# 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:** 105
**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 26, 2025, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2081 "2025-10-26T12:32:04Z")
I was talking about the connection in Purple yesterday, but still didn’t see it. Maybe I would have if the others were not so screamingly obvious. Connections Puzzle #868 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**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 26, 2025, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2082 "2025-10-26T16:13:44Z")
Connections Puzzle #868 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ I found this one a bit challenging, even though there was no real trickery afoot. I didn’t hit on anything until I’d gotten the previous group out of the way (how my mind works sometimes). I did figure out purple, even saying the word ”diminutive” out loud, though I thought it was kind of a dumb one. ---
**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, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2083 "2025-10-26T20:03:20Z")
On **Monday’s** puzzle, pay attention to the first line of the initial arrangement. It’s important. Puzzle #869 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2025, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2084 "2025-10-27T04:17:57Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > On **Monday’s** puzzle, pay attention to the first line of the initial arrangement. Oh, very cute. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2025, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2085 "2025-10-27T04:19:58Z")
Connections Puzzle #869 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Pretty easy although I didn’t immediately see the last one 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 27, 2025, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2086 "2025-10-27T05:06:01Z")
Was there actual beef there? Connections Puzzle #869 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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 27, 2025, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2087 "2025-10-27T06:06:28Z")
Indignation, I think. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2025, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2088 "2025-10-27T10:40:56Z")
Made some weird logic leaps (I thought I saw parts of names of Musicals at one point) but then seeing the purple made it all come together. Connections Puzzle #869 🟦🟦πŸŸͺ🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺ🟩πŸŸͺ🟦 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 27, 2025, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2089 "2025-10-27T20:11:47Z")
It’s **Tuesday.** A pretty simple one this time out, for me. Puzzle #870 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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 27, 2025, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2090 "2025-10-27T20:59:05Z")
I honestly kind of guessed on blue (flavors? Close enough I guess), but lucked out on it, and then once I had that I was able to figure out purple before I actually clicked it. ---
**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 28, 2025, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2091 "2025-10-28T04:43:25Z")
Connections Puzzle #870 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Relatively easy. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2025, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2092 "2025-10-28T05:04:52Z")
Connections Puzzle #870 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ No problems with this one. Even saw purple pretty quickly. ---
**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 28, 2025, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2093 "2025-10-28T11:19:30Z")
Connections Puzzle #870 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ The first three came quickly and easily. Any of them could have been yellow IMO. I got purple, but only after everything else was gone and I looked at the words more closely. ---
**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 28, 2025, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2094 "2025-10-28T19:45:32Z")
**Wednesday’s** puzzle. Silly mistake at first, my mouse working faster than my brain. Puzzle #871 🟦πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2025, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2095 "2025-10-29T04:58:26Z")
Connections Puzzle #871 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Didn’t get purple. Was not familiar with one choice. ---
**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 29, 2025, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2096 "2025-10-29T05:20:29Z")
Connections Puzzle #871 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Blue was dumb. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2025, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2097 "2025-10-29T10:44:04Z")
I will second that opinion on Blue Connections Puzzle #871 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺ🟦🟩πŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 ---
**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 29, 2025, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2098 "2025-10-29T13:52:02Z")
I never heard of an abecedarium before. It reminds me of those idiots who name their babies Abcde. β€œIt’s pronounced abb-si-dee!” ---
**Author:** ![Teuton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teuton/32/3864_2.png) [@Teuton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teuton)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2025, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2099 "2025-10-29T13:55:49Z")
Connections Puzzle #871 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 The red herring seemed a bit forced today, especially on purple and blue. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2025, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2100 "2025-10-29T15:14:29Z")
Connections Puzzle #871 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Saw purple first but second-guessed myself as that being the blue category and the blue being purple. I thought I was missing some nuance of blue to make it harder and less stupid than it actually was. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=104) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=106)