# 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:** 113
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2025, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2241 "2025-11-13T11:58:02Z")
Had a weird idea of Things in a hotel room which I don’t even think was an intentional red herring, just my weird brain. Angry I didn’t see Purple immediately because it was obvious once I saw it. Connections Puzzle #886 🟩🟦🟦🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 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 13, 2025, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2242 "2025-11-13T20:14:43Z")
This one I found pretty easy. Also, it’s **Friday!** Puzzle #887 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 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 13, 2025, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2243 "2025-11-13T21:35:56Z")
Connections Puzzle #886 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Blue was a bear on that one. ---
**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 14, 2025, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2244 "2025-11-14T01:30:30Z")
Thursday was brutal for me, and I only just barely got it, and that only due to a three-word red herring that happened to match (with a bit of blundering on the fourth) to blue (I was thinking that coffee makers, cigarettes, and air fresheners all have a strong smell. ---
**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 14, 2025, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2245 "2025-11-14T03:54:15Z")
Connections **FRIDAY** Puzzle #887 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Easy enough. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2025, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2246 "2025-11-14T06:29:06Z")
Connections Puzzle #887 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦 🟦πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Still overthinking it with two categories that were too similar. ---
**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 14, 2025, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2247 "2025-11-14T06:41:20Z")
Yay! Purple was leftovers. Connections Puzzle #887 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2025, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2248 "2025-11-14T11:22:13Z")
Other than including Frequency with the movies a couple of times, this was a fun one. Connections Puzzle #887 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 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 14, 2025, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2249 "2025-11-14T20:26:59Z")
It’s **Saturday** , and I made one mistake by getting too far ahead of myself. Puzzle #888 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟦🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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 14, 2025, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2250 "2025-11-14T21:56:20Z")
Connections Puzzle #887 🟦πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Kinda kicking myself on purple there, but there was one entry I hadn’t heard of and guessed wrong (which in retrospect I saw I should have deduced the correct answer.) ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2025, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2251 "2025-11-15T06:39:30Z")
Connections Puzzle #888 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Finally got one easily and even saw the answer 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:** [November 15, 2025, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2252 "2025-11-15T07:07:44Z")
Connections Puzzle #888 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2025, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2253 "2025-11-15T12:34:31Z")
Other than a slight false start, today’s was pretty easy Connections Puzzle #888 🟩🟦🟦🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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 15, 2025, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2254 "2025-11-15T21:41:50Z")
It’s **Sunday** where I am. This is annoying. I saw the correct Purple and then second-guessed and picked a different one. Puzzle #889 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺ🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 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 16, 2025, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2255 "2025-11-16T01:01:10Z")
Connections Puzzle #888 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:** [November 16, 2025, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2256 "2025-11-16T05:47:24Z")
Connections Puzzle #889 **SUN DAY** 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ I call bullshit on Blue - Rugby shirts are _not_ commonly stripey, they’re solid colours way more often than not. They should stick to Americanisms. Nice red herring, though… ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2025, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2257 "2025-11-16T05:52:14Z")
Connections Puzzle #889 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺ🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 I had to look up the IBM logo and I still messed up. I even knew the last two answers after the first two. I’m just being careless. ---
**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 16, 2025, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2258 "2025-11-16T11:29:36Z")
I did google one of them to be sure and even the I wasn’t 100% confident. One of those where I had to know all four before I was sure of three. There is a strong Americanism bias in one clue. Or an extreme Originalism! Connections Puzzle #889 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2025, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2259 "2025-11-16T11:51:50Z")
A few mistakes but this was a fun one. Connections Puzzle #889 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦πŸŸͺ🟦🟦 πŸŸͺ🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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 16, 2025, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2260 "2025-11-16T13:35:17Z")
That may itself be an Americanism. Here they are strongly associated with stripes. So much so that when I image search β€œrugby shirt,” it’s about ten-to-one striped vs non-striped. Like if you look at classic preppy wear catalogs like LL Bean or J Crew, the rugby shirts are largely striped, though you might be able to find some plain ones. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=112) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=114)