# 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:** 11
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2024, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/201 "2024-06-13T19:10:18Z")
I didn’t notice that. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2024, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/202 "2024-06-13T19:24:47Z")
I always immediately shuffle so I missed that. ---
**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:** [June 13, 2024, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/203 "2024-06-13T19:45:28Z")
Heh. I was wondering if everyone gets the same initial layout. I saw “smash that like button” immediately. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2024, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/204 "2024-06-13T21:11:29Z")
I opened this thread hoping I’d find an explanation for that clue! They did a really good job of misdirection with this whole puzzle. Except I think that category should have been designated the hardest one (purple) instead of the easiest (yellow). ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2024, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/205 "2024-06-13T21:17:22Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > I am amused by today’s (June 13) one, in that the top row when you load it reads SMASH THAT LIKE BUTTON. Same. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2024, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/206 "2024-06-13T21:36:04Z")
I assume it was deliberate given that each word was a separate category. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2024, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/207 "2024-06-13T22:06:41Z")
I usually shuffle immediately because they do like to put red herrings together in the initial configuration. I just happened to notice today’s before shuffling. ---
**Author:** ![Rhodes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhodes/32/273_2.png) [@Rhodes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhodes)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2024, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/208 "2024-06-13T23:12:02Z")
A couple months ago the top row was SPONGE BOB SQUARE PANTS. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2024, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/209 "2024-06-13T23:42:22Z")
I’ll have to pay closer attention to the top row before getting started. ---
**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:** [June 14, 2024, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/210 "2024-06-14T00:18:32Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > I’ll have to pay closer attention to the top row before getting started Agreed! ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2024, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/211 "2024-06-14T00:41:17Z")
If you read them in reverse order, you’ll get a satanic message. ---
**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:** [June 14, 2024, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/212 "2024-06-14T16:06:24Z")
Quick question for those who’ve been playing every day: Is the puzzle typically harder or easier on certain days of the week, like the NYT crossword? Today’s Connections took me about 30 seconds, if that. Probably the easiest one I’ve seen so far. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2024, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/213 "2024-06-14T16:46:21Z")
I haven’t really noticed a difficulty scale in Connections. Monday puzzles can be just as hard (or easy) as a Friday puzzle. As for today’s puzzle, any chance Wyna Liu is a Wilco fan? Yankee Hotel Foxtrot jumped right out at me. ---
**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:** [June 14, 2024, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/214 "2024-06-14T16:59:35Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > I haven’t really noticed a difficulty scale in Connections. Agreed. > [@Wheelz](#): > > Today’s Connections took me about 30 seconds, if that. Same here, but only because I quickly got the blue, yellow, and green categories. I would have had to think awhile to find the connection between the purple clues. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2024, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/215 "2024-06-14T17:04:29Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > As for today’s puzzle, any chance Wyna Liu is a Wilco fan? Had the exact same thought. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2024, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/216 "2024-06-15T13:52:52Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > I am amused by today’s (June 13) one, in that the top row when you load it reads SMASH THAT LIKE BUTTON. Today, the second row read THREE BODY PROBLEM POSTER. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2024, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/217 "2024-06-17T11:51:42Z")
Gah, not only did my Connections streak end today, but my crossword puzzle streak died at 66 yesterday. Once more unto the breach! ---
**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:** [July 29, 2024, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/218 "2024-07-29T15:40:16Z")
Anybody else learn a new word today? ---
**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:** [July 29, 2024, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/219 "2024-07-29T16:26:22Z")
No, but I think I know which one you mean. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2024, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/220 "2024-07-29T16:28:18Z")
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