# 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:** 161
**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:** [March 1, 2026, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3201 "2026-03-01T18:00:01Z")
Connections Puzzle #994 🟦🟨πŸŸͺ🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Yeah, I fell for it. Should have guessed it was too easy to be true. Not a very satisfying solve today, actually. ---
**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:** [March 1, 2026, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3202 "2026-03-01T19:59:32Z")
**Monday’s** game, and I guessed right on yellow at first, then changed my mind and got dinged. Puzzle #995 🟦🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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:** [March 2, 2026, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3203 "2026-03-02T04:30:31Z")
Connections **MONDAY** Puzzle #995 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ No issues ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2026, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3204 "2026-03-02T06:30:57Z")
Connections Puzzle #995 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Actually tried for the reverse rainbow and got it. ---
**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:** [March 2, 2026, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3205 "2026-03-02T13:22:05Z")
Connections Puzzle #995 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 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:** [March 2, 2026, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3206 "2026-03-02T15:53:07Z")
Connections Puzzle #995 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 I went for the reverse rainbow but totally botched the order. I didn’t think yellow had any chance of being 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:** [March 2, 2026, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3207 "2026-03-02T16:11:28Z")
> [@Ponch8](#): > > I went for the reverse rainbow but totally botched the order. I didn’t think yellow had any chance of being yellow. This was my exact result for the same reasons. ---
**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:** [March 2, 2026, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3208 "2026-03-02T20:08:14Z")
**Tuesday** , and I accidentally got a Reverse Rainbow because I didn’t figure out Yellow. Puzzle #996 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 ---
**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:** [March 2, 2026, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3209 "2026-03-02T23:06:47Z")
Monday’s was easy, by which I mean that I figured out all of the categories before I clicked them. ---
**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:** [March 3, 2026, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3210 "2026-03-03T04:24:21Z")
Connections TUESDAY Puzzle #996 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Easy enough, although I thought YELLOW and BLUE were swapped in difficulty ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3211 "2026-03-03T05:43:42Z")
Connections Puzzle #996 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Didn’t get the order but no other issues. ---
**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:** [March 3, 2026, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3212 "2026-03-03T07:01:12Z")
They are just purposefully messing with the colors at this point. Connections Puzzle #996 🟨🟨🟨🟨 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:** [March 3, 2026, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3213 "2026-03-03T09:33:30Z")
Again had all 16 sorted but couldn’t guess green vs yellow. Is there an indicator beside relative difficulty? Connections Puzzle #996 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:** [March 3, 2026, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3214 "2026-03-03T09:41:09Z")
> [@Mighty\_Mouse](#): > > Is there an indicator beside relative difficulty? Not really. Purple is usually word play, but that’s not exclusive. The others are supposed to be in order of difficulty, but that depends on what you know, so it can seem arbitrary. ---
**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:** [March 3, 2026, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3215 "2026-03-03T11:07:42Z")
Connections Puzzle #996 🟩🟩🟩🟩 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:** [March 3, 2026, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3216 "2026-03-03T11:09:41Z")
Am i the only one who didn’t get yellow until clicking on it? ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3217 "2026-03-03T12:14:39Z")
I am embarrassed to say I did not get the yellow until I saw it. Connections Puzzle #996 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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:** [March 3, 2026, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3218 "2026-03-03T14:16:49Z")
> [@Ponch8](#): > > I went for the reverse rainbow but totally botched the order. I didn’t think yellow had any chance of being yellow. Connections Puzzle #996 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Exact same thing happened to me again today. ---
**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:** [March 3, 2026, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3219 "2026-03-03T20:01:22Z")
It’s post-eclipse **Wednesday**. I did okay, but rushed it so made a silly mistake. Puzzle #997 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺ🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 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:** [March 3, 2026, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3220 "2026-03-03T21:49:49Z")
Late getting to Monday, all the non-purple clues seemed of equal simplicity: Archive March 2, 2026 Connections Puzzle #995 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Same issue Tuesday: Connections Puzzle #996 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 I’ve started immediately hitting scramble to break up the distracting adjacencies like FLEETWOOD MAC and RUBBER BALL [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=160) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=162)