# 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:** 123
**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 7, 2025, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2441 "2025-12-07T06:07:08Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > Didn’t see any red herring. It was GRECO, MORTISE, HURTLE, GIZZARD, which rhyme with reptiles. ---
**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, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2442 "2025-12-07T07:03:55Z")
Ooh, nicer than what we got, I think. ---
**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 7, 2025, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2443 "2025-12-07T13:02:17Z")
I got the reverse rainbow today, in less than a minute. I wasn’t trying for the RR, but I saw Purple right away and proceeded from there. ---
**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 7, 2025, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2444 "2025-12-07T16:10:35Z")
Connections Puzzle #910 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Purple jumped right out of me. The red herring I saw was easily disposed of. Picking blue vs green was trickier. > [@GuanoLad](#): > > > [@MrDibble](#): > > > > Didn’t see any red herring. > > It was GRECO, MORTISE, HURTLE, GIZZARD, which rhyme with reptiles. The one I saw was TONGUE possible for the woodworking joint category, but dismissed because TONGUE alone is not an actual joint (would require β€œAND GROOVE”) ---
**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 7, 2025, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2445 "2025-12-07T18:28:11Z")
Then again, the category could have just been woodworking terms. I saw the offal before I saw those, so I evaded that trap, but I wasn’t sure about one of the words, did the purple, and went back to it. I didn’t even see yellow at all until it was leftovers (but did see it then). ---
**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 7, 2025, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2446 "2025-12-07T20:14:12Z")
**Monday** Monday, can’t help that day. I got rainbow order, but I guessed Blue and Purple because I had absolutely no hope of figuring those out. Puzzle #911 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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 8, 2025, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2447 "2025-12-08T03:47:14Z")
Connections MONDAY Puzzle #911 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Figured out purple, blue was by elimination. Couple categories were just lousy with Americanisms. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2025, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2448 "2025-12-08T05:46:26Z")
Connections Puzzle #911 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Did not come anywhere near getting purple. ---
**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 8, 2025, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2449 "2025-12-08T10:30:04Z")
> [@psychobunny](#): > > Did not come anywhere near getting purple Yeah, Purple was more than a bit difficult. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2025, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2450 "2025-12-08T11:39:01Z")
Blue and purple were tough. I basically guessed. Connections Puzzle #911 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 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:** [December 8, 2025, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2451 "2025-12-08T12:04:09Z")
Can’t figure out the red herring. Connections Puzzle #911 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 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 8, 2025, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2452 "2025-12-08T14:25:56Z")
Connections Puzzle #911 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Absolutely pulled this reverse rainbow out of my ass. Found yellow and green quickly, but completely blanked on blue and purple. Ended up sorting them by oddness and got lucky. > [@MrDibble](#): > > lousy with Americanisms. We’ll, they did throw in the British spelling of MITRE the yesterday… ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2025, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2453 "2025-12-08T15:05:08Z")
Green was easiest for me, but I never would have figured out purple. Blue was a bit difficult because I have no idea who the Wings are. I initially guessed Spur instead of Wing because I figured Texas teams in general rather than Dallas teams in particular could be the category. ---
**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 8, 2025, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2454 "2025-12-08T20:03:40Z")
It’s **Tuesday** and I got taken in by red herrings. Puzzle #912 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩πŸŸͺ🟦🟩 🟦🟩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:** [December 8, 2025, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2455 "2025-12-08T23:44:50Z")
I got Monday’s yellow pretty easily, and then I figured out the green category but simply lacked the knowledge of the fourth word until I Googled. Blue was tough and partly guessed, and I had no clue on purple. ---
**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 9, 2025, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2456 "2025-12-09T03:32:09Z")
Monday: Connections Puzzle #911 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Purple I saw almost immediately because of PARS. I just didn’t see any other possibility for that clue. Misjudged blue and green difficulty, so missed the reverse rainbow. ---
**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 9, 2025, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2457 "2025-12-09T04:41:01Z")
Connections **TUESDAY** Puzzle #912 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Blue was kind of by elimination because I don’t automatically associate unicorns with rainbows. What was the red herring? I saw one (animals from animated movies) but it had too many possibilities, usually the red herrings are a definite 4. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2025, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2458 "2025-12-09T05:07:45Z")
Found what may have been a red herring (Cereal Mascots but then muscleed through. Connections Puzzle #912 πŸŸͺ🟦🟩🟩 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:** [December 9, 2025, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2459 "2025-12-09T05:18:36Z")
The red herring was cereal mascots. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2025, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2460 "2025-12-09T05:42:12Z")
Connections Puzzle #912 πŸŸͺ🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟩🟦πŸŸͺ πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 I went hunting for two different red herrings! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=122) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=124)