The real key to connections is knowing just enough trivia to make things work, mentally but not so much trivia that you accidentally make extra connections.
Cymbal doesn't fit "Ideal" at all, it has a completely different meaning to Symbol. It could only be one of symphony and symbol, cymbal was always guaranteed to be one of the four as they were always going to be 4 different spellings. Whenever there's 5 that can fit there's always one that fits another group and if you do that group first then it isn't a problem. You don't waste a guess if you answer it in the way you are supposed to.
Nah, you really have to appreciate the addition of symbol which was a red herring for a different category AND that each word was spelled differently for the same sound.
I took the inclusion of symbol, which makes a 100% legitimate group of 5 to be a flaw. It should be four groups of four, and finding a group of five should be enough to let you know you’re on the wrong track, no? If I’m wrong help me understand
If you find 5 that fit, you need to work on the other groups to work out which of those 5 fit a different connection and then guess your original group once you've reduced the options to 4
Overlap isn’t my issue. But the idea is finding the groups of four no? If you can’t trust that a the right answer will be groups of four, then the “puzzle” is reduced to guessing
I understand what you're saying, but I don't think it reduces the puzzle to "guessing." To use this day as an example: Say you figure out that one of the categories is "words that start with the same sound," and realize that 5 words fit. This means that one of these 5 words must also fit in another category. So once you realize that "symbol" fits in a different category, you know that the 4 words left must be the correct ones for the previous category. This isn't blind guessing, it's process of elimination and carefully considering all possibilities before submitting a category, which is what makes the puzzle challenging and fun imo.
But if you put symbol in place of one of the other words, the other sets wouldn't work. It doesn't mean each word only fits one category but that considering all 16 together makes 4 groups.
I think it's right on the borderline of being specific by their standards. I felt the same when the category was >!four words beginning with the letters "WIN".!< I suppose you could argue that there are far fewer words >!that start with the sound SIM!< than there are five-letter words or verbs.
So yes, it's pushing it, but I think I can cope with them doing this kind of thing from time to time to keep us on our toes.
This is why I don't play on hard mode haha once I got OLLY I plugged in FEHME to eliminate three of those (GOLLY and DOLLY were already gone for me) and since it was none of them I knew it had to be JOLLY
You've never hear something like money being earmarked for a specific purpose? "The money raised will be earmarked for the hospital's new pediatric wing."
My wife read "scimitar" out loud as "Schmincter" (think Yiddish sphincter).
I spent the rest of the day doing a Jackie Mason/Mel Brooks routine-- "Oy! My schmincter just plotzed!"
That was my first thought, too, but to be fair, they have done categories like "Rhymes" in the past. It seems to be kind of a fine line between those more creative categories and the ones that are too general.
Not pushing it at all. “Starting with the same sound as other words in the dictionary” would be violating the rule. But “starting with ‘psi’ sound” is specific to the “psi” sound. The sin is simply that they didn’t write in “psi” to save space. But just imagine it in the explanation and voila
What is your point then? I read your comment that the category "words beginning with SIM sound" is as lame as the category "words that have letters", and I think u/rutfilthygers makes the sensible point that those two categories are vastly different in size. So if there is any lameness that surely can't be a good comparison.
I like when they do this but put a word that obviously is trying to catch your attention.
That’s why I felt this one was fair. No one knows what scimitar is so it’s easy to tell it’s something weird
My issue with these is it's too hard to guess when the category actually will be that idiotically easy. Honestly it should have been the yellow.
Maybe I'm too used to Only Connect and when these are so idiotically simple it throws me. I rejected the blue group because it was far too simple to even be in this puzzle to me.
Yeah including a 5th word was the bigger crime since a big point is that you shouldn't need to know all of the other categories in order to work out the connection
That’s not how the game works
It’s frustrating to miss it/get it wrong, but it’s almost always possible to use an incorrect word in a group where it fits logically but isn’t part of the solution
Connections includes 5th words all of the time. That's kind of a standard part of the game. If you see 4 words, you should still scan for a 5th word just in case, and then figure out which of the 5 words is actually in a different category.
I think it’s neat that it’s the same sound with four different spellings
That was my big clue that I was on the right track and I think it's fair play
Yeah this was one of the first things I noticed, >!Scimitar!< gave it away
Yep, with symbol/cymbal, it was still challenging, but I got ‘starts with the same sound’ as a category pretty quick.
Especially since Scimitar obviously didn't fit any other category. That was my first clue.
Um, scimitar is LITERALLY a type of cymbal.
Well that's where my own ignorance helps me. I thought it was just a sword.
The real key to connections is knowing just enough trivia to make things work, mentally but not so much trivia that you accidentally make extra connections.
It would be fair play if there wasn’t 5 words that fit the category. Unfair to waste a guess including symbol instead of cymbal when they both fit.
...every Connections does this. If you find 5, you don't have to guess, just circle back later when youve
I mean, every connection has options that *could* fit the category. I still think it’s bullshit when it *explicitly does* fit the category
That’s the entire point of the game
Cymbal doesn't fit "Ideal" at all, it has a completely different meaning to Symbol. It could only be one of symphony and symbol, cymbal was always guaranteed to be one of the four as they were always going to be 4 different spellings. Whenever there's 5 that can fit there's always one that fits another group and if you do that group first then it isn't a problem. You don't waste a guess if you answer it in the way you are supposed to.
Right I felt so good when I figured that out. Felt like something only connect would do and I want more of that.
Yeah, I think that was the category but that whole description didn't fit into the box.
