# 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:** 172
**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 25, 2026, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3421 "2026-03-25T15:57:30Z")
Connections Puzzle #1018 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ I saw the magazines first, but thought it might be a red herring because I _know_ they’ve used that category before (maybe even with some of the same clues). Tried to figure out purple for a minute or two before giving up. Not sure I would have gotten there in a day. ---
**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 25, 2026, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3422 "2026-03-25T17:55:18Z")
Connections Puzzle #1018 🟨🟩🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺ🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩πŸŸͺ🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ I’ve never heard of Spin magazine, and only picked it because it seemed a little less implausible as a magazine name than the other words i hadn’t selected. I would never have guessed 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 25, 2026, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3423 "2026-03-25T20:06:42Z")
**Thursday’s** game, I was at first completely lost, but one by one things started to coalesce. Puzzle #1019 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 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:** [March 26, 2026, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3424 "2026-03-26T05:25:50Z")
Hooray! Didnt figure out purple before submitting. Scary leftovers. Connections Puzzle #1019 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 26, 2026, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3425 "2026-03-26T06:08:12Z")
Connections **THURSDAY** Puzzle #1019 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Would never have gotten GREEN by itself. Bloody very regional Americanism + Sport. Sucky. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2026, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3426 "2026-03-26T13:48:45Z")
Connections Puzzle #1019 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ I initially had absolutely nothing. I actually went away for several hours then came back thinking I would still be lost but I actually got every category except I only saw purple when they were the only ones left. ---
**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 26, 2026, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3427 "2026-03-26T14:37:57Z")
Connections Puzzle #1019 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Straightforward for second reverse rainbow in a row. ---
**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 26, 2026, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3428 "2026-03-26T15:25:52Z")
Connections Puzzle #1019 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 No major problems today. It definitely helps to know American sports teams! ---
**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 26, 2026, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3429 "2026-03-26T16:20:16Z")
Connections Puzzle #1019 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺ🟩πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 I don’t really know American sports teams. I thought pistons have bolts, too, but maybe it’s called something else. ---
**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 26, 2026, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3430 "2026-03-26T20:10:53Z")
**Friday**. This was frustrating. Puzzle #1020 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺ🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺ🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺ🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 ---
**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 26, 2026, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3431 "2026-03-26T23:49:26Z")
Connections Puzzle #1019 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Easy peasy. No notes. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2026, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3432 "2026-03-27T06:11:33Z")
Connections Puzzle #1020 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩πŸŸͺ🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Got tied up on green. Once I saw blue I was able to get purple but was still way off on green. ---
**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 27, 2026, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3433 "2026-03-27T08:51:38Z")
Pretty straightforward. Connections Puzzle #1020 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 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 27, 2026, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3434 "2026-03-27T11:40:18Z")
Connections Puzzle #1020 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ My first guess for purple was β€œending in places people gather”. And i didn’t see the actual answer. But knowing it had to include three of those made green easy. ---
**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 27, 2026, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3435 "2026-03-27T14:20:24Z")
Connections Puzzle #1020 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Missed a third consecutive RR. ---
**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 27, 2026, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3436 "2026-03-27T14:24:23Z")
Same order for me. Otherwise, very quick. Connections Puzzle #1020 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 27, 2026, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3437 "2026-03-27T23:02:56Z")
**Saturday** is here. I did okay, but I did not figure out Purple. Puzzle #1021 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2026, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3438 "2026-03-28T04:38:29Z")
Connections Puzzle #1021 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Didn’t get purple. Never heard of one of them. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2026, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3439 "2026-03-28T05:54:19Z")
A few false starts and then made it through. Connections Puzzle #1021 🟩πŸŸͺ🟩🟩 🟦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 28, 2026, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3440 "2026-03-28T12:59:45Z")
Connections Puzzle #1021 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦πŸŸͺ🟦🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩πŸŸͺ🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ I didn’t know one of the purples, and would never have seen that connection. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=171) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=173)