Four by Three

August 14, 2026
123 points • 1 mistake
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Not familiar with blue and didn’t see purple connection. But as I noted earlier, if you get the first 2 with no misses you should always win with no more than two misses.

August 14, 2026
137 points • No mistakes
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Amateur??? Don’t you get more points if you enter the hub word second each round (and actually it seems to me that it’s easiest to enter it second in the 3rd and 4th rounds anyway, since it’s already in the middle)

oh, ok - good to know

August 15, 2026
159 points • No mistakes
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Spend 0 time in Four by Three on the color order.

August 15, 2026
156 points • No mistakes
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August 16, 2026
157 points • No mistakes
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August 16, 2026
160 points • No mistakes
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August 17, 2026
158 points • No mistakes
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August 17, 2026
96 points • 2 mistakes
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August 18, 2026
124 points • 1 mistake
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August 18, 2026
167 points • No mistakes
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5 points for Blue first seems totally random. Even if there were a chance it could be earned, wouldn’t want to worry about it and lose the 90 second bonus

August 19, 2026
160 points • No mistakes
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August 19, 2026
156 points • No mistakes
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GRRR. Site works only with Cookies, no login. Since I needed to clear cookies due to problems on an unrelated site yesterday, reset my streak. Probably the same in Smush.

August 20, 2026
141 points • No mistakes
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August 20, 2026
162 points • No mistakes
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A “new personal best”, because clearing cookies after Tuesday’s game lost all my Four by Three history. Where’s that red font when you need it?

August 21, 2026
172 points • No mistakes
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August 21, 2026
173 points • No mistakes
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See that Purple first is worth 15. :shrug: Don’t worry about order with a 90-second bonus in play.

Why is the order Purple - Green - Blue - Yellow called Grue?

August 22, 2026
168 points • No mistakes
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