# 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:** 140
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2026, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2781 "2026-01-14T05:49:55Z")
Connections Puzzle #948 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Blue was sort of ridiculous. I liked my potential red herring better. John Grisham books/movies ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2026, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2782 "2026-01-14T12:23:15Z")
Angee stumbles, including the red herring but then I muddled through. Connections Puzzle #948 🟦🟨🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩πŸŸͺ🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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 14, 2026, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2783 "2026-01-14T14:13:37Z")
Connections Puzzle #948 🟦🟩πŸŸͺ🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ I was surprised to have two with wordplay. ---
**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 14, 2026, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2784 "2026-01-14T14:24:12Z")
I’m really good at figuring out in hindsight why I screwed up the color order. lol. Connections Puzzle #948 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 14, 2026, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2785 "2026-01-14T14:58:11Z")
Connections Puzzle #948 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 This one took me a while. Jumped at the wordplay for purple, but I guess a fill in the blank has precedence. ---
**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 14, 2026, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2786 "2026-01-14T20:11:36Z")
**Thursday**. No comment. Puzzle #949 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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 14, 2026, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2787 "2026-01-14T23:24:27Z")
Connections Puzzle #948 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Pretty straightforward. Picked β€˜em off one by one without regard to color, and didn’t see the red herring. ---
**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 15, 2026, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2788 "2026-01-15T04:44:30Z")
Connections THURSDAY. Puzzle #949 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Only saw half the PURPLE connection but that worked out anyway. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2026, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2789 "2026-01-15T05:26:54Z")
Connections Puzzle #949 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Easy today. ---
**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 15, 2026, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2790 "2026-01-15T07:12:40Z")
Connections Puzzle #949 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 I just can’t reliably sort yellow from green. ---
**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 15, 2026, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2791 "2026-01-15T12:06:57Z")
Got it but fat fingered it. Purple was scary leftovers. Connections Puzzle #949 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:** [January 15, 2026, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2792 "2026-01-15T19:52:34Z")
At last, it’s **Friday**. This was a fun one to read out loud. Puzzle #950 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2026, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2793 "2026-01-15T20:22:28Z")
I haven’t been following this thread, but I usually like to do Connections. Has there been any talk, or action, regarding Dopers designing Connections puzzles? I just came up with one, and thought it would be fun to share, and review the puzzles of others. I could start a thread on that, if people are interested. ---
**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 15, 2026, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2794 "2026-01-15T20:24:46Z")
Connections Puzzle #949 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ I don’t know anyone named either Levi or Tate (as a first name), but sure. Anyway, the others were easy. ---
**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 16, 2026, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2795 "2026-01-16T04:20:57Z")
Connections FRIDAY Puzzle #950 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟨πŸŸͺ πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Fairly straightforward, one slip-up on PURPLE I could have avoided if I was less trigger-happy ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2026, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2796 "2026-01-16T06:14:27Z")
Connections Puzzle #950 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ No notes. ---
**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 16, 2026, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2797 "2026-01-16T13:51:31Z")
Connections Puzzle #950 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Pretty easy, but no RR today. ---
**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 16, 2026, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2798 "2026-01-16T19:52:12Z")
It’s **Saturday**. This is annoying, I thought I was cleverly avoiding a red herring, and instead I walked right into one. Puzzle #951 πŸŸͺ🟩🟨🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨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 17, 2026, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2799 "2026-01-17T02:33:16Z")
I crashed and burned on Friday, and once I saw the reveal, I saw why. Two of the blue answers and one of the purple I just didn’t know at all. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2026, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2800 "2026-01-17T06:11:50Z")
Connections Puzzle #951 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟩πŸŸͺ 🟨πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 I tried writing them down to get all the categories today but it obviously didn’t work. I was hung up on a red herring skin, pelt, hide, coat-so even though I saw skin was part of another clue I still wasn’t using hide in purple. Then I was looking for treatment for injuries -sling, plaster, cast. Once I got the first two categories I figured it out but no reverse rainbow. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=139) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=141)