# 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:** 128
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2025, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2541 "2025-12-18T05:47:20Z")
Connections Puzzle #921 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Didn’t get purple. ---
**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 18, 2025, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2542 "2025-12-18T07:59:22Z")
Connections **THURSDAY** Puzzle #921 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ All simple. ---
**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 18, 2025, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2543 "2025-12-18T19:37:23Z")
On **Friday’s** puzzle, I was not distracted by their nonsense, but I did not figure out Purple. Puzzle #922 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 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 18, 2025, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2544 "2025-12-18T20:50:56Z")
Connections Puzzle #921 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Actually saw purple first. Couldn’t properly sort yellow and green . ---
**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 19, 2025, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2545 "2025-12-19T06:19:15Z")
Connections **FRIDAY** Puzzle #922 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Purple was obvious because Worf _had_ to be a homophone so I just hunted the others. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2025, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2546 "2025-12-19T08:03:29Z")
Connections Puzzle #922 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟦🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Can’t believe I messed up the easy one. Overall a pretty simple one today. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2025, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2547 "2025-12-19T09:37:54Z")
Interesting that they didn’t even try to make a red herring, just an Easter egg of TNG Characters Connections Puzzle #922 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 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 19, 2025, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2548 "2025-12-19T12:31:36Z")
> [@Quimby](#): > > just an Easter egg of You don’t remember Admiral Leftovers? ---
**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 19, 2025, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2549 "2025-12-19T14:09:47Z")
Connections Puzzle #922 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Purple was leftovers again. Messed up green vs blue. LABOR, BIRTH, DELIVERY, and DOC was a pretty weak red herring. ---
**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 19, 2025, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2550 "2025-12-19T19:41:00Z")
**Saturday’s** puzzle was way easy. Puzzle #923 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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 20, 2025, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2551 "2025-12-20T03:24:58Z")
Connections Puzzle #922 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Purple was quite obvious. As soon as I realized there were no more TNG characters, PEER leapt right out as a companion to WORF. I decided to try for the RR and got it! ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2025, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2552 "2025-12-20T06:15:19Z")
Connections Puzzle #923 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟨πŸŸͺ🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Once again, fell for the red herring. Also did not get blue. Only knew two of them. I guess for once it’s not completelyAmericocentric ---
**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 20, 2025, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2553 "2025-12-20T06:49:23Z")
Aw. I should have known yellow and green were the other way. Connections Puzzle #923 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 20, 2025, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2554 "2025-12-20T07:17:40Z")
Connections Puzzle #923 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦πŸŸͺ πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Botched this one up. Thought I had purple but fell for a red herring - went for ROCK FALL instead of ROCK SALT. Then misjudged yellow and green. Yuck. ---
**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 20, 2025, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2555 "2025-12-20T09:06:23Z")
I think easier because we may share music tastes? Possibly a bit harder for the dinosaur rock band fans that are the majority here, I shouldn’t wonder. Connections **SATURDAY** Puzzle #923 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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 20, 2025, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2556 "2025-12-20T20:30:57Z")
It’s **Sunday** for me. Once again I didn’t figure out Purple. Puzzle #924 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟨🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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 20, 2025, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2557 "2025-12-20T22:41:33Z")
Blue was the last row I solved. I only heard of two of the four blue ones. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2025, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2558 "2025-12-21T05:24:18Z")
Connections Puzzle #924 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Didn’t get purple. ---
**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 21, 2025, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2559 "2025-12-21T07:48:39Z")
Connections **SUNDAY** Puzzle #924 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟨🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Purple was easy, too many choices on Blue (I though FLOW fit in there well) but overall quite good. ---
**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 21, 2025, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2560 "2025-12-21T19:55:32Z")
My last working **Monday** of the year. Did okay. Puzzle #925 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=127) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=129)