# If You Like "Wordle", Try "Connections" **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** board-card-word-game\ **Created:** [August 19, 2023, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796 "2023-08-19T13:01:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 103
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2025, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2041 "2025-10-20T19:51:36Z")
It’s **Tuesday** where I live, and sure I get to play the game early, but I also have to deal with Americanisms. Worse, Sports Americanisms Puzzle #863 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟩🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2025, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2042 "2025-10-20T21:18:46Z")
I got Monday, but as often happens, purple was leftovers. I probably could have figured it out, but I’m not as motivated to do so when I can just click-click-click-click. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2043 "2025-10-21T04:41:57Z")
Connections Puzzle #863 🟦🟦🟨🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 I thought yellow was going to be a red herring so I resisted it. Also I don’t know sports. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2044 "2025-10-21T04:45:16Z")
Connections Puzzle #863 🟩🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Got one Green wrong initially (I thought Aces fit in there) but otherwise quite straightforward. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2045 "2025-10-21T11:24:14Z")
Other than a slight hiccup, this one seemed pretty easy for me. Connections Puzzle #863 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2046 "2025-10-21T20:02:03Z")
It’s **Wednesday.** I got them all with no errors despite not knowing what Copypasta is. Also never heard of a Pharaoh Ant. Puzzle #864 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2025, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2047 "2025-10-22T05:09:59Z")
Connections Puzzle #864 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ No notes. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2025, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2048 "2025-10-22T10:49:18Z")
Connections Puzzle #864 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ This was very hard for me after the first two categories. I was on the right track with blue but wasn’t sure they were all real things so I eventually just gave in and guessed. Never got purple. Never heard of Copypasta ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2025, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2049 "2025-10-22T12:12:39Z")
> [@psychobunny](#): > > Never heard of > > Copypasta Exactly what I came to say. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2025, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2050 "2025-10-22T13:22:29Z")
Connections Puzzle #864 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ > [@GuanoLad](#): > > I got them all with no errors despite not knowing what Copypasta is. Also never heard of a Pharaoh Ant. Same and same, except I left purple for last and never would have figured it out otherwise. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2025, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2051 "2025-10-22T13:45:22Z")
Copypasta is what us Gen Xers in the early days of the Internet used to call Glurge. Stuff that is copied and passed around the internet. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2025, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2052 "2025-10-22T19:52:10Z")
**Thursday** , and I think there were a lot of red herrings, as it was a collection that could have gone in many directions. Puzzle #865 πŸŸͺ🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2025, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2053 "2025-10-23T04:13:13Z")
Connections Puzzle #865 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 No real difficulties. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2025, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2054 "2025-10-23T04:30:31Z")
Connections Puzzle #865 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Didn’t get purple but didn’t really try too hard. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2025, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2055 "2025-10-23T10:33:49Z")
Connections Puzzle #865 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Easy one for me today. I did see DUCKY, BIRDIE, KITTY, and DOGGY, but quickly disregarded them as the correct groupings jumped out almost immediately - even purple. ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Mouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mighty_mouse/32/7776_2.png) [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2025, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2056 "2025-10-23T11:42:16Z")
Connections Puzzle #865 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ All obvious except purple. The red herring was too obvious. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2025, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2057 "2025-10-23T20:04:28Z")
At last it’s **Friday.** I didn’t figure out Purple. Puzzle #866 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨πŸŸͺ🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**Author:** ![Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/marvin_the_martian/32/2898_2.png) [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2025, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2058 "2025-10-24T04:12:45Z")
> [@Mighty\_Mouse](#): > > The red herring was too obvious. Definitely. Got my elusive reverse rainbow: Connections Puzzle #865 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2025, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2059 "2025-10-24T04:18:27Z")
Connections Puzzle #866 🟩🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺ🟦πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ I still don’t know where I went wrong. I swear I entered the right options for purple. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2025, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2060 "2025-10-24T04:33:02Z")
Connections Puzzle #866 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Blue was dumb… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=102) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=104)