# 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:** 111
**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 8, 2025, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2201 "2025-11-08T20:20:31Z")
**Sunday.** And Purple was stupid. Puzzle #882 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2025, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2202 "2025-11-09T05:59:18Z")
Connections Puzzle #882 🟨🟩🟨🟨 🟨🟩🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Kept including compact in yellow. ---
**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 9, 2025, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2203 "2025-11-09T08:28:25Z")
Connections Puzzle #882 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Had to wait after everything else was done before getting Purple. I don’t think it was stupid, though. When I saw it, I was quite.. chuffed. ---
**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:** [November 9, 2025, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2204 "2025-11-09T11:59:17Z")
Fell for a red herring after a long time. Connections Puzzle #882 🟨🟩🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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 9, 2025, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2205 "2025-11-09T16:15:05Z")
Connections Puzzle #882 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:** [November 9, 2025, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2206 "2025-11-09T20:12:41Z")
It’s **Monday** already? Gah! I did okay, though I was never going to figure out Purple. Puzzle #883 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 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 9, 2025, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2207 "2025-11-09T20:14:40Z")
Connections Puzzle #882 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ I also tried COMPACT in yellow, which was foolish because the green category was on my radar already, and I should have cleaned that one up first. Purple was leftovers. ---
**Author:** ![zimaane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a3d4f5/32.png) [@zimaane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zimaane)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2025, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2208 "2025-11-09T22:26:05Z")
The others were easy, but I would have never gotten today’s Purple. ---
**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 9, 2025, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2209 "2025-11-09T22:31:36Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > 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 saw one a few months ago where all four of the categories were their color. ---
**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 9, 2025, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2210 "2025-11-09T22:36:53Z")
Connections Puzzle #882 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Yay, reverse rainbow. I didn’t get purple except through leftovers. ---
**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 10, 2025, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2211 "2025-11-10T05:06:57Z")
Connections **MONDAY** Puzzle #883 πŸŸͺ🟩🟦🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Fell for the red herring, and Purple and Blue were super-dumb. I HATE the Words in a saying connection type. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2025, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2212 "2025-11-10T05:47:22Z")
Connections Puzzle #883 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ I felt compelled to guess on blue even though I thought it was a red herring. Didn’t get purple and probably never would. What was the red herring? ---
**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 10, 2025, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2213 "2025-11-10T06:27:07Z")
> [@psychobunny](#): > > What was the red herring? I didn’t see it either, but looking again I think it might be SINE, I, SQUARE, TRIANGLE, being all mathematical related. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2025, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2214 "2025-11-10T11:50:30Z")
I was sure blue would be wrong but had to try it. Connections Puzzle #883 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 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:** [November 10, 2025, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2215 "2025-11-10T12:09:34Z")
I hate the blue type of clues ---
**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 10, 2025, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2216 "2025-11-10T17:30:14Z")
Connections Puzzle #883 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 The red herring that almost got me was: SINE, TRIANGLE, SAW, SQUARE β€” these are all basic waveforms in sound synthesis. ---
**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 10, 2025, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2217 "2025-11-10T20:08:13Z")
This is **Tuesday’s** game. I found it tough. Also I call shenanigans on Purple, the category I thought it was made much more sense. Contains letters. Puzzle #884 🟨🟦🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 ---
**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 10, 2025, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2218 "2025-11-10T23:33:25Z")
> [@Mighty\_Mouse](#): > > I hate the blue type of clues [![](https://i.imgur.com/ba3Azry.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/ba3Azry.jpeg) For the uh, clueless, this is supposed to be the blues clues guy looking shocked and sad. ---
**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 10, 2025, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2219 "2025-11-10T23:58:47Z")
Connections Puzzle #883 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Latin prepositions? LATIN FREAKING PREPOSITIONS???!!! At least I’d solved all the other colors first. ---
**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 11, 2025, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2220 "2025-11-11T00:03:47Z")
I really should have figured out Monday’s purple, but I didn’t, except by elimination. And I saw part of the red herring, but couldn’t find any way to quite make it work: I was looking for things that would work with sine, but β€œ\_\_\_ wave”, β€œ\_\_\_ function”, and β€œ\_\_\_ curve” none of them gave enough matches (a β€œsaw wave” is usually called β€œsawtooth”), and just β€œmathematical” was too vague. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=110) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=112)