Only Connect

[klondike]

Connections
Puzzle #1241
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟪
🟦🟦🟪🟦
🟦🟦🟪🟦
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪

🟪  variable number of letters before the word in the group. I'd never have seen it.

[GrannyMac]

Connections
Puzzle #1242
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦

Nearly fell for the red herring! 

[GrannyMac]

Connections
Puzzle #1243
🟦🟩🟪🟨
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦

Did fall for the red herring!  Blue was default.

[klondike]

Connections
Puzzle #1243
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪

Completely stumped after 1 yesterday and didn't get back to it
I'm so stupid at these I don't even see red herrings