# 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:** 133
**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 29, 2025, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2641 "2025-12-29T19:26:38Z")
I have to admit. I seem to have an audi outie merger. ---
**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 29, 2025, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2642 "2025-12-29T20:10:11Z")
Aside from the pronunciation thing, I’d never even heard of an Infiniti so I had no chance. It’s **Tuesday** , and this was not only very easy, I got them in Rainbow Order. Puzzle #933 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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 30, 2025, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2643 "2025-12-30T00:17:11Z")
Connections Puzzle #932 🟩🟦🟨πŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Of course I fell for the obvious red herring. Probably should have gotten purple but didn’t. My sister-in-law has a Mini Cooper that she’s named β€œMINNIE.” And I even looked at INFINITY and thought of car brands, but then thought, β€œno, it’s spelled differently.” πŸ€¦πŸΌβ€β™‚οΈ But even though I’ll admit to pronouncing OUTIE and AUDI very similarly, seeing it in print did not trigger β€œhearing” the word in my head. And it’s been a good half a century since I’ve seen or thought about an OPEL. ---
**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 30, 2025, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2644 "2025-12-30T08:41:49Z")
Connections **TUESDAY** Puzzle #933 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Relatively straightforward, I thought Purple and Blue were too simple, though. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2025, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2645 "2025-12-30T10:54:08Z")
Connections Puzzle #933 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 I thought it was simple. Even Trump could get green, since that is one of the questions on the cognitive test he aced. Technically, what do a watch and a ruler have in common? ---
**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 30, 2025, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2646 "2025-12-30T13:11:21Z")
Connections Puzzle #933 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 > [@MrDibble](#): > > Relatively straightforward, I thought Purple and Blue were too simple, though. I was surprised that there was no word play in purple, which i thought might be yellow or green when i first saw it. It took me a moment to see green, because i was distracted by a red herring (point, ruler, compass) and wasn’t thinking of the directional compass but the circle-drawing one. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2025, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2647 "2025-12-30T13:13:47Z")
I did not expect Purple to be purple. I guessed the final word of the four before I even saw it in the grid. Connections Puzzle #933 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 30, 2025, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2648 "2025-12-30T15:49:24Z")
Connections Puzzle #933 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Reverse rainbow! ---
**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 30, 2025, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2649 "2025-12-30T15:52:38Z")
Went for reverse rainbow. Thought purple was yellow. Yeesh. I see some others also had problems with identifying the order. Connections Puzzle #933 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 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 30, 2025, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2650 "2025-12-30T21:08:40Z")
It’s **Wednesday** , Dec 31. And just like 2025, this was utter chaos. Puzzle #934 🟨πŸŸͺ🟩🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦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 31, 2025, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2651 "2025-12-31T01:42:04Z")
Still on Tuesday here. Had no idea which was purple. Got all 16 once I realized what the red herring was. Connections Puzzle #933 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2025, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2652 "2025-12-31T05:37:57Z")
Connections Puzzle #934 🟨πŸŸͺ🟩🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Got tricked by the red herring Ending with musical instruments because I thought the actual answers were too easy. ---
**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 31, 2025, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2653 "2025-12-31T07:10:19Z")
Woooh! Happy New year(β€˜s eve). Connections Puzzle #934 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 31, 2025, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2654 "2025-12-31T07:18:34Z")
Connections Puzzle #934 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Avoided the red herring by seeing Purple first, otherwise was fairly straightforward, even the regional American 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 31, 2025, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2655 "2025-12-31T13:22:56Z")
Connections Puzzle #934 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ This one certainly included some regional American clues. πŸ˜€ I liked this one. They all seemed reasonable ---
**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 31, 2025, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2656 "2025-12-31T13:43:18Z")
I decided I’d get Wednesday’s red herring out of the way first, only to discover that it was actually yellow. Got a clean rainbow. ---
**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 31, 2025, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2657 "2025-12-31T13:44:30Z")
Same. πŸ˜† (except the clean rainbow. I always answer in the order i see them.) ---
**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 31, 2025, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2658 "2025-12-31T13:50:23Z")
So do I. It’s just that, in this case, that order was the rainbow. ---
**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 31, 2025, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2659 "2025-12-31T14:28:14Z")
I thought today’s Green should have been Purple. I got Purple second, after Yellow. All in all, however, pretty easy. ---
**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 31, 2025, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2660 "2025-12-31T15:04:58Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > I thought today’s Green should have been Purple. Connections Puzzle #934 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Same here. Except that certain clue types are almost always purple despite difficulty and this purple was one of them. But I still wouldn’t have gotten my RR because I’m from Philly and those clues just jumped out of me so I thought they were green. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=132) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=134)