# 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:** 153
**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 12, 2026, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3041 "2026-02-12T13:10:10Z")
Yeah, as a non-sports watcher, that was crazy. That’s the only US sport where i could have answered (and i did) but it was hard, and would have just been annoying if it had been any other sport. Connections Puzzle #977 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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:** [February 12, 2026, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3042 "2026-02-12T14:10:29Z")
Connections Puzzle #977 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Green vs. yellow bites me again. ---
**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 12, 2026, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3043 "2026-02-12T14:42:56Z")
Connections Puzzle #977 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ I got blue **RIGHT OFF THE BAT** , if you will ---
**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 12, 2026, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3044 "2026-02-12T15:49:15Z")
No mistakes but no good on color order. Connections Puzzle #977 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 12, 2026, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3045 "2026-02-12T16:54:13Z")
I’m a day ahead of most of you (in New Zealand). Connections Puzzle #978 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Purple was leftovers. Rather stupid, IMO. Doubtful I would have solved it outright. ---
**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 12, 2026, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3046 "2026-02-12T20:04:22Z")
I am also on **Friday** already. I had no chance with blue, so it was leftovers, but at least I bypassed the obvious red herring. Puzzle #978 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 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 12, 2026, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3047 "2026-02-12T23:26:27Z")
Connections Puzzle #977 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Yeah, I shoulda got blue immediately, but it wasn’t until after I did a shuffle that put A and JAY next to each other that I said β€œaha!” No real trouble on this one, though. ---
**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 13, 2026, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3048 "2026-02-13T04:51:08Z")
Connections FRIDAY Puzzle #978 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Easy. Only saw the red herring afterwards. ---
**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 13, 2026, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3049 "2026-02-13T06:33:16Z")
I see you red herring. I do not see you yellow/green order. Connections Puzzle #978 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3050 "2026-02-13T08:40:58Z")
Connections Puzzle #978 πŸŸͺ🟦🟨🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Went for the red herring. Even had to google to check on the fourth answer because it’s not my thing. Didn’t get purple but at least it was better than yesterday. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3051 "2026-02-13T12:20:53Z")
I got red herringed. Had no idea what purple was but it was last. Connections Puzzle #978 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:** [February 13, 2026, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3052 "2026-02-13T14:39:51Z")
> [@Folly](#): > > I see you red herring. I do not see you yellow/green order Ditto. I’m really good at screwing up yellow vs. green. Connections Puzzle #978 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 13, 2026, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3053 "2026-02-13T15:07:21Z")
Connections Puzzle #978 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Reverse rainbow for me! I didn’t see what the red herring was. ---
**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 13, 2026, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3054 "2026-02-13T17:24:08Z")
Connections Puzzle #978 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 The red herring was so glaringly obvious to me that I didn’t dare fall for it. Then I spotted LESSON and SYNC, which led me to a natural purple-first. The other 12 blocks sorted themselves out fairly easily, and I guessed right on the RR order. Fun one! ---
**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 13, 2026, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3055 "2026-02-13T20:43:21Z")
**Saturday,** and this one was relatively easy. Puzzle #979 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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 13, 2026, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3056 "2026-02-13T21:11:34Z")
Connections Puzzle #978 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ I saw the red herring, but didn’t know all of them so i left it for later, and later never came. I didn’t get purple. ---
**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 14, 2026, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3057 "2026-02-14T01:48:28Z")
On Friday, I got green immediately, and then noticed the red herring but was spared because one was already used. But I totally would have fallen for it if not for that. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2026, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3058 "2026-02-14T06:45:10Z")
Connections Puzzle #979 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Didn’t get blue although I should have. Was looking for names with a military rank. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2026, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3059 "2026-02-14T10:37:33Z")
I either saw a red herring or I was just wrong but then it was pretty straightforward. Connections Puzzle #979 🟨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 14, 2026, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3060 "2026-02-14T11:31:43Z")
Connections SATURDAY Puzzle #979 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Too many that could fit together in GREEN and YELLOW, but only one misstep. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=152) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=154)