I almost had the green category figured out, but I couldn't find the fourth word because the blue category was a complete mystery to me. I had no idea what blue could have been, and I'm still baffled even after being shown the answer.
::: spoiler Tap for spoiler
The Gators, The Sooners, The Volunteers, and The Wolverines are all US college basketball teams. I don’t follow college sports so it took me a second too.
:::
Solved correctly in Copilot then copied it across wrong. Had to do a lot of googling to figure out what went into blue, and only got purple from the leftovers.
13 Comments
BenVimes@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 1y
Connections Puzzle #524
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I almost had the green category figured out, but I couldn't find the fourth word because the blue category was a complete mystery to me. I had no idea what blue could have been, and I'm still baffled even after being shown the answer.
OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
::: spoiler Tap for spoiler The Gators, The Sooners, The Volunteers, and The Wolverines are all US college basketball teams. I don’t follow college sports so it took me a second too. :::
BenVimes@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 1y
::: spoiler spoiler As a non-American who is barely aware of even professional sports, there was no way I was getting that.
Also, who calls their sports club "The Sooners?" :::
OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
It’s a nickname given to people who would “jump the gun” during Oklahoma land rush events, back when they were selling off plots of farmland.
Trebuchet@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 1y
esc27@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Ok, that green one really had me mad. There were a couple yellow ones that fit.
Pandantic@midwest.social · 1 pts · 1y
Somehow I got it first try. I didn’t recognize the others.
GreenPlasticSushiGrass@moist.catsweat.com · 2 pts · 1y
Pandantic@midwest.social · 2 pts · 1y
::: spoiler Blue was harder for me than purple. Because I don’t know shit about college teams. 🙄 :::
Lemminnewbie2@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 1y
Connections Puzzle #524 🟪🟪🟦🟪 🟪🟪🟦🟪 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟨🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦
cheesymoonshadow@lemmings.world · 2 pts · 1y
Zagorath@aussie.zone · 0 pts · 1y
Connections
Puzzle #524
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Skill 92/99
Uniqueness 1 in 30,161
Solved correctly in Copilot then copied it across wrong. Had to do a lot of googling to figure out what went into blue, and only got purple from the leftovers.
::: spoiler Spoilers Wtf Oklahoma? :::