# 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:** 176
**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:** [April 4, 2026, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3501 "2026-04-04T14:47:34Z")
Connections Puzzle #1028 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Likewise. A recurring theme for me. ---
**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:** [April 4, 2026, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3502 "2026-04-04T15:18:51Z")
Connections Puzzle #1028 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟦πŸŸͺ🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Easy enough. I clicked on one set i expected would a red herring, because it was too good to ignore, and it was real. Clicked on another thing that turned out to be a red herring. And i actually got purple today before clicking on it. ---
**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:** [April 4, 2026, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3503 "2026-04-04T19:58:07Z")
Connections Puzzle #1028 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 I highlighted LET SLEEPING DOGS LIE because it amused me, but I didn’t think it would actually be a category. Then I accidentally hit the β€œsubmit” button instead of deselect. Whew. This one time? Purple jumped right out at me? I don’t think I’ve ever seen SPIT in that context before. ---
**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:** [April 4, 2026, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3504 "2026-04-04T21:29:37Z")
It’s **Easter Sunday**! And no appropriate theme that I could see. Puzzle #1029 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2026, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3505 "2026-04-05T05:03:59Z")
Saw Purple right away on this one. Connections Puzzle #1029 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2026, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3506 "2026-04-05T05:24:24Z")
Connections Puzzle #1029 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ I saw purple first but couldn’t figure out the fourth answer until I eliminated the rest. ---
**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:** [April 5, 2026, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3507 "2026-04-05T06:15:41Z")
Eh, i got through it. But it wasn’t pretty and i didn’t like it. Connections Puzzle #1029 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 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:** [April 5, 2026, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3508 "2026-04-05T08:56:00Z")
Connections SUNDAY Puzzle #1029 🟩🟨πŸŸͺ🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Fell for the Mario Bros themed red herring but otherwise straightforward. ---
**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:** [April 5, 2026, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3509 "2026-04-05T15:02:32Z")
Connections Puzzle #1029 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Purple was non-scary leftovers, but yet again screwed up yellow vs. green. ---
**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:** [April 5, 2026, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3510 "2026-04-05T15:10:42Z")
Connections Puzzle #1029 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺ🟦πŸŸͺ🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ I was never going to see 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:** [April 5, 2026, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3511 "2026-04-05T21:50:59Z")
**Monday** , and I almost got caught by the red herring, but looked again before committing. Blue was my leftovers. Puzzle #1030 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2026, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3512 "2026-04-06T04:30:46Z")
Connections Puzzle #1030 🟦πŸŸͺ🟨🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Fell for the red herring croquet and could not get blue. ---
**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:** [April 6, 2026, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3513 "2026-04-06T06:55:26Z")
Connections Puzzle #1030 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ No issues except couldn’t think what the last PURPLE was until the end (CAROUSEL, it turns out, which I don’t know and is much more before my time than the other 3 musicals) ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2026, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3514 "2026-04-06T07:55:59Z")
I fell for the red herring but had it been the right answer I still picked wrong. Connections Puzzle #1030 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦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:** [April 6, 2026, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3515 "2026-04-06T14:16:05Z")
Connections Puzzle #1030 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Pretty clear purple and blue, but again with the yellow/green mixup. I get those wrong more often than I get them right. ---
**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:** [April 6, 2026, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3516 "2026-04-06T20:57:22Z")
**Tuesday.** Back to work. Boo. Also I got Rainbow Order. Puzzle #1031 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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:** [April 6, 2026, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3517 "2026-04-06T22:29:47Z")
Connections Puzzle #1030 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦πŸŸͺ🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ I was all set to pick the red herring, but then saw green and yellow, which i liked more. I only know two of those musicals, so purple was leftovers. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2026, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3518 "2026-04-07T04:18:47Z")
Connections Puzzle #1031 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦πŸŸͺ🟦 🟦🟦πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Did not like this one. Did not really get blue or purple. ---
**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:** [April 7, 2026, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3519 "2026-04-07T04:55:46Z")
Connections Puzzle #1031 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Tonight’s seemed unusually straight forward. Even though the purples were leftovers. ---
**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:** [April 7, 2026, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3520 "2026-04-07T05:41:45Z")
Connections Puzzle #1031 🟩🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟩🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ YELLOW had too many choices. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=175) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=177)