# 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:** 127
**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 15, 2025, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2521 "2025-12-15T14:21:05Z")
Connections Puzzle #918 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Pretty straightforward today. Purple leftovers didn’t fit any possible red herring, so high confidence guess. I was puzzled by ”C” meaning COLD, then thought about markings on a faucet. Relative difficulty of blue, green, and yellow was clear to me. ---
**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 15, 2025, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2522 "2025-12-15T16:32:34Z")
> [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](#): > > Relative difficulty of blue, green, and yellow was clear to me. Not to me I guess. Thought yellow was blue which is pretty off. Connections Puzzle #918 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 15, 2025, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2523 "2025-12-15T20:01:11Z")
**Tuesday’s** puzzle. The annoying thing about falling for a red herring is when it really seems like a legitimate category, rather than anything suspicious. Puzzle #919 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺ🟩🟦πŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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 16, 2025, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2524 "2025-12-16T01:16:24Z")
Still Monday here. My first reverse rainbow. I think. I only learned of this concept a couple of months ago. Connections 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 16, 2025, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2525 "2025-12-16T05:32:40Z")
Connections Puzzle #919 πŸŸͺ🟩🟦🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Didn’t see anything at first so I fell for a red herring. I really should have gotten blue immediately. I don’t know how I missed it. ---
**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 16, 2025, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2526 "2025-12-16T07:48:05Z")
Connections **TUESDAY** Puzzle #919 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 I saw a sort of red herring (words ending in synonyms for jump) but the Hitchcock eliminated it. Were there any others? ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2025, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2527 "2025-12-16T11:40:22Z")
Other than the slight hiccup it seemed pretty straightforward. Connections Puzzle #919 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺ🟩πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 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 16, 2025, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2528 "2025-12-16T13:58:24Z")
Connections Puzzle #919 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Pretty straightforward, but misjudged green vs. 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 16, 2025, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2529 "2025-12-16T19:48:43Z")
Here on **Wednesday** , and I was not familiar with a few of these so took some wild stabs in the dark. Puzzle #920 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨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 16, 2025, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2530 "2025-12-16T22:06:16Z")
Tuesday’s blue was leftovers for me, and even after I saw the explanation, it was just β€œoh, some of those are vaguely familiar”. ---
**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 17, 2025, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2531 "2025-12-17T04:53:37Z")
Connections **WEDNESDAY** Puzzle #920 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 ---
**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 17, 2025, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2532 "2025-12-17T06:16:51Z")
Up late so did Wednesday. Narrowly avoided the red herring but didn’t go for the reverse rainbow. Connections Puzzle #920 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2025, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2533 "2025-12-17T07:32:46Z")
Connections Puzzle #920 🟨πŸŸͺ🟦🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Fell for the red herring. ---
**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 17, 2025, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2534 "2025-12-17T13:47:30Z")
Connections Puzzle #920 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Saw blue right away so ruled out the red herring. Purple was leftovers as is frequently the case, especially with that kind of 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 17, 2025, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2535 "2025-12-17T19:48:56Z")
**Thursday**. I thought I detected a red herring, which I avoided, but I may have made it up in my own head. Puzzle #921 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**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 17, 2025, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2536 "2025-12-17T20:02:10Z")
Connections Puzzle #920 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ I thought the Honda models were going to be the red herring. I still don’t know what the red herring is. ---
**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 17, 2025, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2537 "2025-12-17T20:17:16Z")
> [@Ponch8](#): > > I still don’t know what the red herring is. It was my first guess: CIVIC, KAYAK, MADAM, LEVEL - Palindromes ---
**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 17, 2025, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2538 "2025-12-17T20:53:42Z")
I jumped right on Wednesday’s yellow, which spared me from the red herring (which I otherwise totally would have fallen for). Purple was leftovers (I still haven’t gotten the hang of purples). No mis-guesses, though, so I’ve got that going for me. ---
**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 17, 2025, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2539 "2025-12-17T22:28:19Z")
Connections Puzzle #920 🟨πŸŸͺ🟦🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 I fell for the palindromes too. Yellow was last because I’ve never heard β€œSHELL” used to describe a watercraft. ---
**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 17, 2025, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2540 "2025-12-17T22:42:07Z")
It’s usually used for the boats used in crew racing. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=126) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=128)