# 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:** 150
**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 6, 2026, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2981 "2026-02-06T06:04:45Z")
I didn’t get today’s. I think i must have pronounced some of the purples wrong, because they didn’t make sense to me even seeing the answer. ---
**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 6, 2026, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2982 "2026-02-06T06:28:27Z")
Ciao! Hey! Hi! Yo! ---
**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 6, 2026, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2983 "2026-02-06T06:43:52Z")
Oh well. Sorted but got blue purple order wrong. Connections Puzzle #971 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2026, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2984 "2026-02-06T08:37:36Z")
Connections Puzzle #971 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Fairly easy today. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2026, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2985 "2026-02-06T11:48:32Z")
Seeing the Purple made it all fall into place. Connections Puzzle #971 🟩🟩🟩🟩 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:** [February 6, 2026, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2986 "2026-02-06T12:58:01Z")
Yeah, that’s not on my list of how I’d guess to pronounce Yeoh. Maybe if I’d seen the other three, i would have tried it. But Ciao isn’t English, even, and the only place I’ve heard it was in Italy, decades ago. Mostly, I’m just not good at this kind of connection. I don’t really do puns, especially in writing. Oh well. ---
**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 6, 2026, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2987 "2026-02-06T13:44:49Z")
Connections Puzzle #971 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Got purple pretty easily, blue was leftovers. > [@puzzlegal](#): > > But Ciao isn’t English, even, and the only place I’ve heard it was in Italy, decades ago. It was pretty common usage in the 70s in certain hipster circles (makes me think of gold chains and leisure suits). ---
**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 6, 2026, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2988 "2026-02-06T14:05:38Z")
Connections Puzzle #971 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Blue was leftovers for me also. ---
**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 6, 2026, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2989 "2026-02-06T17:01:59Z")
Connections Puzzle #971 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Moderate brain cell usage today. I did get blue, even though it was last. ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2026, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2990 "2026-02-06T18:02:07Z")
I guess it depends if you’ve heard the name of the actress Michelle Yeoh pronounced out loud. It’s definitely β€œYo”. ---
**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 6, 2026, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2991 "2026-02-06T18:24:19Z")
Oh, i assumed that from the answers. But I’d never heard of her, and had to Google the word to learn that it was the name of an actress. ---
**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 6, 2026, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2992 "2026-02-06T20:04:56Z")
It’s **Saturday,** and don’t let my Rainbow results fool you, this one is a doozy. Puzzle #972 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2026, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2993 "2026-02-07T05:31:53Z")
Connections Puzzle #972 🟩🟩🟩πŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Pretty fun one today.. Missed one because I didn’t realize that the size of the symbol mattered. Didn’t get purple. ---
**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 7, 2026, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2994 "2026-02-07T06:52:30Z")
Connections **SATURDAY** Puzzle #972 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ That was tough, but easier after eliminating YELLOW and GREEN, there was definitely a risk there with other symbols possibly fitting in but I guessed the right ones. > [@puzzlegal](#): > > But I’d never heard of her Her Oscar win recently was a big deal…plus she’s been a Bond Girl and a Star Trek lead. And then there’s _Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon_. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2026, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2995 "2026-02-07T10:51:44Z")
Today’s was cute but easy. Connections Puzzle #972 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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:** [February 7, 2026, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2996 "2026-02-07T12:36:08Z")
Connections Puzzle #972 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩πŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Despite making a mistake, i found this one easier than most of them. ---
**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 7, 2026, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2997 "2026-02-07T12:39:33Z")
I never claimed it was unfair or anything. It’s just an area of news i don’t follow. I am not the person you want on your trivia team. πŸ˜‰ ---
**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 7, 2026, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2998 "2026-02-07T15:09:19Z")
Connections Puzzle #972 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟩 🟩🟩🟩πŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Picked the wrong set of arithmetic symbols then used a bad set of leftovers to try for the RR. Assumed my mistake was elsewhere and tried the same wrong set of arithmetic symbols. Then switched to survival mode. ---
**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 7, 2026, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/2999 "2026-02-07T15:47:50Z")
The wrong times sign wasn’t centered. Once i saw the minus, i realized the times was obviously wrong. ---
**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 7, 2026, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3000 "2026-02-07T15:55:00Z")
I was more suspicious of the minus sign because it seemed too wide. Plus I was fixated on arithmetic operators rather than arithmetic symbols. And I kept seeing the lower case t as a religious symbol. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=149) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=151)