# 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:** 185
**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 28, 2026, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3681 "2026-04-28T04:19:13Z")
Connections Puzzle #1052 🟨🟩🟨🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦πŸŸͺ 🟦🟦πŸŸͺ🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ I struggled with this one, and should have tried harder for purple. I might have gotten purple today, and i got blue by chance, trying for other connections. But today’s felt fair. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2026, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3682 "2026-04-28T04:41:52Z")
Connections Puzzle #1052 🟨🟦🟨🟦 🟨🟩🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 I don’t know what exactly I was thinking. I was looking for poker terms and things you collect. Didn’t get blue. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2026, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3683 "2026-04-28T09:42:40Z")
Made it but it was a close one. I was down several wrong tracks. I also felt really dumb not seeing the Purple. Connections Puzzle #1052 🟩🟩🟦🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 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:** [April 28, 2026, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3684 "2026-04-28T11:14:12Z")
> [@psychobunny](#): > > I was looking for poker terms and things you collect. Me, too. ---
**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 28, 2026, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3685 "2026-04-28T13:52:03Z")
Connections Puzzle #1052 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Green jumped out at me so quickly I assumed it was yellow. Grrrr… ---
**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 28, 2026, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3686 "2026-04-28T21:01:26Z")
**Wednesday** , I did better today, in Rainbow order. I sidestepped a red herring, but didn’t figure out Purple. Puzzle #1053 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2026, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3687 "2026-04-29T04:25:04Z")
Connections Puzzle #1053 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Yellow continues to be difficult 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 29, 2026, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3688 "2026-04-29T12:42:11Z")
Connections Puzzle #1053 🟨πŸŸͺ🟩🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Despite some troubles, i got all four connections. I actually saw purple first, but only saw 3 of them, and decided to try something else. But after that, i held the three purples i was comfortable with aside when looking at the other words. ---
**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 29, 2026, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3689 "2026-04-29T13:17:41Z")
Connections Puzzle #1053 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 I didn’t get the gist of purple. ---
**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 29, 2026, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3690 "2026-04-29T13:46:09Z")
Easy peasy. Didn’t have time to try to get a RR Connections Puzzle #1053 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 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 29, 2026, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3691 "2026-04-29T16:41:58Z")
Complete crash and burn today. ---
**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 29, 2026, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3692 "2026-04-29T17:35:34Z")
Connections Puzzle #1053 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 I saw purple right away, but I wasn’t sure about JOKE; I’ve always heard the term β€œrunning joke.” But it seemed the closest fit so I went for it. Things went quickly after that, though I misjudged green and blue, missing the RR. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2026, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3693 "2026-04-29T20:27:26Z")
That tripped me up also but I took the same guess you did. ---
**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 29, 2026, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3694 "2026-04-29T20:46:19Z")
**Thursday**. I got Green first, but then thought it was a red herring, and so chose a better option, that turned out to be the actual red herring. Also I never figured out Blue. Puzzle #1054 🟨πŸŸͺ🟩🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2026, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3695 "2026-04-30T04:37:01Z")
Connections Puzzle #1054 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Did not get blue. That is always the toughest time of category for me. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2026, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3696 "2026-04-30T10:53:25Z")
Did not figure out Blue at all. Connections Puzzle #1054 🟩🟩🟩🟩 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 30, 2026, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3697 "2026-04-30T12:10:44Z")
Was just annoyed today Connections Puzzle #1054 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟦🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟦🟩 🟩🟩🟦🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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 30, 2026, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3698 "2026-04-30T12:14:53Z")
Connections Puzzle #1054 🟨πŸŸͺ🟩🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺ🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺ🟦πŸŸͺ🟦 πŸŸͺ🟦πŸŸͺ🟦 Me, neither. Nor purple. ---
**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 30, 2026, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3699 "2026-04-30T13:19:27Z")
Connections Puzzle #1054 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦πŸŸͺ🟦πŸŸͺ πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦🟦 πŸŸͺ🟦πŸŸͺ🟦 🟦🟦πŸŸͺ🟦 πŸ’£ ---
**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 30, 2026, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3700 "2026-04-30T13:49:20Z")
Connections Puzzle #1054 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Found blue but played it too soon. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=184) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=186)