it, I realized that all the words followed an intentional progression. Starting at the top left corner, hitting the SNOOZE button is the first thing many people do upon awakening. Then, working our way down the left side, and across to the right side, top to bottom, the words describe most people's "morning routine," pretty much in typical order, from waking up to arriving at WORK.
Connections
Puzzle #393
🟦🟦🟦🟦 A place you often hang out at
🟩🟩🟩🟩 Determination
🟨🟨🟨🟨 A hint, a piece of advice
🟪🟪🟪🟪 Words ending in numbers
Not in "correct" order, but who cares. 😄 Not too much tricky stuff today.
Wow- good analysis of Strands!
Good catch (Strands)! But they left out PUZZLES. 🙂
@@lisag8476 Thanks!
@@ellensassani Thanks! Yes, PUZZLES was a serious omission! 😂
Wordle 1,115 5/6
🟩🟨⬛⬛🟩SAUCE
🟩🟩🟩⬛🟩SHADE
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛MILKY (eval)
🟨⬛⬛⬛🟩PROVE (Eval)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩SHAPE
Strands #127
“Rise and shine”
🟡🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵🔵
Connections
Puzzle #393
🟩🟩🟩🟩FORTITUDE
🟪🟪🟪🟪NUMBERS ON THE END
🟨🟨🟨🟨HELPFUL TIDBITS
🟦🟦🟦🟦TO GO TO AN ESTABLISHMENT OFTEN.
MAPLE, GRAPE, SCAPE, SHAPE
Wordle 1,115 4/6*
⬛🟨🟨⬛🟩
⬛⬛🟩🟩🟩
🟩⬛🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Maple spade shape
Great starting word thanks Joe
🔵🟡🔵🔵
🔵🔵🔵
Saw morning really early had I taken another minute to look I would’ve had a perfect strands
🟩🟩🟩🟩 perseverance
🟪🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟦🟪🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨 advice
🟪🟦🟦🟪 words ending in numbers
🟦🟦🟦🟦 pester?
Realized that not all of blue was negative but blanked on the category still got it but did rush it a bit