# 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:** 166
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3301 "2026-03-12T11:29:29Z")
Ah, thank you. ---
**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 12, 2026, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3302 "2026-03-12T11:39:26Z")
My physics-addled mind slowed me down. Connections Puzzle #1005 🟨🟨🟨🟨 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 12, 2026, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3303 "2026-03-12T12:40:47Z")
Connections Puzzle #1005 πŸŸͺ🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺ🟨🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟦 I liked today’s, due to all the groups of three. But i would never have gotten blue or purple. ---
**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 12, 2026, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3304 "2026-03-12T16:19:55Z")
Connections Puzzle #1005 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Leftovers were blue today. Oops. ---
**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 12, 2026, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3305 "2026-03-12T19:51:25Z")
Yay, it’s **Friday**! Took a bit of figuring out, but did okay. Puzzle #1006 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3306 "2026-03-13T04:49:02Z")
Connections Puzzle #1006 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟦🟩🟩 🟩🟦🟦🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Started out good then went too fast and didn’t really think. ---
**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 13, 2026, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3307 "2026-03-13T05:03:48Z")
Connections Puzzle #1006 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 That took all of 30 seconds. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3308 "2026-03-13T08:22:58Z")
A bit embarrassed I didn’t see blue sooner. Connections Puzzle #1006 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 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 13, 2026, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3309 "2026-03-13T16:56:01Z")
Connections Puzzle #1006 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Another inverted rainbow. ---
**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 13, 2026, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3310 "2026-03-13T21:02:56Z")
**Saturday’s** game, I had to make a couple of lucky guesses. Puzzle #1007 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 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 13, 2026, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3311 "2026-03-13T21:24:17Z")
Connections Puzzle #1006 🟩🟦πŸŸͺ🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Eh, i had to try it. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2026, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3312 "2026-03-14T06:12:10Z")
Connections Puzzle #1007 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 I got blue and purple right off the bat. Got the category for green but there was one clue I didn’t fit in ---
**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 14, 2026, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3313 "2026-03-14T09:25:25Z")
Connections **SATURDAY** Puzzle #1007 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩πŸŸͺ🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 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 14, 2026, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3314 "2026-03-14T14:17:44Z")
Friday’s red herring was an actual answer, a few weeks back. And Saturday was tough. I got blue pretty quickly, but struggled with the rest. ---
**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 14, 2026, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3315 "2026-03-14T14:21:43Z")
In retrospect I would have had a shot at RR if I had been willing to invest the time. Connections Puzzle #1007 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 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 14, 2026, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3316 "2026-03-14T15:27:17Z")
Connections Puzzle #1007 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 I thought blue was too obvious to be blue. ---
**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 14, 2026, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3317 "2026-03-14T15:52:58Z")
Connections Puzzle #1007 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 > [@Mighty\_Mouse](#): > > In retrospect I would have had a shot at RR if I had been willing to invest the time. Same. I jumped on the INSPECTORS too quickly, and saw purple right after. Pretty simple one today overall. ---
**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 14, 2026, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3318 "2026-03-14T21:57:57Z")
**Sunday** again. And I was bamboozled by their tricksy playfulness. Puzzle #1008 🟨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:** [March 15, 2026, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3319 "2026-03-15T03:56:34Z")
Connections Puzzle #1007 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 As always, in the order i saw them. πŸ˜‰ ---
**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 15, 2026, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3320 "2026-03-15T04:15:04Z")
Connections Puzzle #1008 🟦🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺ🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺ🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Pinion is part of a bird’s wing. So i looked for other machine-y words. Oh well. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=165) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=167)