# 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:** 110
**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:** [November 6, 2025, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2181 "2025-11-06T13:46:56Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > So nobody else tried FOREhead, MASThead, ARROWhead, and BOWhead (a kind of whale)? I was close to your guess. I tried FOREhead, PINhead, ARROWhead, and FIGUREhead. ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2025, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2182 "2025-11-06T14:04:48Z")
Failed. Couldn’t let go bow as part of a ship. ---
**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:** [November 6, 2025, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2183 "2025-11-06T14:15:38Z")
Connections Puzzle #879 πŸŸͺ🟦πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦πŸŸͺ🟦🟦 🟦🟦πŸŸͺ🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Yeah, was having that difficulty too and didn’t suss purple soon enough to disambiguate which words belong in the blues. ---
**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:** [November 6, 2025, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2184 "2025-11-06T14:46:18Z")
Connections Puzzle #879 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Got purple by process of elimination. And a bit of luck not falling for bow as part of a ship. Helps that I’ve been reading a lot of Patrick O’Brien novels where β€œdeck” and β€œmast” are used as directions as well as physical parts of the ship. ---
**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:** [November 6, 2025, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2185 "2025-11-06T20:07:41Z")
**Friday!** Yay! Did okay, despite there being a food category. Puzzle #880 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 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:** [November 6, 2025, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2186 "2025-11-06T21:55:21Z")
I failed on Thursday, after a few "One Away"s. A red herring is one thing, but I think it’s a dirty trick to include an actual category that five of the words fit into. ---
**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:** [November 6, 2025, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2187 "2025-11-06T23:13:17Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > but I think it’s a dirty trick to include an actual category that five of the words fit into. That’s actually not at all unusual for Connections. There are games you kind of have to work out more deeply to figure out which word doesn’t fit. Personally, I like misdirects like this, as the game can get a little too easy and automatic at times. ---
**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:** [November 7, 2025, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2188 "2025-11-07T05:01:10Z")
I already had blue, so no. Connections Puzzle #880 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Easy-peasy, even with the Yankism. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2025, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2189 "2025-11-07T05:10:31Z")
Connections Puzzle #880 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Super easy. ---
**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:** [November 7, 2025, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2190 "2025-11-07T05:19:43Z")
I fell for the red herring today. POLKA DOT SALSA VERDE SWING STATE HULA Hoop ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2025, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2191 "2025-11-07T10:25:08Z")
This one was easy for me. Saw Purple right away. Connections Puzzle #880 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 ---
**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:** [November 7, 2025, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2192 "2025-11-07T16:29:27Z")
Connections Puzzle #880 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Yeah, purple lept off the page for me. Figured which was green, but messed up yellow v blue, so no reverse rainbow. ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2025, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2193 "2025-11-07T17:20:24Z")
Connections Puzzle #880 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 I generally don’t try for a reverse rainbow, I just select the categories as I find them. But today I ended up with a reverse rainbow anyway. ---
**Author:** ![NotEncinoMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@NotEncinoMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NotEncinoMan)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2025, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2194 "2025-11-07T20:45:02Z")
**Saturday** Connections Puzzle #881 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 I generally try for a reverse rainbow and fail. But today I just select the categories as I find them. But today I ended up with a reverse rainbow anyway. Seemed easy, or was it just right up my alley? ---
**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:** [November 7, 2025, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2195 "2025-11-07T20:49:28Z")
No reverse rainbow for my **Saturday**. Oh well, still did okay. Puzzle #881 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:** [November 7, 2025, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2196 "2025-11-07T22:18:56Z")
Connections Puzzle #880 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 > [@suranyi](#): > > I generally don’t try for a reverse rainbow, I just select the categories as I find them. Same here, but when I happen to get purple first I give it a shot. (I didn’t expect purple to actually be purple, despite the category. 😁) I guessed right with blue, but the remaining ones seemed equally easy, and I lost the coin toss. In retrospect, the purple category should have given me a hint to the green category, but their color is not the first thing that comes to mind when I think of those condiments. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2025, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2197 "2025-11-08T05:34:53Z")
Connections Puzzle #881 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ As usual, one small glitch. I knew the answer for purple but again did not know what some of the were, just had heard the words. ---
**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:** [November 8, 2025, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2198 "2025-11-08T05:41:13Z")
Connections Puzzle #881 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 No issues. Purple was obvious. ---
**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:** [November 8, 2025, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2199 "2025-11-08T09:52:09Z")
Connections Puzzle #881 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Yep, purple jumped out, indeed. Tried the reverse, but I have such difficulty sussing out yellow from green. I should probably just go with whatever is counter my instinct. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2025, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2200 "2025-11-08T10:49:14Z")
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