# 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:** 156
**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 18, 2026, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3101 "2026-02-18T08:10:13Z")
Quick reverse Connections Puzzle #983 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3102 "2026-02-18T12:08:05Z")
Took a guess on the fourth Chicken and then got red herringed then powered through. Connections Puzzle #983 🟦🟨🟦🟦 πŸŸͺ🟨🟩🟦 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 18, 2026, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3103 "2026-02-18T12:43:18Z")
> [@Quimby](#): > > Took a guess on the fourth Chicken I did, too, because i forgot what kind of game this is, and didn’t think they would include β€œfree range” with breeds. ---
**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 18, 2026, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3104 "2026-02-18T13:25:37Z")
Had all four sorted in no time, but no chance at reverse rainbow. Connections Puzzle #983 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 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 18, 2026, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3105 "2026-02-18T16:51:13Z")
Connections Puzzle #983 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Easiest one in quite a while. Everything just fell right into place. I saw the chickens immediately but assumed a red herring. Never saw the actual red herring. ---
**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 18, 2026, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3106 "2026-02-18T20:15:20Z")
**Thursday** had a fun pop culture reference. I figured this one out pretty quickly. Puzzle #984 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 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 18, 2026, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3107 "2026-02-18T22:34:05Z")
Connections Puzzle #983 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Couldn’t correctly sort the non-purple categories. And didn’t we just have chicken on Monday? ---
**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 19, 2026, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3108 "2026-02-19T02:55:09Z")
Connections **THURSDAY** Puzzle #984 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Easy ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2026, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3109 "2026-02-19T05:25:03Z")
Connections Puzzle #984 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Straightforward. ---
**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 19, 2026, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3110 "2026-02-19T06:23:03Z")
Awww. Almost another quick reverse. Connections Puzzle #984 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 19, 2026, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3111 "2026-02-19T13:04:09Z")
Connections Puzzle #984 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Today’s was easy. ---
**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 19, 2026, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3112 "2026-02-19T14:29:46Z")
I thought blue was going to be the red herring, but I tried it anyway and was rewarded. ---
**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 19, 2026, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3113 "2026-02-19T16:31:31Z")
Connections Puzzle #984 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Easy and a reverse rainbow. ---
**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 19, 2026, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3114 "2026-02-19T17:33:15Z")
Connections Puzzle #984 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Not hard, but one nitpick: SEER is pronounced _sΔ“-Ι™r_ (Merriam-Webster agrees), not as a homophone of β€˜sear’. Two syllables vs. one. I did like the DISCO STU reference, though. ---
**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 19, 2026, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3115 "2026-02-19T19:02:14Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > I did like the DISCO STU reference, though Hey, Disco Stu doesn’t advertise. ---
**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 19, 2026, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3116 "2026-02-19T19:46:37Z")
I got **Friday’s** in rainbow order. But I would never have gotten purple, some terms I have never heard of. Puzzle #985 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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 20, 2026, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3117 "2026-02-20T05:33:55Z")
Connections **Friday** Puzzle #985 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2026, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3118 "2026-02-20T05:40:11Z")
Connections Puzzle #985 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Was never going to get purple. ---
**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 20, 2026, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3119 "2026-02-20T06:22:23Z")
Scary purple leftovers. Thought green was blue. Oh well. Connections Puzzle #985 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 20, 2026, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3120 "2026-02-20T14:29:28Z")
Purple was lame af. Off-topic: I’m still pissed off that they did away with the wheelbarrow token in Monopoly [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=155) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=157)