# 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:** 142
**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 19, 2026, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2821 "2026-01-19T14:33:47Z")
I fell into the same trap. ---
**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 19, 2026, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2822 "2026-01-19T15:15:46Z")
Connections Puzzle #953 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Back on track with a reverse rainbow. Seemed to be multiple possible red herrings swimming just under the surface, but I got it sorted out. ---
**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 19, 2026, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2823 "2026-01-19T15:22:19Z")
Didn’t sort it out ahead of time this time and paid the penalty. Connections Puzzle #953 🟩🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 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 19, 2026, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2824 "2026-01-19T20:06:52Z")
Hey look at that, it’s **Tuesday**. I did not figure out Purple. Puzzle #954 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 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 20, 2026, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2825 "2026-01-20T04:23:08Z")
Connections TUESDAY Puzzle #954 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Easy-peasy, sub-45 seconds. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2026, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2826 "2026-01-20T05:29:03Z")
Connections Puzzle #954 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Easy reverse rainbow, although not sure yellow was the easiest. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2026, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2827 "2026-01-20T09:43:34Z")
Straightforward one Connections Puzzle #954 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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 20, 2026, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2828 "2026-01-20T13:12:59Z")
Connections Puzzle #954 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦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 20, 2026, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2829 "2026-01-20T14:20:17Z")
Connections Puzzle #954 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Correctly identified which one was purple, but the rest were all so simple that I had to guess at the order - and guessed as badly as possible. ---
**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 20, 2026, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2830 "2026-01-20T20:11:21Z")
**Wednesday**. What a monumental failure. I was completely lost. Puzzle #955 🟦🟨🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟨🟨πŸŸͺ 🟩🟨🟩🟩 ---
**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 21, 2026, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2831 "2026-01-21T04:27:30Z")
Connections Puzzle #955 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟨🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 That was crap. Purple and Blue were super easy. I was sure of green, and it was only when I gave it up and looked at yellow that I avoided a wipeout. Never ever heard of a SHAM used that way. Damn Americanism. ---
**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 21, 2026, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2832 "2026-01-21T05:37:09Z")
Connections Puzzle #955 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ > [@MrDibble](#): > > Never ever heard of a SHAM used that way. Damn Americanism. Huh, i would have guessed that was British. It jumped out at me, anyway. ---
**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 21, 2026, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2833 "2026-01-21T06:19:55Z")
Thought yellow was blue. oops. Connections Puzzle #955 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 21, 2026, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2834 "2026-01-21T06:25:38Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > Huh, i would have guessed that was British. It jumped out at me, anyway. It’s a [ShamWow](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Q39yGLPkMY)! ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2026, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2835 "2026-01-21T07:42:27Z")
Connections Puzzle #955 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Avoided the red herring but found yellow harder than expected. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2026, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2836 "2026-01-21T10:17:49Z")
Kicked myself for not seeing the Purple faster. Connections Puzzle #955 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2026, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2837 "2026-01-21T16:11:35Z")
Purple was not so easy if you never saw any of the Batman movies. ---
**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 21, 2026, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2838 "2026-01-21T16:24:06Z")
… or read a comic, or saw the TV show ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2026, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2839 "2026-01-21T16:47:46Z")
I also didn’t get the Batman one. I fell for a red herring (crib, bottle, blanket, and mobile all being things in a baby’s room). Connections Puzzle #955 🟦🟨πŸŸͺ🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨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 21, 2026, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2840 "2026-01-21T20:14:22Z")
It’s **Thursday** and I thought I was avoiding a red herring and got stuck. Managed to luck my way out. Didn’t figure out Purple. Puzzle #956 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=141) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=143)