# 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:** 137
**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:** [January 8, 2026, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2721 "2026-01-08T05:40:47Z")
Connections Puzzle #942 THURSDAY 🟨🟩πŸŸͺ🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Fell for the red herring but the PURPLE was in the same vein, just with Americanisms. BLUE was pants, though. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2026, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2722 "2026-01-08T12:39:06Z")
Pretty straightforward but I would have never gotten the Purple as I have never heard of one of the references. Connections Puzzle #942 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**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:** [January 8, 2026, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2723 "2026-01-08T13:45:45Z")
> [@Quimby](#): > > as I have never heard of one of the references. Aero candy bar, perhaps? I’m unfamiliar with this one. ---
**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:** [January 8, 2026, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2724 "2026-01-08T14:50:13Z")
Another leftovers first purple guess. Always nerve-wracking. Connections Puzzle #942 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:** [January 8, 2026, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2725 "2026-01-08T14:54:36Z")
Same here. β€œDo I really trust my process of elimination enough to hit submit?” Connections Puzzle #942 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 One advantage of trying to get RRs instead of entering guesses as you find them is that it’s easier to avoid red herrings. I fell for the red herring at first, then was able to abandon it before submitting. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2026, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2726 "2026-01-08T15:12:55Z")
Yup that was the one. ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2026, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2727 "2026-01-08T19:34:06Z")
I’ve rarely seen it in the US, but it’s common in Canada. Maybe the rare Canadianism group? ---
**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:** [January 8, 2026, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2728 "2026-01-08T20:45:35Z")
**Friday** , and I thought I was going to fail again, but then one by one (and some hopeful guesses) I managed to make my way out of the mire. Puzzle #943 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 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:** [January 9, 2026, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2729 "2026-01-09T00:08:18Z")
Connections Puzzle #942 🟨🟩πŸŸͺ🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Yep, I walked smack-dab into that one too. Then I got down to business and churned it out in rainbow order. I guess I’ve heard of an Aero candy bar, but I’ve definitely never had one. When I was a kid we had Choco’Lite, which was pretty much the same thing. Also, when I think of a β€œDove Bar,” I think ice cream, not candy. So purple was dooomed to be leftovers today anyway. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2026, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2730 "2026-01-09T05:28:07Z")
Connections Puzzle #943 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Blue and green were easy. Had to guess on one for yellow. Didn’t get purple although I was pretty sure which words went together. ---
**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:** [January 9, 2026, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2731 "2026-01-09T05:29:06Z")
Connections FRIDAY Puzzle #943 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Green was left for last because I’ve never heard 8 BALL used that way Also, I bet a _lot_ of people are going to struggle with BLUE…which was ridiculously easy to me. ---
**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:** [January 9, 2026, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2732 "2026-01-09T05:40:09Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > I’ve never heard 8 BALL used that way Interesting, I’m very familiar with it. Here’s a [link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_pool#%22Behind_the_eight_ball%22) that explains 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:** [January 9, 2026, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2733 "2026-01-09T05:49:17Z")
Aah, not something we have here, AFAIK. ---
**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:** [January 9, 2026, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2734 "2026-01-09T06:27:45Z")
I sorted everything but so wrong on relative difficulty. Connections Puzzle #943 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2026, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2735 "2026-01-09T11:47:51Z")
I saw Blue, Yellow and Green almost immediately but never did figure out the Purple. Connections Puzzle #943 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 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:** [January 9, 2026, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2736 "2026-01-09T15:34:24Z")
Connections Puzzle #943 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Successfully got purple through leftovers, then totally botched the order of the rest. > [@MrDibble](#): > > Aah, not something we have here, AFAIK. Equivalent of snookered if that helps. ---
**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:** [January 9, 2026, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2737 "2026-01-09T17:11:44Z")
Connections Puzzle #943 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ NON BLONDES gave away blue instantly. I thought that would be purple. Then I thought green might be purple. The real purple was dumb, but I did figure it out when they were the only four left. ---
**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:** [January 9, 2026, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2738 "2026-01-09T20:26:12Z")
It’s **Saturday**. This was an easy one. Puzzle #944 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:** [January 9, 2026, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2739 "2026-01-09T22:17:06Z")
Connections Puzzle #943 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Yup. I randomly saw purple first. Or maybe it wasn’t random. Both β€œcardinal” and " direction" were on the table, together giving a strong clue for purple. Actually, i saw yellow first, but could only find two things that i know to be canonically red. I tend to see heart emojis that are purple or orange – probably just a quirk of the people i chat with. And when it was down to 8 possibilities, i guessed that the pool balls have canonical colors, and that might be one of the reds. I don’t think I’m familiar with any of the blues. ---
**Author:** ![Jegpeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jegpeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jegpeg)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2026, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2740 "2026-01-10T00:22:34Z")
Saturday (#944) Got Purple first, only got blue via elimination (having seen the solution I only see the connection for two of the clues) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=136) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=138)