# 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:** 154
**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 14, 2026, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3061 "2026-02-14T12:57:05Z")
Connections Puzzle #979 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦πŸŸͺ🟦 🟦🟦🟦πŸŸͺ πŸŸͺ🟦🟦πŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ > [@psychobunny](#): > > Was looking for names with a military rank. Same. Although i did see purple after i was down to four. ---
**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, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3062 "2026-02-14T14:00:04Z")
What I thought I saw was Pixar Characters. ---
**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, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3063 "2026-02-14T14:22:43Z")
> [@psychobunny](#): > > Didn’t get blue although I should have. > > Was looking for names with a military rank. Yeah, when I got blue, I was assuming that they were all captains, but I still got it right. The real answer didn’t even occur to me until I saw it. This one, I started with purple, because it was all I could be sure of. Too much blurry overlap between yellow and green. ---
**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 14, 2026, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3064 "2026-02-14T15:04:59Z")
Connections Puzzle #979 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Again with the yellow and green mixup. Third day in a row. ---
**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 14, 2026, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3065 "2026-02-14T20:43:28Z")
It’s **Sunday**. I deftly avoided a red herring I was barrelling towards Puzzle #980 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2026, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3066 "2026-02-15T06:26:40Z")
Connections Puzzle #980 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺ🟦🟩🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Another case where trying to sort them all would have helped. Didn’t get blue because it seemed too obvious. ---
**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 15, 2026, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3067 "2026-02-15T07:03:52Z")
Connections SUNDAY Puzzle #980 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Straightforward as GREEN eliminated many other possibilities. ---
**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 15, 2026, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3068 "2026-02-15T07:46:41Z")
Yep. Good one to sort all the way. Connections Puzzle #980 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 15, 2026, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3069 "2026-02-15T21:21:59Z")
I failed **Monday’s** puzzle. After seeing the answers, I would not have guessed at some of those. Puzzle #981 🟦🟨🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**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 15, 2026, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3070 "2026-02-15T22:17:44Z")
Connections Puzzle #980 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 I figured out how to fix my yellow vs. green problem. Just before I hit submit for what I think is green I switch to the other four. And it worked. ---
**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 15, 2026, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3071 "2026-02-15T22:25:54Z")
Connections Puzzle #980 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺ🟦🟩🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Thought it might be a red herring, but also thought it was worth a try ---
**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 16, 2026, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3072 "2026-02-16T04:52:55Z")
Connections **MONDAY** Puzzle #981 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Easy enough, although GREEN was pure bullshit : Do is not a homophone of the other 3 even in Merkinese ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2026, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3073 "2026-02-16T06:19:06Z")
Connections Puzzle #981 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Thought green was going to be a red herring and couldn’t figure out the fourth for either blue or 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 16, 2026, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3074 "2026-02-16T14:41:25Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > Easy enough, although GREEN was pure bullshit : β€œDo” is not a homophone of the others, but β€œDo” is. It’s not β€œcarry out an activity”; it’s β€œthe first note of the scale”. Think β€œDo, a deer”. ---
**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 16, 2026, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3075 "2026-02-16T14:47:09Z")
Aah, of course, yes. ---
**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 16, 2026, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3076 "2026-02-16T15:00:08Z")
Connections Puzzle #981 🟦🟨🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 I don’t like blue. Buck? The nose they make that sounds like β€œbuck” is usually spelled β€œcluck”. ---
**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 16, 2026, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3077 "2026-02-16T15:17:21Z")
Or β€œbock”, for the onomatopaeia. I would say β€œThe chickens are clucking, and going β€˜bock bock bock’.”. ---
**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 16, 2026, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3078 "2026-02-16T15:40:16Z")
Connections Puzzle #981 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺ🟦🟦🟦 🟦πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Ungood. Doubleplus ungood. Avoided the obvious red herring but fell for another. Couldn’t figure out where BUCK belonged. Should have remembered the Super Chicken call. ---
**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 16, 2026, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3079 "2026-02-16T16:08:53Z")
Connections Puzzle #981 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Just dumb luck. I had no idea that β€œbuck” is a sound that chickens supposedly make, nor that β€œfawn” is a reaction to stress. I still don’t believe either one, tbh. ---
**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 16, 2026, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3080 "2026-02-16T16:16:04Z")
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