Oranje finesses July 2

[@Joe-lb8qn]

Got all the categories but no idea on green. A 5 on Wordle. Strands reasonably straightforward.

[@PaulRoehl-fi1iw]

ABACA, RAISE, PILAF, INLAY

[@dora.7873]

Hello, Sadie. What a cutie!

[@ellensassani]

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[@Tiqerboy]

Wordle : I also got in four : TIGER, SONIC, BLIND and INLAY. I figured it had to start with I and the next letter probably N. After a lot of thought I got it. Strands: Saw Cooking right away, but .... I'm not familiar with BRAISE and DEGLAZE Connections: I got the yellow category right away. Then I really had to think. I saw four QU words and figured each probably was in a different category. With that in mind I put Squid to Numbers Blame and Arcade next, even though I wasn't sure what squid games was supposed to mean, but it made the most sense of what was left. Next was green, but I called these states of matter (it was a tough green category but then money is green), and then light blue was my default solve, but I tried to explain this one as some kind of condition or example to talk about a concept and I overthought it. So, i got through this without error with a bit of luck. Toxic assets come into common use after the financial meltdown of 2008, due to over leveraged real estate. The mortgages / loans on real estate were bundled, divided and sold and referred to as toxic assets. Today's toxic assets could be things like Non Fungible Tokens (NFTs) and cryptocurrency.

[@DailyWordPuzzlesWithOranje28]

@@Tiqerboy I will admit that Finance is a hole in my knowledge base. Cooking isn’t one of my strong suits either but I know enough to get by.

[@dora.7873]

STARE FANCY INLAY Strands #121 “Heat and eat” 💡🔵🔵🔵 🔵🔵🟡🔵 🔵 I had to use one hint to get started, which turned out to be POACH. That's when I realized the theme was cooking techniques. Before that I had been stuck on a more literal interpretation, thinking along the lines of canned and frozen foods. Connections Puzzle #387 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Hide away for future use 🟦🟪🟦🟦 (The word ARCADE also derives from Latin) 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Latin words 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Descriptive words for assets 🟪🟪🟪🟪 _____ game ARCADE derives from the Latin word "arcus," meaning arc or bow. An arched, covered passageway with shops or stalls on the sides is also called an arcade. Sort of a precursor to the modern shopping mall.

[@ellensassani]

Sometimes knowing TOO much can cause trouble! 🙂

[@dora.7873]

@@ellensassani Especially when it comes to Connections. My problem is often just the opposite, though...knowing too little about some of their favorite topics, like sports.

[@ellensassani]

@@dora.7873 And rap music! 😆

[@hopechazz]

@@ellensassani I like Rock/Soft Rock and Pop music. I do not like Rap music.

[@hopechazz]

Although I am OK in these games, I feel so inadequate comparing my skills to your skills, Oranje. I do have my outstanding strengths in other things. Anyway, I was fine in Wordle/Strands and came close to getting all my categories in Connections I was able to get the 6 letter word "sample in two tries: AUDIOS, SAMPLE. In regards to you, Oranje, I am guessing that you are a very avid reader and that you have outstanding memory skills.

[@DailyWordPuzzlesWithOranje28]

@@hopechazz I do read a lot but the authors of what I read aren’t professional scribes. Regardless, I did read a lot as a child and as a student so I’m sure that was helpful.

[@hopechazz]

Don't forget your short/long term memory skills and perhaps you watch a lot of educational programs on television like Jeopardy. Also, the pictures of your two dogs look nice. In regards to Sadie, you meant to say that she had to URINATE. Sadie is a cute dog. 😊

[@ellensassani]

Today's Connections difficulty: 2.7 😦😦😦 Who ARE those people? A whole panel of Oranjes?! 😆

[@hopechazz]

Wish me luck on getting my certificate. If this doesn't happen, I will be fine with this.

[@Tiqerboy]

Where does the connections difficulty rating come from? I'd be curious what has been the hardest puzzle so far. I'm not a NYT subscriber so I wouldn't be able to look up previous games.

[@DailyWordPuzzlesWithOranje28]

Hey, maybe they are like me. Is there something wrong with that? 😂

[@hopechazz]

@@DailyWordPuzzlesWithOranje28 They are probably your clones and are intelligent aliens from Mars? 😂

[@ellensassani]

@@DailyWordPuzzlesWithOranje28 Only that that would hardly be representative of the general population! 😆 I do see that lots of people did better than I did today, so I guess I just was not compatible with today's puzzle.

[@ellensassani]

Hello, Sadie! ❤

[@DailyWordPuzzlesWithOranje28]

@@ellensassani 🐾🐾🐾

[@LadyAndreaRose]

Oh, Oranje! I you gave me a huge laugh with the scrabble one! It was better than my guess of states of matter, because what does toxic have to do the that? I liked your guess better!

[@DailyWordPuzzlesWithOranje28]

@@LadyAndreaRose Technically I am not wrong 😂

[@LadyAndreaRose]

Most definitely not!!!

[@hopechazz]

BOTH of you were wrong.

[@DailyWordPuzzlesWithOranje28]

@@hopechazz I wasn’t wrong but I also wasn’t right 😜

[@hopechazz]

@@DailyWordPuzzlesWithOranje28 Now you have my head spinning. 😂

[@LadyAndreaRose]

Scoredle 4/6* 14,855 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ GUAVA (2,656) ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ RAISE (78) ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 PINTA (8) 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 INLAY Pinta was an error, but it did help. I thought microwave at first, too. Then I saw steam. Cooking is my career so easy for me. Connections Puzzle #387 🟨🟨🟨🟨 save for later 🟩🟩🟩🟩 States of matter. D'oh 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Latin word for . . . Expecting half a point 🟪🟪🟪🟪 ____game This was a fun one again.

[@hopechazz]

You continue to be a CONNECTIONS BEAST! 😂

[@DailyWordPuzzlesWithOranje28]

@@hopechazz Huzzah!

[@DailyWordPuzzlesWithOranje28]

@@LadyAndreaRose I liked it too. I feel like Wyna is testing the limits of this game and I am 100% here for it.

[@LadyAndreaRose]

Absolutely!! I like it when they are challenging even if I don't get them all correct!

[@hopechazz]

Well I was able to solve my 6 letter Wordle word in two tries: AUDIOS, SAMPLE. ☺️

[@TomCee53]

xxx,inlay,Tom Cee,4 Wordle 1,109 4/6* ⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛guava 🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛aster ⬛🟨🟨⬛🟩fancy 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩Inlay Pretty sad showing, but then I don’t cook 😎 Strands #121 “Heat and eat” 🔵💡🔵🔵 💡🔵🔵🔵 🟡🔵 It didn’t have microwave 🤷‍♂️ Not bad Connections Puzzle #387 🟨🟨🟨🟨hide away 🟩🟩🟩🟩___ assets 🟪🟪🟪🟪___ game 🟦🟦🟦🟦Latin words

[@michellelam6561]

Hello Sadie! GUAVA LATER ALLOW INLAY Strands #121 “Heat and eat” 🟡🔵🔵🔵 🔵🔵🔵🔵 Connections Puzzle #387 🟪🟪🟪🟪____ game 🟦🟦🟦🟦Latin words 🟩🟩🟩🟩Describe assets 🟨🟨🟨🟨Save for "rainy" day