# 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:** 181
**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 18, 2026, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3601 "2026-04-18T15:03:51Z")
That seems to often be the case for purples, and can be a strong hint that they are 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:** [April 18, 2026, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3602 "2026-04-18T16:19:04Z")
Late getting to Friday’s, usual yellow/green mixup: Archive April 17, 2026 Connections Puzzle #1041 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Connections Puzzle #1042 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 No obvious order after 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 18, 2026, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3603 "2026-04-18T22:10:54Z")
**Sunday** , and I eventually random guessed Blue and Purple, they were very distantly far outside my sphere of influence. Puzzle #1043 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦πŸŸͺ πŸŸͺ🟦πŸŸͺ🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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 19, 2026, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3604 "2026-04-19T00:44:13Z")
Still Saturday. I had no idea which was purple, because they were all just too easy. No idea what the red herring was supposed to be. Connections Puzzle #1042 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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 19, 2026, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3605 "2026-04-19T01:37:29Z")
> [@Mighty\_Mouse](#): > > I had no idea which was purple, because they were all just too easy. When in doubt, any sort of wordplay will be purple. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2026, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3606 "2026-04-19T04:40:19Z")
Connections Puzzle #1043 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Don’t know why yellow has been so hard for me lately. ---
**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 19, 2026, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3607 "2026-04-19T05:13:33Z")
Connections Puzzle #1043 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Hey, i got them in order! I saw a few poker words and a few candy words. I googled poker terms to solve this one. ---
**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 19, 2026, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3608 "2026-04-19T07:01:35Z")
Connections SUNDAY Puzzle #1043 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2026, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3609 "2026-04-19T10:14:15Z")
Possibly my worst day. Found a red herring and then circled around a few correct answers. Connections Puzzle #1043 πŸŸͺ🟦🟩🟦 🟨πŸŸͺ🟨🟨 🟨🟩🟨🟨 🟦🟩🟦🟦 ---
**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 19, 2026, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3610 "2026-04-19T11:21:47Z")
Ugly one. Three categories I know nothing about. Still have no idea what three of the four purple are. Connections Puzzle #1043 🟦🟩🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 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 19, 2026, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3611 "2026-04-19T12:16:11Z")
[Sno-Caps](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sno-Caps) [Junior Mints](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junior_Mints) [Milk Duds](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milk_Duds) And I’m not sure if the other, which is why i googled poker terms. ---
**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 19, 2026, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3612 "2026-04-19T14:51:36Z")
Connections Puzzle #1043 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Scary leftovers for purple and the reverse rainbow. > [@puzzlegal](#): > > And I’m not sure if the other Sour Patch Kids ---
**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 19, 2026, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3613 "2026-04-19T20:57:48Z")
It is most assuredly **Monday**. Puzzle #1044 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 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:** [April 19, 2026, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3614 "2026-04-19T21:24:29Z")
Sunday. Got blue and green and then failed utterly. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3615 "2026-04-20T04:52:46Z")
Connections Puzzle #1044 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Fairly straightforward although I had days of the week not just Me Monday. ---
**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 20, 2026, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3616 "2026-04-20T05:50:14Z")
Connections Puzzle #1044 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 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:** [April 20, 2026, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3617 "2026-04-20T14:39:47Z")
Connections Puzzle #1044 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Fairly easy RR ---
**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 20, 2026, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3618 "2026-04-20T14:54:25Z")
Connections Puzzle #1044 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Mistakenly used the last clue I solved for purple, but it didn’t cost me my RR since I also messed 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 20, 2026, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3619 "2026-04-20T17:06:15Z")
Connections Puzzle #1044 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ I managed to avoid the red herring, mostly because i didn’t see one of them before guessing yellow. I also guessed β€œfollowed by a day of the week”. I was guessing cyber Monday, blue Tuesday, meatless Friday, and manic ???. Other than Cyber Monday, I’ve never heard of any of those. ---
**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 20, 2026, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3620 "2026-04-20T20:50:00Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > I’ve never heard of any of those. Two of them are very popular 80s songs, so I am surprised you don’t know them. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=180) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=182)