# 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:** 148
**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 2, 2026, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2941 "2026-02-02T15:23:57Z")
Oh man, phew. It’s been a minute. Also had to stare forever to figure out purple. Blue was leftovers. And I literally went opposite of my first thought to get the yellow, green order. Ha. Guess I should do that more often. Connections Puzzle #967 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:** [February 2, 2026, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2942 "2026-02-02T16:52:18Z")
I got the yellow pretty easily, but didn’t have the patience to try to figure out the blue ones (there were too many possibilities for that category). I forfeited. ---
**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 2, 2026, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2943 "2026-02-02T18:03:58Z")
Connections Puzzle #967 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 The second I saw PSALM and MARPLE, I knew what was up with purple, leading to the quickest and easiest RR I’ve ever gotten. ---
**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 2, 2026, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2944 "2026-02-02T20:00:34Z")
It’s **Tuesday** , and they got me good. Puzzle #968 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 3, 2026, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2945 "2026-02-03T06:07:31Z")
Connections TUESDAY Puzzle #968 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Didn’t see an obvious red herring - there were too many board game related possibilities for that to be a slam-dunk. ---
**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 3, 2026, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2946 "2026-02-03T06:13:11Z")
Yay. I was worried blue wasnt blue… Connections Puzzle #968 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:** [February 3, 2026, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2947 "2026-02-03T06:25:15Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > Didn’t see an obvious red herring My incorrect guess was Trivial Pursuit. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2026, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2948 "2026-02-03T09:27:45Z")
Connections Puzzle #968 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟩🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩πŸŸͺ🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Went a little fast today and didn’t choose the best options. Also didn’t get purple but at least I solved it. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2026, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2949 "2026-02-03T11:45:31Z")
Connections Puzzle #968 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺ🟨🟩🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Board, Dice, Card and Cube are all Board Game components. ---
**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 3, 2026, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2950 "2026-02-03T13:17:31Z")
Connections Puzzle #968 🟦πŸŸͺ🟦🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Answered blue too quickly. And thought it would be a red herring. Didn’t get purple, but it’s certainly fair. I think it’s harder for mixing very old usages (memory lane) with recent stuff (foam and card). ---
**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:** [February 3, 2026, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2951 "2026-02-03T14:36:57Z")
Connections Puzzle #968 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ No problems today. I’m still on a streak where the yellow ones are seldom the easiest 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 3, 2026, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2952 "2026-02-03T18:06:25Z")
> [@Folly](#): > > Yay. I was worried blue wasnt blue… My blue was yellow. Grrrr…. Connections Puzzle #968 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 3, 2026, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2953 "2026-02-03T18:39:19Z")
Connections Puzzle #968 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Blue, green, and yellow fell in about 10 seconds each. I wanted to actually figure out purple before submitting, and it took me a looong time, mostly because I didn’t know what MEMORY HOLE was. I haven’t read _1984_ since before 1980. ---
**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 3, 2026, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2954 "2026-02-03T20:08:54Z")
**Wednesday** , and I got a reverse rainbow, but Yellow was by far the most challenging for me. Puzzle #969 🟨🟨🟩🟨 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:** [February 3, 2026, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2955 "2026-02-03T22:58:44Z")
I feel sorry for anyone who was trying for a reverse rainbow (or any other particular order) on Tuesday, because green and blue were both much easier than yellow (though all easy enough). Purple, I didn’t get until I saw it, though I do recognize all of those. ---
**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 4, 2026, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2956 "2026-02-04T05:10:17Z")
Connections **WEDNESDAY** Puzzle #969 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩πŸŸͺ🟩🟩 🟩🟩πŸŸͺ🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ An unknown-to-me in Green (never played or even heard of WAR) and a terrible twofer (American Sports) in Purple made this very unpleasant. ---
**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 4, 2026, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2957 "2026-02-04T05:38:33Z")
Connections Puzzle #969 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ War is an incredibly bad card game. I remember the time i realized that it was entirely deterministic. That was the last time i played. I was about 5, and I’m surprised i didn’t realize that earlier. But it’s easy to teach to kids. I didn’t get purple because i didn’t know all those teams, but i knew some of the words had to be purple just because they didn’t make sense in any direct way. NETSCAPE? Yeah, that’s got to be wordplay. ---
**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 4, 2026, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2958 "2026-02-04T05:40:45Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > green and blue were both much easier than yellow Just goes to show that different people are different. I saw yellow right away, and was only worried it might be a red herring. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2026, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2959 "2026-02-04T09:01:14Z")
Connections Puzzle #969 🟨🟨🟩🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Didn’t get purple. Really not doing well recently. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2026, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2960 "2026-02-04T11:36:40Z")
Had no idea what the Purple was. Connections Puzzle #969 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=147) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=149)