# 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:** 122
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2025, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2421 "2025-12-05T06:46:42Z")
Connections Puzzle #908 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Had some trouble with yellow. Too many types of talk to get purple right away. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2025, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2422 "2025-12-05T10:00:15Z")
Exactly the same for me. Connections Puzzle #908 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**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:** [December 5, 2025, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2423 "2025-12-05T13:56:46Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > Easy-peasy again. Also easy for me, although my order of solve was YBGP. I didn’t figure out Purple until it was the last four, and then I wondered why I hadn’t seen it earlier. ---
**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 5, 2025, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2424 "2025-12-05T14:05:18Z")
Connections Puzzle #908 🟨πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Ack. 5 things fit in the purple category and I was too lazy to do all 4 categories at once today. ---
**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 5, 2025, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2425 "2025-12-05T14:09:35Z")
Connections Puzzle #908 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Saw blue immediately so assumed it was yellow. Oops. ---
**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 5, 2025, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2426 "2025-12-05T20:08:48Z")
Connections Puzzle #908 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Saw five for purple pretty much right away but thought one felt weaker than the rest, so I tried my luck, and it worked out. Still having difficulty figuring out green from yellow. ---
**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 5, 2025, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2427 "2025-12-05T20:22:10Z")
It is now **Saturday** where I live, and they got me good. Puzzle #909 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 5, 2025, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2428 "2025-12-05T21:40:26Z")
Connections Puzzle #908 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 The fifth kind of talk was already gone by the time I got to purple, so no trouble there. For the second day in a row, blue could just as well have been yellow. ---
**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 6, 2025, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2429 "2025-12-06T03:41:15Z")
Still Friday here. Had all 4 sets sorted easily, but no clue which was which color. Connections Puzzle #908 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 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 6, 2025, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2430 "2025-12-06T06:31:33Z")
Connections **SATURDAY** Puzzle #909 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 No issues here. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2025, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2431 "2025-12-06T09:49:31Z")
Connections Puzzle #909 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Impressed with myself that I got 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:** [December 6, 2025, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2432 "2025-12-06T14:06:22Z")
Saturday’s purple category was bullshit. They had two reptiles and two amphibians. There’s no non-bullshit way to make those the same category. ---
**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 6, 2025, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2433 "2025-12-06T14:59:56Z")
Connections Puzzle #909 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Fun one today. ---
**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 6, 2025, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2434 "2025-12-06T15:00:27Z")
Not learning my lesson from yesterday i risked entering purple without categorizing everything first. Luckily it worked out this time. Connections Puzzle #909 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 6, 2025, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2435 "2025-12-06T17:39:52Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > There’s no non-bullshit way to make those the same category. ”Herpetofauna” includes both reptiles and amphibians. ---
**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 6, 2025, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2436 "2025-12-06T18:39:59Z")
That was a new word for me, but my first instinct wasn’t that it was a made-up term. Taxonomy has changed so much in the 40+ years since I took high school biology I expect everything I know to be wrong. ---
**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 6, 2025, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2437 "2025-12-06T20:50:26Z")
Here’s **Sunday’s** puzzle. I almost fell for the red herring, which I think a few people might be taken in by. Also I saw Purple at the start, but wasn’t certain. Puzzle #910 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 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 7, 2025, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2438 "2025-12-07T04:41:58Z")
Connections **SUNDAY** Puzzle #910 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Didn’t see any red herring. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2025, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2439 "2025-12-07T05:07:42Z")
I saw Purple quickly but I had a hard time with the others. Connections Puzzle #910 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2025, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2440 "2025-12-07T05:09:57Z")
Connections Puzzle #910 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟨🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 I had a hard time with yellow and wasn’t completely sure of blue. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=121) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=123)