# 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:** 104
**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 24, 2025, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2061 "2025-10-24T09:43:14Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > Blue was dumb Heh…that was my first solve! ---
**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, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2062 "2025-10-24T09:56:08Z")
I didn’t say it was hard. Just a dumb category, too nebulous. ---
**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 24, 2025, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2063 "2025-10-24T09:57:46Z")
I thought it was rather obvious, actually. But I do see your point. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2025, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2064 "2025-10-24T12:26:21Z")
I did this one after midnight vs in the morning which is often a mistake as my sleepy brain can fail me but this time I got it. Connections Puzzle #866 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 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 24, 2025, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2065 "2025-10-24T12:36:58Z")
Was anyone else bothered by β€œThings that are known to be colorful things”? It struck me as just sloppy writing-- It’d be cleaner if you removed the last word. ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2025, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2066 "2025-10-24T13:02:10Z")
Or they could have removed everything except the last two words. ---
**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, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2067 "2025-10-24T18:10:21Z")
You really want a category that is: Things that are known to be? ---
**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 24, 2025, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2068 "2025-10-24T21:01:18Z")
> [@psychobunny](#): > > a category that is: > > Things that are known to be? No, they wanted a category of colorful things Which would be removing everything except the last two words. ---
**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 24, 2025, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2069 "2025-10-24T21:14:28Z")
It’s **Saturday** (hurrah!) and this was a tricky one. After the first error, I spent some time trying to figure all of them out before choosing, and it wasn’t until I worked out Purple that it worked much easier. Puzzle #867 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨πŸŸͺ🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 ---
**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 24, 2025, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2070 "2025-10-24T23:08:40Z")
Still on Friday, quite straightforward: Connections Puzzle #866 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2025, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2071 "2025-10-25T05:25:37Z")
Connections Puzzle #867 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Now that I have decided to actually read things before guessing or posting I have an entirely new streak of one. ---
**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 25, 2025, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2072 "2025-10-25T10:05:55Z")
Connections Puzzle #867 🟨🟨πŸŸͺ🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 25, 2025, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2073 "2025-10-25T11:20:39Z")
Green last was not by design Connections Puzzle #867 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2025, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2074 "2025-10-25T11:57:03Z")
Saw the beginnings of a red herring but it did not temp me. Connections Puzzle #867 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 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 25, 2025, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2075 "2025-10-25T12:00:04Z")
I saw a few potential red herrings, but none of them went past 2 words. Got it in rainbow order, but all but yellow were pretty tough for me. ---
**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 25, 2025, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2076 "2025-10-25T20:34:40Z")
For **Sunday’s** puzzle there was a red herring that tempted me, but I figured out an alternative that steered me away. Purple I was never going to get. Puzzle #868 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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 26, 2025, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2077 "2025-10-26T06:52:46Z")
I thought the red herring was what green actually turned out to be. What was the other one?, @GuanoLad Connections Puzzle #868 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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 26, 2025, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2078 "2025-10-26T06:55:47Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > What was the other one?, @GuanoLad Starling, Staring, String, Sting ---
**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 26, 2025, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2079 "2025-10-26T06:58:53Z")
Aah, totally missed that. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2025, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2080 "2025-10-26T10:27:33Z")
Connections Puzzle #868 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Still have no idea what purple was supposed to be. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=103) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=105)