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I was clueless on today's Connections as well.
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Wordle 829 6/6

⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜
🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜
⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
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Wordle 829 3/6
⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛
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🐫 Animal #57 🕊️
I figured it out in 5 guesses!
🟧🟩🟩🟩🟩

Wordle 829 6/6

⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

@Scholardle 633 6/6

⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜
🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜
🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

The Scholardle puzzle today is yet another word I didn't know was a word. This happens a lot in this puzzle. Since you aren't penalized for guesses that aren't words, if I'm stuck- I just keep trying rearranging the letters until something happens.

#waffle613 3/5

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩⭐🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩⭐🟩🟩
🟩⬜🟩⭐🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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Wordle 829 4/6

⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections
Puzzle #107
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟪
His philosophy was a mixture of three famous schools -- the Cynics, the Stoics and the Epicureans -- and summed up all three of them in his famous phrase, 'You can't trust any bugger further than you can throw him, and there's nothing you can do about it, so let's have a drink."

Terry Pratchett, Small Gods
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Phew!
Wordle 829 6/6*

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Image🟨🟨ImageImage
Image🟩Image🟩🟩
Image🟩Image🟩🟩
Image🟩Image🟩🟩
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'You just said "your getting shorter": you've obviously been drinking too much ent-draught and not enough Prim's.' - Jude
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Connections - pfffft!

Wordle 829 6/6
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬜🟨🟩🟨⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

🦖 Animal #58 🐍
I figured it out in 3 guesses!
🟧🟧🟩

🌎 Sep 26, 2023 🌍
🔥 2 | Avg. Guesses: 7.12
⬜🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟩 = 11
#globle

Hint: Zoom in enough so you can actually see the country on Google Maps! I beat all the way around the bush before I found it.

🌎 Sep 26, 2023 🌍
🔥 2 | Avg. Guesses: 7.56
⬛🟨🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧🟥 = 8
#globle #capitals
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Wordle 830 3/6
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩
⬛⬛🟩🟩🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
My heart is forever in the Shire.
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Muhahahaha


Wordle 830 2/6*

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'You just said "your getting shorter": you've obviously been drinking too much ent-draught and not enough Prim's.' - Jude
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Nice, Inanna!

Wordle 830 3/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩
🟩🟨⬜⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
His philosophy was a mixture of three famous schools -- the Cynics, the Stoics and the Epicureans -- and summed up all three of them in his famous phrase, 'You can't trust any bugger further than you can throw him, and there's nothing you can do about it, so let's have a drink."

Terry Pratchett, Small Gods
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Connections
Puzzle #108
🟨🟨🟪🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟨🟨🟨🟨
Phew!

Wordle 830 6/6
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩
🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟨🟩🟨🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Phew!

🌎 Sep 27, 2023 🌍
🔥 3 | Avg. Guesses: 7.17
⬜🟨🟨🟥🟥🟥🟥🟩 = 8
Haven't we had this one before?

🌎 Sep 27, 2023 🌍
🔥 3 | Avg. Guesses: 7.65
🟪⬛⬛⬛🟦🟦🟪🟧🟥 = 9
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🐰 Animal #59 🐳
I figured it out in 7 guesses!
🟥🟥🟧🟨🟥🟨🟩

Wordle 831 3/6

⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜
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Wordle 831 3/6

⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜
🟩🟨🟩⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
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Wordle 831 5/6
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

🐯 Animal #59 🐗
I figured it out in 6 guesses!
🟥🟥🟥🟥🟩🟩

🌎 Sep 28, 2023 🌍
🔥 4 | Avg. Guesses: 6.89
🟧🟩 = 2
#globle

🌎 Sep 28, 2023 🌍
🔥 4 | Avg. Guesses: 7.61
🟩🟦🟧🟨🟨🟨🟥 = 7
#globle #capitals

Connections
Puzzle #109
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦

Process of elimination day for the capitals and connections games.
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Wordle 831 3/6
🟩⬛🟩⬛⬛
⬛⬛🟨⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
My heart is forever in the Shire.
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Wordle 831 3/6*

ImageImageImageImageImage
Image🟨Image🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
'You just said "your getting shorter": you've obviously been drinking too much ent-draught and not enough Prim's.' - Jude
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Looks like a lot of us had equally bad luck today:

Wordle 831 3/6

🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Hoping to get back on form and score a 5 or 6 tomorrow...
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Jude :rofl:
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Wordle 831 4/6

⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜
🟩🟨🟩⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections
Puzzle #109
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦
His philosophy was a mixture of three famous schools -- the Cynics, the Stoics and the Epicureans -- and summed up all three of them in his famous phrase, 'You can't trust any bugger further than you can throw him, and there's nothing you can do about it, so let's have a drink."

Terry Pratchett, Small Gods
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Wordle 832 5/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜
⬜🟨🟩⬜🟩
🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Hidden text.
I'm not sure I've ever even heard of that word, though Beth says that I have.
"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
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