# 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:** 130
**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 24, 2025, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2581 "2025-12-24T18:36:51Z")
Connections Puzzle #927 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Not too tough, but unusual for yellow to be leftovers. ---
**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 24, 2025, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2582 "2025-12-24T20:30:50Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > I didn’t know that Tang was a fish. This is a _Finding Nemo_ fact all kids-that-are-no-longer-kids know, as Dory is a Blue Tang. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2025, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2583 "2025-12-24T20:43:53Z")
When I saw MUNCH I spent a little time looking for European cities minus one letter. ---
**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 24, 2025, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2584 "2025-12-24T21:10:21Z")
It’s **Christmas Day** here in Australia, and they have not themed the puzzle at all. And I did not like this one as it was hard. I just took an educated guess at blue and purple and got the rainbow by sheer luck. Puzzle #928 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2025, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2585 "2025-12-25T03:40:56Z")
Connections Puzzle #927 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ > [@GuanoLad](#): > > However the Yellow category is completely weird, I have never heard of most of them used that way, I assumed they were the contents and accoutrements of a burger. Same! I actually guessed it as parts of a takeout burger, and was surprised to see the reveal. I got purple, but only after I’d eliminated everything else. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2025, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2586 "2025-12-25T05:41:53Z")
Connections Puzzle #928 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟩πŸŸͺ πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ I knew what purple was supposed to be But initially I thought it was just the last two letters and then the first two letters so I kept trying to include fashion. . ---
**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 25, 2025, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2587 "2025-12-25T06:18:02Z")
Connections **THURSDAY - MERRY XMAS** Puzzle #928 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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 25, 2025, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2588 "2025-12-25T12:54:49Z")
Connections Puzzle #928 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Misjudged yellow pretty badla again. > [@psychobunny](#): > > I knew what purple was supposed to be > > But initially I thought it was just the last two letters and then the first two letters so I kept trying to include fashion. Same here. ---
**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 25, 2025, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2589 "2025-12-25T19:35:13Z")
Connections Puzzle #928 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ First three categories were pretty easy for me, but I never did get purple (though I must admit it was a clever one). ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2025, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2590 "2025-12-25T20:28:31Z")
Connections Puzzle #928 🟩🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟩🟦🟩 🟦🟩🟦🟩 🟦πŸŸͺ🟩πŸŸͺ Not my day. ---
**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 25, 2025, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2591 "2025-12-25T20:56:43Z")
It’s **Boxing Day!** Okay, fine, for most people here it’s known as **Friday**. And I got a reverse rainbow, with one mistake. Puzzle #929 🟨🟨🟩🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2025, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2592 "2025-12-26T06:32:55Z")
Connections Puzzle #929 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟩🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 I probably made the exact same mistake. I knew where they were going with yellow and green but I don’t think that the categories were very clear. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2025, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2593 "2025-12-26T06:38:37Z")
BTW, I don’t know if anyone else plays Strands. I got all the words today but since I know nothing about the subject they make no sense. Can someone explain how each term is relevant? Some of them seem really random. ---
**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 26, 2025, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2594 "2025-12-26T07:14:17Z")
Boxes. ---
**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 26, 2025, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2595 "2025-12-26T07:27:20Z")
Connections Puzzle #929 **FRIDAY** πŸŸͺ🟦πŸŸͺ🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 One red herring (Marvel characters) but otherwise straightforward. ---
**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 26, 2025, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2596 "2025-12-26T07:29:04Z")
And today is Boxing Day ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2025, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2597 "2025-12-26T08:13:23Z")
Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2025, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2598 "2025-12-26T12:50:44Z")
Connections Puzzle #929 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦πŸŸͺ🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Weirdly, i saw the purple connection first, bit only saw two of them and didn’t see the others until I’d eliminated the rest. I felt a bit dumb about that. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2025, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2599 "2025-12-26T13:55:25Z")
This one seemed pretty straightforward but I didn’t figure out Purple until it was last. Connections Puzzle #929 🟨🟨🟩🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 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 26, 2025, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2600 "2025-12-26T21:03:13Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > I felt a bit dumb about that. It’s **Saturday** here. It’s true that you feel a bit silly for making mistakes, but we do have to remember they craft these things to deliberately mislead us. Puzzle #930 🟦🟨🟦🟦 🟩πŸŸͺ🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=129) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=131)