Connections #1142 2026-07-27

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Apytele@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 30d

Connections Puzzle #1142
🟩🟦🟩🟩
🟩🟦🟩🟩
πŸŸͺ🟨🟩🟦
🟦🟩🟩🟩

I got the rainbow herring and literally nothing else

PabloSexcrowbar@piefed.social · 3 pts · 30d
Connections  
Puzzle #1142  
πŸŸͺ🟨🟩🟦  
🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟦🟦🟦🟦  
πŸŸͺ🟨πŸŸͺ🟨  
🟨🟨🟨🟨  
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ  

::: spoiler spoiler
The non-sequitur got me today. :::

BowserBasher@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 30d

Connections

Puzzle #1142

🟨🟨🟨🟨

🟦🟩🟩🟩

🟩🟩🟩🟩

🟦🟦🟦🟦

πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ

That was a silly error as I’d already placed the blue word in with purple so I don’t know why I guessed at it for green.

remon@ani.social · 2 pts · 30d
Connections
Puzzle #1142
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨πŸŸͺ🟨
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
rockman057@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 30d

Connections
Puzzle #1142
🟦🟦🟦🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩

tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 30d

1142
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ

::: spoiler spoiler
I know you can "heart" things for favorites while shopping but it seems a bit more uncommon than other symbols, so that I think was the sticking point for me for awhile
:::

pturn1@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 30d

Connections Puzzle #1142.

🟦🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ

Just the one hiccupβ€”it is Monday morning though, so can be excused πŸ˜‚

Notyou@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 30d
Puzzle #1142
🟩🟩πŸŸͺ🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
πŸŸͺ🟦πŸŸͺ🟨
πŸŸͺ🟨🟦🟨
🟦πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟨```

Rough one today
SwingingTheLamp@piefed.zip · 2 pts · 30d (1 reply)
Connections
Puzzle #1142
🟦🟦🟦🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨

I know only three phrases that include DOPPLER, and once I hit on the right one, it was off to the races. (I like that they put the cart before the horse.)

cdf12345@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 30d

It’s used in horse racing too

Trebuchet@europe.pub · 2 pts · 30d
Connections
Puzzle #1142
🟦🟦🟦🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
AMillionMonkeys@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 30d
Connections
Puzzle #1142
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
YoiksAndAway@piefed.zip · 1 pts · 30d (1 reply)
Connections  
Puzzle #1142  
🟦🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟦🟩🟩  
🟨🟨🟨🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩  
πŸŸͺ🟦πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ  
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ  
🟦🟦🟦🟦  
GrayBackgroundMusic@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 30d

I had a similar experience.

Connections
Puzzle #1142
🟦🟩🟨🟩
πŸŸͺ🟨🟩🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟨
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟨πŸŸͺ
CarrierLost@infosec.pub · 1 pts · 30d
Connections
Puzzle #1142
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