# 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:** 145
**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 26, 2026, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2881 "2026-01-26T13:44:57Z")
Connections Puzzle #960 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Pretty straightforward, as other have said purple just jumped out and was only purple due to wordplay. Reverse rainbow! ---
**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 26, 2026, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2882 "2026-01-26T17:01:12Z")
Connections Puzzle #960 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Probably should have scored a β€œpurple first” if I’d looked a little closer. But nothing particularly daunting in this one, I thought. ---
**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 26, 2026, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2883 "2026-01-26T17:44:31Z")
Went for a silly 4th option for purple first (rattler) and then couldn’t distinguish yellow and green. Connections Puzzle #960 πŸŸͺ🟩πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 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 26, 2026, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2884 "2026-01-26T20:05:00Z")
**Tuesday** was not as easy as it looks. Plus a sports Americanism. Puzzle #961 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 27, 2026, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2885 "2026-01-27T04:00:03Z")
Connections TUESDAY Puzzle #961 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 All very easy except GREEN which sucked (both sports and parochial. Bleh!) ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2886 "2026-01-27T07:20:11Z")
Connections Puzzle #961 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Pretty easy once I avoided the obvious red herring. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2887 "2026-01-27T11:03:47Z")
I didn’t get caught by the Batman red herring but there were a lot of possible jokesters which messed me up a couple times. Connections Puzzle #961 🟦🟨🟩🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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 27, 2026, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2888 "2026-01-27T13:50:17Z")
Connections Puzzle #961 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Pretty straightforward, but I messed up choosing blue vs. green. > [@GuanoLad](#): > > Plus a sports Americanism. Two, actually. ---
**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 27, 2026, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2889 "2026-01-27T14:27:15Z")
Almost exactly like yesterday, went for a silly 4th option for purple first and then couldn’t distinguish yellow and green. I need to be less lazy and go back to sorting them all out. Did see and avoid the red herring. Connections Puzzle #961 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟩πŸŸͺ πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 27, 2026, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2890 "2026-01-27T17:11:47Z")
Total failure for me today. I got the yellow one after a couple guesses, but things went downhill from there. ---
**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 27, 2026, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2891 "2026-01-27T18:03:35Z")
Connections Puzzle #961 πŸŸͺ🟦🟨🟩 🟦🟦🟩🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺ🟦🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Ugh. Red Herring, people who might help you, actual connection, things with wings, help from my husband for purple and green. ---
**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 27, 2026, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2892 "2026-01-27T18:04:04Z")
Connections Puzzle #961 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ This one must have been more up my alley than for most of you. I cruised right through with a straight 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 27, 2026, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2893 "2026-01-27T19:53:06Z")
**Wednesday** and I fell for the red herring. Puzzle #962 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 28, 2026, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2894 "2026-01-28T04:14:39Z")
Connections **WEDNESDAY** Puzzle #962 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Purple was ass. SPARE ME? The others are all nouns, you can’t throw in a sentence like that. ---
**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 28, 2026, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2895 "2026-01-28T05:13:04Z")
Connections Puzzle #962 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Today’s was easy for me. I actually saw blue first, but wasn’t sure. I didn’t see purple. But i think it’s fairly common for one of the purples to be unlike the others. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2026, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2896 "2026-01-28T08:03:34Z")
Connections Puzzle #962 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Didn’t get purple. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2026, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2897 "2026-01-28T12:12:42Z")
I was red herringed Connections Puzzle #962 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 28, 2026, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2898 "2026-01-28T14:29:17Z")
Connections Puzzle #962 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Got purple honestly (not leftovers), then put the rest in exactly the wrong order. I’m calling it an inverted rainbow. ---
**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 28, 2026, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2899 "2026-01-28T16:01:47Z")
Sorted the lot but I’m on a streak of mixing up yellow and green. Connections Puzzle #962 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 28, 2026, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2900 "2026-01-28T19:55:00Z")
It’s **Thursday**. Today’s puzzle may elicit some conversation. I avoided the Fairy Tale red herring that was not a red herring, and instead crashed head first into a frustratingly misleading Purple. Puzzle #963 πŸŸͺ🟦πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=144) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=146)