# 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:** 183
**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 23, 2026, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3641 "2026-04-23T04:55:27Z")
Thursday. Was there a Studio Ghibli red herring today? ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2026, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3642 "2026-04-23T04:59:35Z")
Connections Puzzle #1047 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Never heard of blue and would never have gotten it. ---
**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 23, 2026, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3643 "2026-04-23T07:25:18Z")
I don’t count it, it’s only 3 words. ---
**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 23, 2026, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3644 "2026-04-23T12:55:37Z")
No clue for color order after purple. Connections Puzzle #1047 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 So blue was funny because i learned β€˜My very educated mother just served us nine pizzas’ as a kid, but pizzas isnt a planet anymore. So i looked it up and i guess its commonly β€˜served us noodles’ now. ---
**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 23, 2026, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3645 "2026-04-23T13:09:24Z")
Connections Puzzle #1047 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Bam! A perfect score! ---
**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 23, 2026, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3646 "2026-04-23T14:33:22Z")
Connections Puzzle #1047 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Again with the yellow/green mixup. Sigh. ---
**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 23, 2026, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3647 "2026-04-23T20:55:32Z")
Hurrah, it’s **Friday**! Puzzle #1048 🟨🟨🟨🟨 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 24, 2026, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3648 "2026-04-24T01:25:33Z")
Connections Puzzle #1047 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 I got the last 8 by dumb luck. I didn’t know the bands, and i have never heard that mnemonic, but some of the words looked like they could be split up leaving a word. πŸ€·β€β™€οΈ ---
**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 24, 2026, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3649 "2026-04-24T04:07:06Z")
I don’t usually care about the order I solve the puzzle in, but I happened to get purple first tonight so I decided to try for the reverse rainbow. Apparently it’s my tenth. Connections Puzzle #1048 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 24, 2026, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3650 "2026-04-24T04:20:56Z")
Connections Puzzle #1048 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦πŸŸͺ🟦🟦 🟦πŸŸͺ🟦πŸŸͺ 🟦πŸŸͺ🟦πŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦πŸŸͺ I even saw the blue, at the very end. But missed that grass has blades. πŸ™„ I have never heard anyone call a cabin a β€œcab”, and have no idea what β€œCallaway” means. ---
**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 24, 2026, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3651 "2026-04-24T04:30:59Z")
Trucks have cabs, I guess they’re short for cabin. And Cab Calloway was a cabaret singer back in the day. He’s in The Blues Brothers movie. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2026, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3652 "2026-04-24T04:48:29Z")
Connections Puzzle #1048 🟨πŸŸͺ🟦🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Fell for a possible red herring but did OK after. Don’t usually associate octopi with intelligence. Red herring: common laundry stains. ---
**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 24, 2026, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3653 "2026-04-24T05:59:22Z")
Connections Puzzle #1048 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ No issues. ---
**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 24, 2026, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3654 "2026-04-24T06:32:00Z")
Wasn’t confident of the order at all but managed the reverse. Connections Puzzle #1048 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2026, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3655 "2026-04-24T12:19:09Z")
Got hit by a red herring of Classic Stains on clothes Saw two of the Purple almost immediately but slipped up once getting the other two. Connections Puzzle #1048 🟨πŸŸͺ🟦🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦πŸŸͺ 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 24, 2026, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3656 "2026-04-24T14:05:15Z")
I fell for the red herring also, but then I settled in after some early jitters. Connections Puzzle #1048 🟨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 24, 2026, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3657 "2026-04-24T15:01:40Z")
Connections Puzzle #1048 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Not sure if I’ve ever had this color sequence before. Green was scary leftovers for once (”cab” for CABIN was pretty lame) so I guessed it first. ---
**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 24, 2026, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3658 "2026-04-24T21:39:36Z")
It’s **Saturday** , and there was much rejoicing. Did well. I question one of the category descriptions they used, though. Puzzle #1049 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2026, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3659 "2026-04-25T05:01:54Z")
Connections Puzzle #1049 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 They had as much trouble describing green as I did. ---
**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 25, 2026, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3660 "2026-04-25T06:23:24Z")
No clue on color after purple. Connections Puzzle #1049 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=182) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=184)