# 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:** 139
**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 11, 2026, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2761 "2026-01-11T17:01:59Z")
My first reverse rainbow! Purple just jumped right out at me, and I was surprised it was purple. Then, when the next one I saw was blue, I decided to go for it. I saw both of the last two categories fairly easily, too, but dithered a bit about which was which. ---
**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 11, 2026, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2762 "2026-01-11T19:45:41Z")
> [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](#): > > No red herrings that I saw. There was one, though I couldn’t find the fourth. Tops (clothing). It’s **Monday** for me, and my break is done so it’s back to work. This one was very easy. Puzzle #946 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 11, 2026, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2763 "2026-01-11T21:25:21Z")
Connections Puzzle #945 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟩🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟨πŸŸͺ πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 My brain wasn’t firing on all cylinders today in Connections _or_ Wordle (but I survived both). I fell for the red herring, then tried to put PACK with Equestrian Gear. > [@GuanoLad](#): > > There was one, though I couldn’t find the fourth. Tops (clothing). HALTER, CROP, TANK, CREW. ---
**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 12, 2026, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2764 "2026-01-12T05:12:19Z")
Connections Puzzle #946 **MONDAY** πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 All very easy. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2026, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2765 "2026-01-12T05:32:20Z")
Connections Puzzle #946 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Purple was ridiculously 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:** [January 12, 2026, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2766 "2026-01-12T06:09:11Z")
My fastest reverse rainbow by far. Connections Puzzle #946 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2026, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2767 "2026-01-12T11:32:19Z")
Guess I am the only one who went the other way at first. Body parts at the start Connections Puzzle #946 🟦🟨πŸŸͺ🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 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 12, 2026, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2768 "2026-01-12T14:11:42Z")
Connections Puzzle #946 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Guessed wrong on yellow vs. green, but otherwise quite easy. ---
**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 12, 2026, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2769 "2026-01-12T20:07:54Z")
It’s **Tuesday** where I am. This was pretty easy. I avoided what I thought was a red herring, but was not. Puzzle #947 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 13, 2026, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2770 "2026-01-13T04:46:20Z")
Connections Tuesday Puzzle #947 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Yep, pretty 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 13, 2026, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2771 "2026-01-13T05:00:59Z")
Still Monday for me (barely) Connections Puzzle #946 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 This was surprisingly 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 13, 2026, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2772 "2026-01-13T05:07:37Z")
And now it’s Tuesday πŸ˜† Connections Puzzle #947 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦πŸŸͺ🟦🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ I’ve never heard of β€œMr Monopoly”, but felt the words could go together. ---
**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 13, 2026, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2773 "2026-01-13T06:09:37Z")
Grr. Should have known better about blue and green. Connections Puzzle #947 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2774 "2026-01-13T06:23:39Z")
Connections Puzzle #947 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Straightforward but couldn’t get the reverse rainbow. ---
**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 13, 2026, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2775 "2026-01-13T07:01:06Z")
Very interesting how many of us got them in the same order. ---
**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 13, 2026, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2776 "2026-01-13T13:42:02Z")
Connections Puzzle #947 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Pretty easy, and a reverse rainbow. OTOE immediately jumped out at me as a wordplay clue. > [@GuanoLad](#): > > Very interesting how many of us got them in the same order. I was just about to submit the green answer second, then switched at the last second, thus avoiding the collective fate. ---
**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 13, 2026, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2777 "2026-01-13T17:15:39Z")
Connections Puzzle #947 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Two days in a row with a clue that immediately gave away purple. Today was OTOE; yesterday, whatever that ridiculous word ending in DIME was. I also messed up the RR. I should have known a synonym category was probably not blue. ---
**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 13, 2026, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2778 "2026-01-13T20:10:11Z")
**Wednesday** has arrived. And I got hit by the red herring. I hesitated, but went for it, and completely got taken in. Puzzle #948 🟦🟨🟩πŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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 13, 2026, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2779 "2026-01-13T22:31:40Z")
The Tuesday red herring caught me, but after that it was smooth sailing. Purple wasn’t too hard; maybe I should start trying for RRs? ---
**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 14, 2026, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2780 "2026-01-14T04:49:49Z")
What was it? I thought BLUE might be one but risked it and it wasn’t. ETA - are they all John Grisham novels? Connections **WED** Puzzle #948 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=138) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=140)