# 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:** 121
**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:** [December 2, 2025, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2401 "2025-12-02T20:06:52Z")
Complete crash and burn today. Just couldn’t quit the red herring, even after I got the mild expletives. ---
**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:** [December 3, 2025, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2402 "2025-12-03T01:35:26Z")
Connections Puzzle #905 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 I saw the red herring after finding purple. The purple words just couldn’t possibly go anywhere else. ETA: looks like there was a museum I hadn’t even heard of in the purples, so my ignorance was an advantage here. ---
**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:** [December 3, 2025, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2403 "2025-12-03T05:00:18Z")
Connections **WEDNESDAY** Puzzle #906 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Easy. Blue felt more like a Green type deal, and Purple was piss. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2025, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2404 "2025-12-03T05:05:26Z")
Motored through this one. Connections Puzzle #906 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2025, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2405 "2025-12-03T06:39:50Z")
Connections Puzzle #906 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Pretty straightforward although I didn’t know that iron man was a song. ---
**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:** [December 3, 2025, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2406 "2025-12-03T10:58:54Z")
I wasn’t as specific on purple as the answer was, the subject matter being one of my weakest areas. Connections Puzzle #906 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 ---
**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:** [December 3, 2025, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2407 "2025-12-03T14:23:16Z")
Connections Puzzle #906 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Guessed wrong on yellow vs. green, seemed of similar difficulty ---
**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:** [December 3, 2025, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2408 "2025-12-03T19:05:05Z")
Connections Puzzle #906 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 I think the order was fairly random; I feel like I could have gotten any one of them had I happened to focus on those words. But I like to get the boxes out of the way as I see them. Was there even a red herring 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:** [December 3, 2025, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2409 "2025-12-03T19:53:13Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > Was there even a red herring today? Maybe CHARM, MACHO, APPEAL, and RECEPTION??? Anyway, here are my results for **Thursday**. Puzzle #907 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 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:** [December 4, 2025, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2410 "2025-12-04T05:04:41Z")
Connections **THURSDAY** Puzzle #907 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Purple was way too simple a connection, IMO, and overall super easy. Sub-30 seconds. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2025, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2411 "2025-12-04T05:41:03Z")
Connections Puzzle #907 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Too easy. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2025, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2412 "2025-12-04T10:33:33Z")
I kept second guessing my choices because I was expecting tricks… Connections Puzzle #907 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 ---
**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:** [December 4, 2025, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2413 "2025-12-04T13:58:08Z")
Connections Puzzle #907 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Easy one today. Main issue was figuring out the order for my RR. ROSTRUM was a leftover for me so I guessed purple.. The rest was luck. ---
**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:** [December 4, 2025, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2414 "2025-12-04T15:40:03Z")
Thought blue was purple. Oh well. Connections Puzzle #907 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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:** [December 4, 2025, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2415 "2025-12-04T17:08:34Z")
Connections Puzzle #907 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 I thought blue was yellow, actually. Easiest one in an easy bunch. ---
**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:** [December 4, 2025, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2416 "2025-12-04T17:24:06Z")
Statistics agrees with you with blue being most commonly found 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:** [December 4, 2025, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2417 "2025-12-04T19:29:20Z")
It’s **Friday**. Rejoice. Puzzle #908 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 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:** [December 4, 2025, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2418 "2025-12-04T22:12:27Z")
Yeah, all of Thursday was easy for me. I did blue first just because my mind is naturally drawn to Lego kits, but I could have started with any word pretty much as easily. ---
**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:** [December 4, 2025, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2419 "2025-12-04T22:20:55Z")
I had the same result. I actually spotted and called blue and purple correctly as I was working the puzzle out, but decided to switch them at the last second thinking blue was more of a β€œpurple” category than purple was. Oh well. ---
**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:** [December 5, 2025, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2420 "2025-12-05T05:19:50Z")
Connections **FRIDAY** Puzzle #908 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Easy-peasy again. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=120) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=122)