# 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:** 147
**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 31, 2026, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2921 "2026-01-31T15:32:10Z")
Connections Puzzle #965 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Back on track after a few rough days. Purple was leftovers, but a confident set of leftovers. ---
**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 31, 2026, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2922 "2026-01-31T17:20:33Z")
Very simple. Had no idea which one was supposed to be hard. Connections Puzzle #965 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 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 31, 2026, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2923 "2026-01-31T18:48:53Z")
Connections Puzzle #965 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ I flew through the first three. Took a minute or two to figure out purple, and I still have no idea how DRESS fits in. ---
**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 31, 2026, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2924 "2026-01-31T19:06:04Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > I flew through the first three. Took a minute or two to figure out purple, and I still have no idea how DRESS fits in. A shift is a type of simple dress. ---
**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 31, 2026, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2925 "2026-01-31T20:36:02Z")
It is **Sunday** where I live. This one was quite easy, I guess, helped by a category they had used once before. However I had never heard one of the words used in that way. Puzzle #966 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2026, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2926 "2026-02-01T06:33:38Z")
Think I saw a red herring they didn’t intend but otherwise pretty straightforward Connections Puzzle #966 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟦🟩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:** [February 1, 2026, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2927 "2026-02-01T06:57:53Z")
Connections Puzzle #966 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Easy. @GuanoLad - if you mean HEATER, that’s specifically hip-hop/EDM slang AFAIK ---
**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:** [February 1, 2026, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2928 "2026-02-01T06:59:34Z")
Aaaarrrghh! Connections Puzzle #966 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2026, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2929 "2026-02-01T07:42:16Z")
Connections Puzzle #966 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Blue was leftovers although I kind of saw what they were going for. ---
**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:** [February 1, 2026, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2930 "2026-02-01T15:03:56Z")
Connections Puzzle #966 🟩🟦🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Found a red herring. Blue was leftover for me, too. I thought it was types of dance, although i didn’t recognize all the words used that way. I’m not even sure what is meant here by β€œanthem”. ---
**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:** [February 1, 2026, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2931 "2026-02-01T16:02:39Z")
Connections Puzzle #966 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Avoided the red herring. Blue was leftovers today. Back on track with a second RR in a row. ---
**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:** [February 1, 2026, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2932 "2026-02-01T16:28:12Z")
Purple was easy, because glute gave it away. It clearly wasn’t the literal meaning, so wordplay was the only option. And anthems was a terrible name for that category. A better one would have been catchy tunes. ---
**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:** [February 1, 2026, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2933 "2026-02-01T20:04:08Z")
**Monday** again. Stumbled on a tricky one. Puzzle #967 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦πŸŸͺ🟦 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:** [February 1, 2026, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2934 "2026-02-01T20:36:42Z")
Connections Puzzle #966 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 After coming by purple first honestly, I tried for the reverse rainbow. I would have gotten it had I not fat-fingered blue. But I didn’t look closely enough to realize I’d fat-fingered it. Thinking I’d gotten it wrong, I picked the low-hanging fruit, then eventually determined that blue was indeed what I _thought_ I’d entered earlier. Ugh. ---
**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:** [February 2, 2026, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2935 "2026-02-02T00:56:50Z")
Still have no idea what blue is. Connections Puzzle #966 🟩🟦🟨🟩 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:** [February 2, 2026, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2936 "2026-02-02T05:53:45Z")
Connections MONDAY Puzzle #967 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Easy enough. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2026, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2937 "2026-02-02T07:39:04Z")
Connections Puzzle #967 🟦🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦πŸŸͺ🟦 🟦🟦🟦πŸŸͺ 🟦🟦πŸŸͺ🟦 I failed miserably. Too many detectives and I didn’t see purple. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2026, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2938 "2026-02-02T12:13:52Z")
Blue, Green, Yellow, Purple A quick solve for me. Blue jumped right out, with Green not far behind. I actually solved Purple right before I submitted it, which usually doesn’t happen. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2026, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2939 "2026-02-02T13:39:04Z")
Same for me. ---
**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:** [February 2, 2026, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2940 "2026-02-02T14:22:21Z")
Connections Puzzle #967 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Got stuck on a red herring (wrong set of detectives) but worked my way out of it. The advantage of going for reverse rainbows (finding all categories before submitting any) is that it’s easier to spot red herrings. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=146) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=148)