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Guessing Game: Endangered Species

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya
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Mar 21, 2023
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Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya is the managing editor of Autostraddle and a lesbian writer of essays, fiction, and pop culture criticism living in Orlando. She is the former managing editor of TriQuarterly, and her short stories appear in McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern, Joyland, Catapult, The Offing, The Rumpus, Cake Zine, and more. Some of her pop culture writing can be found at The AV Club, Vulture, The Cut, and others. When she is not writing, editing, or reading, she is probably playing tennis. You can follow her on Twitter or Instagram and learn more about her work on her website.

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  • Chess
    March 21, 2023 at 2:06 am

    Nine seconds?? I spend too much time on this website.

    Endangered Species
    🟢🟢🟢🟢–🟢🟢🟢🟢

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    • jenesaiswha
      March 21, 2023 at 2:43 am

      Ay, ay, ay -_-u

      Endangered Species
      🟢🟢🟢🟢–🟢🟢🟢🟢

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  • :)
    March 21, 2023 at 4:01 am

    Knew the second word. Had to think for a second on the first
    Endangered Species
    🟢🟢🟢🟢–🟢🟢🟢🟢

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  • vensey
    March 21, 2023 at 6:10 am

    got it in 1 guess but now im sad lmao

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  • Stacey
    March 21, 2023 at 6:56 am

    Endangered Species
    🟢🟢🟢🟢–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    🟢⚫️⚫️🟢–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    ⚫️⚫️🟡⚫️–🟢🟢🟢🟢
    ⚫️🟡⚫️⚫️–⚫️⚫️🟢⚫️

    1 min 12
    Once I got the first word it was easier

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  • KatieRainyDay
    March 21, 2023 at 7:16 am

    The second work didn’t click for a minute but the first? Instant

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  • hihello
    March 21, 2023 at 7:35 am

    okay i am generally staunchly team No Times but- this took six seconds, upside-down smile emoji, waterfall tears emoji

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  • timber
    March 21, 2023 at 7:37 am

    Love but it’s hard

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  • Wplus
    March 21, 2023 at 7:59 am

    I’m really bad with this, hahaha

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  • cleo
    March 21, 2023 at 8:04 am

    Took me a minute but once I thought of the 2nd word, the 1st was obvious.

    Endangered Species
    🟢🟢🟢🟢–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    ⚫️⚫️⚫️🟢–🟢🟢🟢🟢

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  • Sollemnia
    March 21, 2023 at 12:20 pm

    I’m playing this during a Zoom meeting which feels vaguely related (but not really) (yet? Maybe???)
    Endangered Species
    🟢🟢🟢🟢–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    ⚫️⚫️⚫️🟡–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    🟢⚫️⚫️🟢–🟢🟢🟢🟢
    🟢⚫️⚫️🟢–⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️
    ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️–⚫️🟢⚫️🟢

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  • Linnea
    March 21, 2023 at 12:29 pm

    BINGO ONE GUESS!!💥

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  • Nicki
    March 21, 2023 at 2:54 pm

    Endangered Species
    🟢🟢🟢🟢–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    🟢⚫️⚫️🟢–🟢🟢🟢🟢
    ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️–🟡⚫️🟢⚫️
    Took me longer than it should have….

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  • Elisabeth
    March 21, 2023 at 3:56 pm

    These are always the hardest type of puzzles for me, got it in at the last chance each time!

    Endangered Species
    🟢🟢🟢🟢–🟢🟢🟢🟢
    🟢⚫️⚫️🟢–⚫️🟢🟢🟢
    🟢⚫️🟡⚫️–🟡🟢⚫️🟢
    🟢🟡⚫️⚫️–🟡🟡⚫️🟢
    ⚫️🟡⚫️🟡–⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️
    ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️–⚫️⚫️🟡🟡

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  • Kate
    March 22, 2023 at 5:40 am

    why am i getting worse at these haha
    Endangered Species
    ️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪–🟢🟢🟢🟢
    🟢🟢🟢🟢–⚫️⚫️⚫️🟢
    ⚫️⚫️⚫️🟡–🟢🟢⚫️🟢
    ⚫️⚫️⚫️🟢–🟢🟢⚫️🟢
    ⚫️⚫️⚫️🟢–🟢🟢⚫️🟢
    ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️–⚫️⚫️⚫️🟢

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  • SodaPop
    March 27, 2023 at 12:44 pm

    Somehow I keep missing these when they’re posted. 1min 33 seconds
    Endangered Species
    ️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪–🟢🟢🟢🟢
    🟢🟢🟢🟢–🟡⚫️🟡🟡
    ⚫️⚫️⚫️🟡–⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️

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