# 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:** 179
**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 12, 2026, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3561 "2026-04-12T15:35:22Z")
Connections Puzzle #1036 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Accidentally hit submit instead of deselect while sorting and messed up a potential 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:** [April 12, 2026, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3562 "2026-04-12T19:44:03Z")
Straightforward but no chance at reverse rainbow for me. Thought yellow was blue and vice versa. Connections Puzzle #1036 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:** [April 12, 2026, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3563 "2026-04-12T21:15:14Z")
**Monday** , and I failed this one. Couldn’t get my head in the game. Puzzle #1037 🟩🟦🟨πŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺ🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺ🟦πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦 ---
**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 13, 2026, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3564 "2026-04-13T04:49:37Z")
Connections Monday Puzzle #1037 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Easy ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2026, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3565 "2026-04-13T04:50:49Z")
Connections Puzzle #1037 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Straightforward again today. ---
**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 13, 2026, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3566 "2026-04-13T05:48:52Z")
Fast. But couldn’t sort yellow and green. Connections Puzzle #1037 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:** [April 13, 2026, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3567 "2026-04-13T10:31:17Z")
Nothing too tricky today Connections Puzzle #1037 🟨🟨🟨🟨 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 13, 2026, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3568 "2026-04-13T13:49:16Z")
Connections Puzzle #1037 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Scary leftovers for purple. Correctly sorted green vs. yellow for a change and got my reverse 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:** [April 13, 2026, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3569 "2026-04-13T20:49:24Z")
So it seems yesterday I was the only one to fall for the red herring (Photoshop tools) and fail. That makes me feel a bit silly. Well, it’s **Tuesday**. I did better today. Puzzle #1038 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 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:** [April 13, 2026, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3570 "2026-04-13T22:22:21Z")
Monday fail. I didn’t know blue, and I couldn’t figure out purple. I thought that the red herring was opera \_\_\_\_\_, though. ---
**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 14, 2026, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3571 "2026-04-14T04:10:33Z")
Connections **TUESDAY** Puzzle #1038 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 EAsy-peasy, sub-30 secs. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2026, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3572 "2026-04-14T04:13:09Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > So it seems yesterday I was the only one to fall for the red herring (Photoshop tools) and fail. That makes me feel a bit silly. > > Well, it’s **Tuesday**. I did better today. I fell for today’s red herring. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2026, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3573 "2026-04-14T05:10:22Z")
Connections Puzzle #1038 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Didn’t get purple. I’ve been having some troubles with yellow recently. ---
**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 14, 2026, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3574 "2026-04-14T05:41:58Z")
Again i mixed up blue and yellow?? Connections Puzzle #1038 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 14, 2026, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3575 "2026-04-14T11:25:32Z")
Connections Puzzle #1038 🟨πŸŸͺ🟩🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺ🟦πŸŸͺ🟦 🟦πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦 🟦πŸŸͺ🟦🟦 Not my day. (First was things that are thin) ---
**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 14, 2026, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3576 "2026-04-14T16:54:57Z")
Connections Puzzle #1038 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 I found this one tricky. Got stuck on the red herring, purple was scary leftovers, but ended with a reverse rainbow.anyway. ---
**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 14, 2026, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3577 "2026-04-14T20:53:34Z")
**Wednesday**. Sidestepped the red herring. And then I couldn’t quite differentiate Blue from Purple (as I guessed wrong at Purple’s category). Puzzle #1039 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3578 "2026-04-15T04:27:02Z")
Connections Puzzle #1039 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Didn’t really get purple but otherwise easy. ---
**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 15, 2026, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3579 "2026-04-15T04:44:22Z")
Connections Puzzle #1039 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Huh, after yesterday’s fiasco, this was dead easy. ---
**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 15, 2026, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3580 "2026-04-15T05:22:17Z")
Connections WEDNESDAY Puzzle #1039 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Easy - sub 30 secs again [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=178) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=180)