# 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:** 162
**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 4, 2026, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3221 "2026-03-04T01:13:35Z")
Connections **WEDNESDAY** Puzzle #997 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3222 "2026-03-04T05:52:02Z")
Connections Puzzle #997 🟨🟦🟩πŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Once again clearly fell for a red herring. ---
**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 4, 2026, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3223 "2026-03-04T07:31:25Z")
**β™«** yellow and green, yellow and green. Will always confuse my yellow and green **β™«** Connections Puzzle #997 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 4, 2026, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3224 "2026-03-04T14:05:41Z")
Motherf\*\*\*ers got me with the red herring (groups of dog breeds) , and then I was too pissed off to give it much thought and gave up. Purple was bullshit. ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3225 "2026-03-04T14:06:31Z")
Did anyone else hear the green category title in the voice of Andre the Giant when it was revealed? ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3226 "2026-03-04T15:27:28Z")
I apparently missed the red herring completely and I didn’t at night before I went to sleep rather than in the morning which is usually a recipe for disaster. Connections Puzzle #997 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 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 4, 2026, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3227 "2026-03-04T15:50:46Z")
Connections Puzzle #997 🟨🟦🟩πŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ I hit the red herring, but expecting them to be in different groups made the rest go smoothly, even though i didn’t recognize 3 of the purples. ---
**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 4, 2026, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3228 "2026-03-04T18:52:22Z")
Connections Puzzle #997 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 I’ve gone from being unable to sort yellow and green to being unable to sort anything other than purple. ---
**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 4, 2026, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3229 "2026-03-04T20:05:36Z")
> [@Gorsnak](#): > > Did anyone else hear the green category title in the voice of Andre the Giant when it was revealed? Yes! It’s **Thursday** where I am, and I got Rainbow Order, if you overlook the mistake. Puzzle #998 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦πŸŸͺ🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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 5, 2026, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3230 "2026-03-05T04:48:50Z")
Connections **THURSDAY** Puzzle #998 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Easy enough, didn’t notice a red herring ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2026, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3231 "2026-03-05T05:48:00Z")
Connections Puzzle #998 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩πŸŸͺ🟩🟩 🟩🟩πŸŸͺ🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Didn’t really get green or purple. Purple is the type of puzzle I find hardest. ---
**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 5, 2026, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3232 "2026-03-05T07:07:03Z")
Aw. Blue green this time. Connections Puzzle #998 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2026, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3233 "2026-03-05T11:19:56Z")
Almost failed even though I essentially knew the right answers. Just kept circling around it. Connections Puzzle #998 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦πŸŸͺ🟦 🟦🟦πŸŸͺ🟦 🟦πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 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 5, 2026, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3234 "2026-03-05T11:58:32Z")
Connections Puzzle #998 🟦🟦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 5, 2026, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3235 "2026-03-05T14:50:04Z")
Connections Puzzle #998 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Back on track with a reverse rainbow. Purple was a confident set of leftovers, order of the rest was pretty clear. ---
**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 5, 2026, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3236 "2026-03-05T19:42:34Z")
**Friday** at last. This one was really easy. Puzzle #999 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Puzzle number #1000 comes out Saturday. Could be a wacky one. ---
**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 6, 2026, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3237 "2026-03-06T03:24:42Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > Puzzle number #1000 comes out Saturday. Could be a wacky one. When solved, it will spell out the author’s resignation. The words burn out will be used. Just kidding (probably). ---
**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 6, 2026, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3238 "2026-03-06T04:38:55Z")
Connections **FRIDAY** Puzzle #999 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2026, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3239 "2026-03-06T05:40:44Z")
Connections Puzzle #999 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Very simple regular rainbow. ---
**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 6, 2026, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3240 "2026-03-06T07:24:06Z")
Aw. Didnt guess right for purple. Connections Puzzle #999 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=161) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=163)