# 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:** 158
**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 22, 2026, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3141 "2026-02-22T14:56:04Z")
Archive February 21, 2026 Connections Puzzle #986 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Didn’t get to Saturday’s until this morning. Purple was confident leftovers. Rest were straightforward with a discernible difficulty order. ---
**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 22, 2026, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3142 "2026-02-22T15:00:32Z")
Connections Puzzle #987 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 And Sunday. All categories were easy. Blue stuck out like a flashing neon sign, how it wasn’t yellow is beyond me. I can see purple as hard for those who didn’t grow up with American history in school. ---
**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 22, 2026, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3143 "2026-02-22T18:08:11Z")
Sunday was so easy for me, that I have no idea how one could have predicted in advance which color was which. ---
**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 22, 2026, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3144 "2026-02-22T19:53:59Z")
**Monday** is here again. Another easy one, at least for me. Puzzle #988 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 23, 2026, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3145 "2026-02-23T04:37:45Z")
Connections MONDAY Puzzle #988 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 GREEN was dumb (A CONEis a conical thing?. Well, Duh!), but it was all easy. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2026, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3146 "2026-02-23T05:36:34Z")
Connections Puzzle #988 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Pretty easy after getting the first set and avoiding red herrings. ---
**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 23, 2026, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3147 "2026-02-23T06:30:09Z")
Sorted fast. Didn’t get the colors right.. Connections Puzzle #988 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2026, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3148 "2026-02-23T11:59:33Z")
Another one that wasn’t too bad. Connections Puzzle #988 🟨🟨🟨🟨 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 23, 2026, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3149 "2026-02-23T14:51:56Z")
Connections Puzzle #988 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Reverse rainbow for me, even though I initially wasn’t trying for one. ---
**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 23, 2026, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3150 "2026-02-23T14:56:52Z")
Connections Puzzle #988 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Purple was leftovers. Got the order wrong on the rest, but no problem sorting. Chased a possible red herring but fortunately couldn’t find a fourth. ---
**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 23, 2026, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3151 "2026-02-23T20:05:06Z")
**Tuesday!** And I failed this one. Couldn’t figure the last two out. Puzzle #989 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺ🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦 🟦πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**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 23, 2026, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3152 "2026-02-23T23:37:08Z")
Connections Puzzle #988 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 I agree about green, but whatever. (Another day with no word play.) ---
**Author:** ![Jegpeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jegpeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jegpeg)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3153 "2026-02-24T00:42:00Z")
Tuesday: I found this pretty easy, I got the purple connection but had not heard of one of the members. Connections Puzzle #989 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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 24, 2026, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3154 "2026-02-24T04:40:58Z")
Connections Puzzle #989 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Easy enough, once the red herring was avoided (and it gave a clue to PURPLE) ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3155 "2026-02-24T05:38:31Z")
Connections Puzzle #989 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ I really really wanted the red herring but forced myself to look at all the other options first. ---
**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 24, 2026, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3156 "2026-02-24T06:20:50Z")
Could have been worse Avoided the red herring anyway. Connections Puzzle #989 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 24, 2026, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3157 "2026-02-24T14:45:21Z")
Connections Puzzle #989 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Avoided the red herring for the RR. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3158 "2026-02-24T16:40:06Z")
Made several other mistakes but saw the red herring immediately and said, β€œNot today Connections! Not today!” Connections Puzzle #989 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟦🟦🟦 🟦🟦🟩🟦 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 24, 2026, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3159 "2026-02-24T18:47:41Z")
Connections Puzzle #989 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 I missed the red herring, whatever it was ---
**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 24, 2026, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3160 "2026-02-24T20:00:14Z")
**Wednesday.** I failed again. That’s discouraging. I really should not have missed Yellow, and I would not have figured out Blue no matter how long I stared at it. Bah. Puzzle #990 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟨🟦 🟦🟦🟨🟦 🟦🟦🟨🟦 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=157) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=159)