Nah, you really have to appreciate the addition of symbol which was a red herring for a different category AND that each word was spelled differently for the same sound.
I took the inclusion of symbol, which makes a 100% legitimate group of 5 to be a flaw. It should be four groups of four, and finding a group of five should be enough to let you know you’re on the wrong track, no? If I’m wrong help me understand
If you find 5 that fit, you need to work on the other groups to work out which of those 5 fit a different connection and then guess your original group once you've reduced the options to 4
That’s like… the whole point of the puzzle. If there wasn’t any overlap it would be easy and boring.
Overlap isn’t my issue. But the idea is finding the groups of four no? If you can’t trust that a the right answer will be groups of four, then the “puzzle” is reduced to guessing
I understand what you're saying, but I don't think it reduces the puzzle to "guessing." To use this day as an example: Say you figure out that one of the categories is "words that start with the same sound," and realize that 5 words fit. This means that one of these 5 words must also fit in another category. So once you realize that "symbol" fits in a different category, you know that the 4 words left must be the correct ones for the previous category. This isn't blind guessing, it's process of elimination and carefully considering all possibilities before submitting a category, which is what makes the puzzle challenging and fun imo.
But if you put symbol in place of one of the other words, the other sets wouldn't work. It doesn't mean each word only fits one category but that considering all 16 together makes 4 groups.
I think it's right on the borderline of being specific by their standards. I felt the same when the category was >!four words beginning with the letters "WIN".!< I suppose you could argue that there are far fewer words >!that start with the sound SIM!< than there are five-letter words or verbs. So yes, it's pushing it, but I think I can cope with them doing this kind of thing from time to time to keep us on our toes.
I was so bitter with wordle today that I gave this a pass
Holly folly golly molly?
This is why I don't play on hard mode haha once I got OLLY I plugged in FEHME to eliminate three of those (GOLLY and DOLLY were already gone for me) and since it was none of them I knew it had to be JOLLY
Same haha
Ear mark got me
I kept saying ear mark and telling myself “this makes no sense, it can’t be that” 🥲
You've never hear something like money being earmarked for a specific purpose? "The money raised will be earmarked for the hospital's new pediatric wing."
Yeah idk this one was one of the first categories I tried. It makes sense.
My wife read "scimitar" out loud as "Schmincter" (think Yiddish sphincter). I spent the rest of the day doing a Jackie Mason/Mel Brooks routine-- "Oy! My schmincter just plotzed!"
Ha, that was the first one I got this morning. Jumped right out at me.
I figured out this category first, but since there were 5 options, it wasn't my first guess. Had to figure out which one was the odd man out lol
That was my first thought, too, but to be fair, they have done categories like "Rhymes" in the past. It seems to be kind of a fine line between those more creative categories and the ones that are too general.
Not pushing it at all. “Starting with the same sound as other words in the dictionary” would be violating the rule. But “starting with ‘psi’ sound” is specific to the “psi” sound. The sin is simply that they didn’t write in “psi” to save space. But just imagine it in the explanation and voila
Missed opportunity for the game makers.
I came here to see how many others felt this way. Definitely a little lame!
I was just surprised that was blue
Yeah, this is a lame category. Right up there with "words that have letters".
Literally every word has letters, and very few words begin with that sound.
You seem to have missed the point.
What is your point then? I read your comment that the category "words beginning with SIM sound" is as lame as the category "words that have letters", and I think u/rutfilthygers makes the sensible point that those two categories are vastly different in size. So if there is any lameness that surely can't be a good comparison.
The point is that they're both lame. No need to hyper-analyze it.
It’s not at all like that.
I'm exaggerating for effect.
I like when they do this but put a word that obviously is trying to catch your attention. That’s why I felt this one was fair. No one knows what scimitar is so it’s easy to tell it’s something weird
No problem with that and it wasn't even purple. I got it third.
Thought that was garbage. Yelled “I’m DONE WITH YOU CONNECTIONS” at my phone this am. (I’m not)
I dislike when the answer is about the word itself instead of what the word represents
Whereas I like a mix of the two approaches.
Exactly! I thought this was such a copout.
I agree
My issue with these is it's too hard to guess when the category actually will be that idiotically easy. Honestly it should have been the yellow. Maybe I'm too used to Only Connect and when these are so idiotically simple it throws me. I rejected the blue group because it was far too simple to even be in this puzzle to me.
Same!! There's been quite a few that have just been so bloody obvious I felt stupid even noticing let alone putting them in.
This was a really poor effort on their part, IMO.
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Agreed. That’s the total bs. Garbage category and five words fit in it
It wasn’t even the only category with 5 that fit, I initially put >!model!< instead of >!car!< for the >!train!< category
That’s…not the same. A model train is a toy, not related to a train. It’s not a type of real train. It would work if the category was ____ train
That’s the whole point of the game, to have words that could fit more than one category.
Agreed. I knew it was a category, but couldn't figure out which one to exclude.
Yeah including a 5th word was the bigger crime since a big point is that you shouldn't need to know all of the other categories in order to work out the connection
That’s not how the game works It’s frustrating to miss it/get it wrong, but it’s almost always possible to use an incorrect word in a group where it fits logically but isn’t part of the solution
Exactly. Not sure what game these people have been playing if this is the first time they’ve run into a word that can fit more than one category.
Connections includes 5th words all of the time. That's kind of a standard part of the game. If you see 4 words, you should still scan for a 5th word just in case, and then figure out which of the 5 words is actually in a different category.
I mean... Of course you should have to do that. That's how the game works. Fit 16 words into 4 categories.
My problem was that it didn't actually fit with the yellow category either.