# 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:** 126
**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 13, 2025, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2501 "2025-12-13T13:19:22Z")
Hmmm. Nothing too obscure. Had no clue which was purple. Connections Puzzle #916 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 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:** [December 13, 2025, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2502 "2025-12-13T15:18:36Z")
> [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](#): > > IMO this is an example of how ridiculously niche some of these puzzles are getting. It’s not like just having a big vocabulary and lots of general (but not overly specific) knowledge will always see you through. I didn’t know LUFFY myself, but it was pretty clear that was the only fourth answer to that category, as it didn’t seem at all to go with any other category, and seemed like it could be a name. There’s always going to be something I don’t know. Some Broadway musical, some random tidbit of pop culture, etc. Part of the challenge for me is working around the limitations of what I know and using strategy/elimination to try to figure out the puzzle regardless. ---
**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 13, 2025, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2503 "2025-12-13T20:44:07Z")
This is **Sunday’s** game. It’s fine. Puzzle #917 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:** [December 13, 2025, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2504 "2025-12-13T21:21:13Z")
I think I’m done with this. It’s become more annoying than challenging. ---
**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 13, 2025, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2505 "2025-12-13T22:38:57Z")
Started strong (Saturday) and then it just degenerated into trying to group things after staring forever. Connections Puzzle #916 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟨🟩🟨 🟩🟨🟩🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Skill 76/99 Uniqueness 1 in 1,000,000 I’m literally one in a million! ---
**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 14, 2025, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2506 "2025-12-14T02:24:03Z")
Connections Puzzle #916 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Weirdest reverse rainbow ever. Purple was glaringly obvious the second I saw HERCULE. Then I met the Mets very quickly after that (probably would have had that first had HERCULE not been at the top left). With only eight squares left, the silent T became apparent, and possibly for the first time ever, I had absolutely no clue whatsoever what yellow was. A completely backwards day. ---
**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 14, 2025, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2507 "2025-12-14T04:53:45Z")
Connections **SUNDAY** Puzzle #917 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Saw the red herring, but Purple was too easy and Blue was too. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2025, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2508 "2025-12-14T05:08:41Z")
I didn’t see the blue until I saw the answer but otherwise not too hard. Connections Puzzle #917 🟩🟩🟩🟩 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 14, 2025, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2509 "2025-12-14T05:11:01Z")
Connections Puzzle #916 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Green was leftovers, so I assumed was blue. Blue was remarkably easy for an American of my age. Messed up my RR. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2025, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2510 "2025-12-14T05:59:16Z")
Connections Puzzle #917 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Got purple first with a little help from Google I knew we were looking for pigs. I’ve never read Animal Farm but heard enough about it to think Napoleon might be the pig. Then I tried for the reverse rainbow . Figured out yellow and blue but thought blue was green so tried to enter the remaining four but somehow screwed up so went back to just entering the ones I was sure of. ---
**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 14, 2025, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2511 "2025-12-14T06:54:17Z")
> [@psychobunny](#): > > I’ve never read Animal Farm but heard enough about it to think Napoleon might be the pig. It would’ve been a lot harder if they had picked Snowball. ---
**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 14, 2025, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2512 "2025-12-14T11:01:41Z")
Grrrrr Connections Puzzle #917 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 14, 2025, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2513 "2025-12-14T15:01:41Z")
Connections Puzzle #917 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Another accidental purple-first. I honestly thought that would be yellow! ---
**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 14, 2025, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2514 "2025-12-14T15:40:10Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > Another accidental purple-first. I honestly thought that would be yellow! Yes, seemed way too easy for purple. Or blue. Messed up my RR badly: Connection Puzzle #917 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 ---
**Author:** ![StarvingButStrong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/starvingbutstrong/32/335_2.png) [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2025, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2515 "2025-12-14T16:01:28Z")
Question about the blue category, but I don’t remember how to blur text. ☹ So, um, resorting to vagueness, do y’all think all the members of that foursome are really valid? ```auto ``` ```auto ``` ---
**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 14, 2025, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2516 "2025-12-14T17:10:54Z")
I’m surprised that anyone managed a reverse rainbow on Sunday, because not only was purple easy, but blue was more typical of a purple. Oh, and apparently I’m the only one who got herringed. ---
**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 14, 2025, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2517 "2025-12-14T20:10:09Z")
A new week, it’s **Monday** once more. Puzzle #918 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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 15, 2025, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2518 "2025-12-15T03:51:15Z")
Connections **MONDAY** Puzzle #918 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2025, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2519 "2025-12-15T05:39:43Z")
Connections Puzzle #918 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Purple was the type of category I am worst at. Also I don’t really agree with their answer. Luckily I did finally see blue. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2025, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2520 "2025-12-15T11:25:03Z")
Feels like they are going back to the same well lately. Connections Puzzle #918 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=125) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=127)