# 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:** 155
**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 16, 2026, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3081 "2026-02-16T16:45:48Z")
1. Kept pursuing different categories. Failed. Could have probably tried harder. ---
**Author:** ![Jegpeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jegpeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jegpeg)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2026, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3082 "2026-02-16T18:28:53Z")
I missed out for exactly the same resons. On top of that I am not aware of any accent or meaning of “do” that is a homophone of “doh” “dough” and “doe” though I did eventually try that group as bad homophones are not unheard of in connections ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2026, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3083 "2026-02-16T18:34:48Z")
> [@Jegpeg](#): > > I missed out for exactly the same resons. On top of that I am not aware of any accent or meaning of “do” that is a homophone of “doh” “dough” and “doe”… Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do ---
**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 16, 2026, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3084 "2026-02-16T18:56:42Z")
I did better in **Tuesday’s** game. Though Green was not my wheelhouse. Puzzle #982 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![Jegpeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jegpeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jegpeg)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2026, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3085 "2026-02-16T19:02:49Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do Ahh, and American spelling I was not aware of, I thought it was Doh, Re, Mi everywhere. ---
**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 16, 2026, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3086 "2026-02-16T19:11:14Z")
Connections Puzzle #981 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟦🟦🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Agree that BUCK and FAWN did not belong in their respective categories. Especially the latter. What? I had no problem with DO, 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 17, 2026, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3087 "2026-02-17T04:48:43Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > Agree that BUCK and FAWN did not belong in their respective categories. Especially the latter. It’s a fairly new addition to the basic categories of stress response that explains why abused people can often seem to be reacting “positively” or placatingly to their abusers. [This is the article that coined the term](https://www.psychotherapy.net/article/complex-ptsd), I believe. ---
**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 17, 2026, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3088 "2026-02-17T04:53:39Z")
Connections **TUESDAY** Puzzle #982 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟦🟪🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 I thought getting GREEN meant I’d avoided a red herring but no… ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2026, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3089 "2026-02-17T05:23:43Z")
Connections Puzzle #982 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Almost went for a red herring but managed to avoid it. Almost took a drive right off that cliff. Green was definitely my wheelhouse. ---
**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 17, 2026, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3090 "2026-02-17T06:27:54Z")
Absolutely went for the red herring but at least got the reverse rainbow after. Connections Puzzle #982 🟨🟦🟪🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 ---
**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 17, 2026, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3091 "2026-02-17T16:40:14Z")
Connections Puzzle #982 🟪🟨🟪🟪 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Fell for a red herring and rushed an incorrect set of leftovers for purple. A minute’s thought and I would have avoided the error. ---
**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 17, 2026, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3092 "2026-02-17T16:42:06Z")
Connections Puzzle #982 🟨🟦🟪🟨 🟨🟪🟨🟨 🟪🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟨🟦🟨 ☹ ---
**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 17, 2026, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3093 "2026-02-17T16:47:58Z")
Connections Puzzle #982 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Green was leftovers (including a word I’ve never even seen before), but I submitted before yellow to complete the RR, after actually organically getting purple first and blue second. ---
**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 17, 2026, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3094 "2026-02-17T20:04:52Z")
It’s **Wednesday** in my house. I did okay, but messed up a little in the middle. Puzzle #983 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 17, 2026, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3095 "2026-02-17T23:02:09Z")
Tuesday was a mess. Connections Puzzle #982 🟨🟦🟪🟨 🟨🟪🟨🟨 🟪🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟨🟨🟨🟨 I fell for the red herring (even while thinking that some of them were awfully outdated), and then I wasted too much time figuring out which four of the five yellows were right. ---
**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 18, 2026, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3096 "2026-02-18T04:15:11Z")
Connections **WEDNESDAY** Puzzle #983 🟪🟨🟩🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Fell for the red herring, but then it was straightforward. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3097 "2026-02-18T05:12:09Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > Fell for the red herring,… What was the red herring today? ---
**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 18, 2026, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3098 "2026-02-18T05:32:41Z")
[Boxing weight classes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weight_class_(boxing)) - Fly, Bantam, Feather, Heavy ---
**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 18, 2026, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3099 "2026-02-18T05:43:34Z")
Connections Puzzle #983 🟦🟦🟨🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3100 "2026-02-18T05:49:22Z")
Connections Puzzle #983 🟪🟨🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 I was going for purple but didn’t have the fourth. Once again, should have gone through all the options first. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=154) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=156)