# 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:** 141
**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 17, 2026, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2801 "2026-01-17T06:21:46Z")
Connections SATURDAY Puzzle #951 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ I found it very straightforward. I was very suspicious of Blue. ---
**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 17, 2026, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2802 "2026-01-17T06:23:45Z")
No idea how to distinguish yellow and green. Connections Puzzle #951 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, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2803 "2026-01-17T13:19:12Z")
Yellow was similar enough to the red herring that I glitched at first, but then got them all. > [@psychobunny](#): > > Then I was looking for treatment for injuries -sling, plaster, cast. That second one would be too British for Connections. Americans rarely use that word that way. ---
**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 17, 2026, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2804 "2026-01-17T16:04:04Z")
> [@Folly](#): > > No idea how to distinguish yellow and green. Same here. It’s always a coin toss. Connections Puzzle #951 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 17, 2026, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2805 "2026-01-17T20:43:14Z")
On **Sunday’s** puzzle I thought I was clear of a red herring, but was not. Puzzle #952 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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 18, 2026, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2806 "2026-01-18T07:25:01Z")
Was it alternative words for an invoice (BILL, DAMAGE, TOTAL, PRICE)? Because that’s the one I fell for. Connections Puzzle #952 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺ🟩🟩🟨 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 18, 2026, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2807 "2026-01-18T07:26:56Z")
It was. Usually after getting the first guess I tend to think I’m safe, but no such luck. ---
**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 18, 2026, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2808 "2026-01-18T07:59:36Z")
Noooooo. I was sure i had yellow and green order right this time. Connections Puzzle #952 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2026, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2809 "2026-01-18T10:32:03Z")
Connections Puzzle #952 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦πŸŸͺ🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Fell for a red herring after the first guess. Otherwise OK. Red herring was amount on a bill-price, quote, damage, total. ETA: I see I’m not the only one. ---
**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:** [January 18, 2026, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2810 "2026-01-18T10:47:28Z")
I saw purple right away, but it was in a category I’m famously bad at, so I thought I was hallucinating something. Connections Puzzle #952 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2026, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2811 "2026-01-18T12:14:38Z")
Convinced myself the Purple was a red herring but tried it and it wasn’t. Connections Puzzle #952 🟨🟨🟨🟨 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 18, 2026, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2812 "2026-01-18T17:02:32Z")
Connections Puzzle #952 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Saw purple immediately, though it was a red herring until I worked out the rest. All categories seemed about the same difficulty to me. ---
**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 18, 2026, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2813 "2026-01-18T17:07:54Z")
For purple, I saw that they were all last names, but wasn’t sure beyond that. ---
**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 18, 2026, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2814 "2026-01-18T19:20:05Z")
Connections Puzzle #952 πŸŸͺ🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ After I got the red herring out of the way, it went pretty smoothly. ---
**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 18, 2026, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2815 "2026-01-18T20:01:22Z")
On **Monday’s** puzzle I didn’t do too well, but got them in the end. Puzzle #953 🟨🟨🟦🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 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 19, 2026, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2816 "2026-01-19T04:16:26Z")
Connections Puzzle #953 MONDAY 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Not too hard. ---
**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 19, 2026, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2817 "2026-01-19T04:27:23Z")
Connections Puzzle #952 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2026, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2818 "2026-01-19T05:27:38Z")
Connections Puzzle #953 🟩🟨🟦🟨 🟩🟦🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Made a couple of mistakes. The second one was just a mistype. First one was a slight red herring. I was going for new ( fresh, new, mint, current) rather than inexperienced. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2026, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2819 "2026-01-19T11:10:07Z")
The answer for green was cute. Connections Puzzle #953 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
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Connections Puzzle #953 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=140) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=142)