# 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:** 159
**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, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3161 "2026-02-24T20:26:47Z")
It was Star Trek 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 24, 2026, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3162 "2026-02-24T22:50:17Z")
There was no way I was going to pass up Tuesday’s red herring, even if I’d known in advance it was one. ---
**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 25, 2026, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3163 "2026-02-25T04:48:58Z")
Connections WEDNESDAY Puzzle #990 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Another obscure sport Americanism. Baah! ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3164 "2026-02-25T05:07:09Z")
Catching on with those purples. Connections Puzzle #990 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3165 "2026-02-25T06:40:48Z")
Connections Puzzle #990 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟨🟦 🟦🟦🟨🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Too many options for blue and I didn’t like yellow. ---
**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 25, 2026, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3166 "2026-02-25T07:03:04Z")
Yay! Glad i got yellow green order right. Connections Puzzle #990 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 ---
**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 25, 2026, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3167 "2026-02-25T11:33:55Z")
Thought I had it today, but no RR. Saw purple right away and knew it was purple, blue was leftovers, and green was so obvious and literal I thought it must be yellow. Connections Puzzle #990 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 25, 2026, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3168 "2026-02-25T11:50:31Z")
Connections Puzzle #990 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Blue was leftovers. I didn’t like yellow, either. But once i had it down to those 8 words, there were two kinds of word. The blues had to be names, and the yellow were vaguely connected. ---
**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 25, 2026, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3169 "2026-02-25T12:05:24Z")
Samee for me. There was definite waffling on yellow and green and I got lucky. ---
**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 25, 2026, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3170 "2026-02-25T19:39:09Z")
Connections Puzzle #990 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 I got purple first honestly today (DIATRIBE gave it away), so I actively tried for the RR. Yellow and green could have gone either way IMO. ---
**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 25, 2026, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3171 "2026-02-25T20:11:24Z")
**Thursday** , and I did not fail this time. Hurrah. However, Purple is nonsense. Puzzle #991 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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 26, 2026, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3172 "2026-02-26T01:59:07Z")
Connections Puzzle #990 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Purple was easy but wordplay so purple. Blue was leftovers. Screwed up yellow vs. green - I forgot my plan to change my green choice just before submitting. ---
**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 26, 2026, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3173 "2026-02-26T04:35:24Z")
Connections **THURSDAY** Puzzle #991 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Easy enough, but agreed with @GuanoLad - PURPLE was pants. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2026, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3174 "2026-02-26T05:40:47Z")
Connections Puzzle #991 πŸŸͺ🟦🟦🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ One little problem but eventually got them all especially after the huge hint on green. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2026, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3175 "2026-02-26T13:08:22Z")
Didn’t get Purple but after seeing the answer thought it was fair. Connections Puzzle #991 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺ🟦🟦🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**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 26, 2026, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3176 "2026-02-26T13:52:53Z")
No no no no no. They’ve done this before. I should have known green things was the green category. Oh well. Connections Puzzle #991 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 26, 2026, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3177 "2026-02-26T15:34:05Z")
Connections Puzzle #991 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Hah. Was ready to hit submit what ended up as yellow third, then switched and got my RR. Thought purple was fine. ---
**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 26, 2026, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3178 "2026-02-26T17:11:55Z")
Connections Puzzle #991 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Not too hard, not too easy. If there was a red herring I missed it, though. I did figure out purple, but only after it was the only four left. ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2026, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3179 "2026-02-26T17:28:32Z")
Couldn’t get blue or purple this time. Can someone explain what CALLBACK means in the context of joke telling? I never heard the term used before. ---
**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 26, 2026, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3180 "2026-02-26T18:19:08Z")
There’s a Coyote and Roadrunner cartoon where the Coyote builds a trap with a big steel plate that springs up out of the road. He waits for the Roadrunner to approach, flips the switch, and nothing happens. The plate stays firmly in place below the road surface. The Coyote, as is his wont, tries other schemes to catch the Roadrunner. Eventually, he gets some Acme leg-muscle vitamins, which grow his legs to the point where he can run even faster that his feathered prey. He gives chase, and just when he’s almost caught the Roadrunner, they pass over that same road, and the steel plate pops up to stop him, leaving a Coyote-shaped impression in the metal. That’s a CALLBACK. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=158) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=160)