# 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:** 116
**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 21, 2025, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2301 "2025-11-21T21:49:12Z")
It’s **Saturday** and I fell for the red herring. When I saw another category didn’t fall inside it, I confidently went ahead. Darn it. Puzzle #895 🟩🟦🟦πŸŸͺ 🟨🟩🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 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 21, 2025, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2302 "2025-11-21T22:21:16Z")
Friday kicked my butt. Yellow and green both had five words that fit the categories, which makes it very difficult to get anything unless you can get everything at once. ---
**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 21, 2025, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2303 "2025-11-21T22:31:13Z")
Connections Puzzle #894 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Got yellow pretty quickly and set it aside. Saw β€œclownfish” and immediately went to ”Nemo”, then filled out for movie (not Pixar) characters. Submitted hoping it was purple but it was blue. Picked up on purple after concentrating on two-word clues and knowing that sea breeze was a cocktail. Process of elimination left greyhound as the fourth cocktail.. Finished with the yellow clues I had set aside. ---
**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 21, 2025, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2304 "2025-11-21T23:31:24Z")
Friday’s was the hardest time I’ve had in a long time. Connections Puzzle #894 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 I may have made more mistakes in a puzzle recently, but this one I just sit and stared at for about a half hour instead of the usually sloppy one to five minutes I have the patience for. Bravo for the challenge. And I got psyched out by RACECAR thinking it was a SIDECAR. The last member of that category was something I had never heard of. Oh, look like I can be open by now: never heard of a sea breeze and I was a boozer. ---
**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 21, 2025, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2305 "2025-11-21T23:37:34Z")
Connections Puzzle #894 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Neither the easiest nor hardest I’ve seen. I am a lush, so green jumped right out first. The others took a bit of noodling, but I managed to wrestle them all into place. A fun mental workout today. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2025, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2306 "2025-11-22T07:26:23Z")
Connections Puzzle #895 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Pretty easy for me. ---
**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 22, 2025, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2307 "2025-11-22T07:30:48Z")
Connections **SATURDAY** Puzzle #895 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Saw the red herring, but what turned out to be purple negated that so not a problem. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2025, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2308 "2025-11-22T10:55:34Z")
Had to use Google to define some words but past that this was pretty easy. Connections Puzzle #895 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 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 22, 2025, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2309 "2025-11-22T18:19:39Z")
Connections Puzzle #895 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 There is no way blue is more difficult than green. In fact, blue was the most popular first gotten category. 47% of players got it first. ---
**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 22, 2025, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2310 "2025-11-22T18:28:28Z")
Connections Puzzle #895 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Pretty straightforward today ---
**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 22, 2025, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2311 "2025-11-22T20:53:43Z")
Sunday **Sunday** Sunday! Now I have an earworm. Puzzle #896 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2025, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2312 "2025-11-22T21:11:40Z")
I play it, but sometimes (like yesterday) it’s a total whiff. Today’s was a breeze. ---
**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 22, 2025, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2313 "2025-11-22T21:32:12Z")
Connections Puzzle #895 🟩🟦🟦πŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 I fell for the SWEET/SOUR/BITTER/SALTY misdirect. Not much trouble after that. ---
**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 23, 2025, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2314 "2025-11-23T06:09:21Z")
Connections **SUNDAY** Puzzle #896 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Easy-peasy, but I didn’t spot a clear 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 23, 2025, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2315 "2025-11-23T06:12:23Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > but I didn’t spot a clear red herring US Airport Codes ---
**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 23, 2025, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2316 "2025-11-23T06:27:20Z")
Ha - not being a Yank actually helped, not hindered, for a change! ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2025, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2317 "2025-11-23T06:43:17Z")
Connections Puzzle #896 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ I counting it as not getting purple except by default. I was on the right track with songs but hadn’t narrowed it down to ABBA. The only ones of theirs in the clues that I knew were Mamma Mia and Dancing Queen. ---
**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 23, 2025, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2318 "2025-11-23T13:53:44Z")
On Sunday’s, I fell for the red herring first, then I got another wrong guess because I wasn’t sure about the fourth word for blue. Purple was pure leftovers for me, even though my school did Mama Mia, the musical, recently, so I really should have known that one. ---
**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 23, 2025, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2319 "2025-11-23T15:27:00Z")
Connections Puzzle #896 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Purple was leftovers. Had no idea, even when I knew what they were. Fortunately when a category is leftovers it is almost always purple so gets played first. ---
**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 23, 2025, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2320 "2025-11-23T19:57:28Z")
I failed Monday’s. Too many possibles, and mostly things I am not very familiar with. Puzzle #897 πŸŸͺ🟦🟩🟦 🟦🟩🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟦🟩🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟩🟩🟩 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=115) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=117)