# 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:** 138
**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:** [January 10, 2026, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2741 "2026-01-10T01:44:38Z")
I have no idea how I managed to get Friday’s. Connections Puzzle #943 🟦🟨🟦🟦 🟩🟨πŸŸͺ🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦πŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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:** [January 10, 2026, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2742 "2026-01-10T04:56:37Z")
Connections SATURDAY Puzzle #944 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2026, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2743 "2026-01-10T05:52:00Z")
Connections Puzzle #944 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Took a little thinking but got them all eventually. ---
**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 10, 2026, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2744 "2026-01-10T07:22:20Z")
OK Folly, just because you see it last, doesn’t mean that it’s purple. Connections Puzzle #944 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2026, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2745 "2026-01-10T12:35:33Z")
Was a little surprised the Purple panned out. Connections Puzzle #944 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:** [January 10, 2026, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2746 "2026-01-10T13:59:39Z")
Yeah, Saturday’s purple was really easy. ---
**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 10, 2026, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2747 "2026-01-10T15:11:37Z")
> [@Jegpeg](#): > > Saturday (#944) > > Got Purple first, only got blue via elimination (having seen the solution I only see the connection for two of the clues) Same. Connections Puzzle #944 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 I’ve heard β€œbook it”, and β€œsplit” used to mean take off. And β€œjet” at least implies motion. But β€œdip”? Also, where’s the word play? I thought people might be blue, because mole is a little obscure. Or a red herring. But i was really surprised it was purple. ---
**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 10, 2026, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2748 "2026-01-10T15:23:36Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Yeah, Saturday’s purple was really easy. For a particular class of nerds (of which I am one). Usually purple has some sort of trick to it, so I guessed my leftovers first and missed my RR: Connections Puzzle #944 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 ---
**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, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2749 "2026-01-10T15:32:49Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > I’ve heard β€œbook it”, and β€œsplit” used to mean take off. And β€œjet” at least implies motion. But β€œdip”? I’ve not heard of β€œbook it” in that context. Jets (aircraft) do take off so I thought that was the connection there, but agreed no idea of the connection between dip and take-off ---
**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:** [January 10, 2026, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2750 "2026-01-10T15:36:15Z")
I have heard β€œI’ve got to dip” used to mean something like β€œI have to leave this party because there’s somewhere else I need to be”. ---
**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 10, 2026, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2751 "2026-01-10T15:55:58Z")
That must be it. I’ve never heard that. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2026, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2752 "2026-01-10T16:42:57Z")
I’ve hearddip. It’s popular amongst the youngs. ---
**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 10, 2026, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2753 "2026-01-10T18:08:30Z")
Connections Puzzle #944 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Got purple first (my 50th!) without trying to, so I decided to shoot for the RR. It does indeed make one think differently, as I found both green and yellow before blue, but I didn’t want to submit blue before I figured out what it was, which I did eventually. Fun one! ---
**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 10, 2026, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2754 "2026-01-10T20:52:52Z")
It’s now **Sunday** , and I got a reverse rainbow. Hurrah for me. Puzzle #945 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2026, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2755 "2026-01-11T06:04:06Z")
Connections Puzzle #945 🟩🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟨πŸŸͺ πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Had the right categories just not all the right answers ---
**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 11, 2026, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2756 "2026-01-11T06:24:37Z")
No…I did it again. I assumed the last one I found was purple. Connections Puzzle #945 🟩🟩🟩🟩 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:** [January 11, 2026, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2757 "2026-01-11T06:36:02Z")
Connections SUNDAY Puzzle #945 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟩🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2026, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2758 "2026-01-11T12:29:36Z")
Kind of motored through this one. Connections Puzzle #945 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 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 11, 2026, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2759 "2026-01-11T14:18:47Z")
Connections Puzzle #945 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Another day without wordplay. No red herrings that I saw. Misjudged green vs. blue but otherwise one of the easier puzzles. ---
**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 11, 2026, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2760 "2026-01-11T16:55:01Z")
Connections Puzzle #945 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟨πŸŸͺ 🟦🟩🟦🟦 🟦🟩🟦🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 I almost got a natural reverse rainbow. I would have if I’d seen the fourth purple before getting blue. Yes, this is the order i saw them in. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=137) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=139)