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Connections #459 2024-09-12 (aussie.zone)

submitted 2 months ago by Zagorath@aussie.zone to c/dailygames@lemmy.zip

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[–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Connections
Puzzle #459
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪

But yeah the last block was by process of elimination. Also the link isn't actually true, given the transliteration of mochi from Japanese. Way too abstract a connection.

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

the link isn’t actually true, given the transliteration of mochi from Japanese

Once rendered in the Latin script for use as a word in the English language (a loanword from Japanese, but still a nativised English word), it does indeed fit the category.

But yeah, I definitely didn't get it. Didn't even get close.

[–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

I get what they meant, but it's a bit too "lateral thinking" for my tastes.

[–] Pandantic@midwest.social 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You should mark the bottom text spoilers.

[–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

It's just one of the words, right?