# 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:** 186
**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 30, 2026, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3701 "2026-04-30T20:35:54Z")
It’s **Friday** at last. Did okay, but I guessed at Green because I don’t know what Citrine is. Puzzle #1055 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3702 "2026-05-01T04:33:37Z")
Connections Puzzle #1055 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ I wasn’t ever going to get 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:** [May 1, 2026, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3703 "2026-05-01T10:24:59Z")
Nor I Connections Puzzle #1055 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3704 "2026-05-01T11:49:21Z")
Me neither. Connections Puzzle #1055 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 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:** [May 1, 2026, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3705 "2026-05-01T12:39:31Z")
Just completely forgot to do connections for a couple of days there. Bye streak. But yeah, scary leftovers for purple. Thought green was blue. Connections Puzzle #1055 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:** [May 1, 2026, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3706 "2026-05-01T13:12:07Z")
Connections Puzzle #1055 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Another A+, even though I didn’t figure out purple or know what that other word was ---
**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:** [May 1, 2026, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3707 "2026-05-01T14:28:12Z")
Connections Puzzle #1055 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Scary leftovers for purple and the 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:** [May 1, 2026, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3708 "2026-05-01T21:28:46Z")
I figured out Purple yesterday, so I guess I can be proud of that, but I did not figure it out for **Saturday’s**. Puzzle #1056 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2026, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3709 "2026-05-02T05:18:15Z")
Connections Puzzle #1056 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Did not get purple but the rest was very easy. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2026, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3710 "2026-05-02T11:13:46Z")
Fell for a red herring on Saturday. Or maybe it’s something that only I saw. \_\_\_\_\_ **NOTE** : MENTAL, MUSICAL, TREASURY, POST-IT ---
**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:** [May 2, 2026, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3711 "2026-05-02T13:51:57Z")
I saw that red herring, but went with Connections Puzzle #1056 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ I didn’t get purple. But the rest were ridiculously easy. ---
**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:** [May 2, 2026, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3712 "2026-05-02T14:29:32Z")
Connections Puzzle #1056 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Figured out purple, but messed up yellow vs. green for the umpteenth time. ---
**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:** [May 2, 2026, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3713 "2026-05-02T16:00:41Z")
> [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](#): > > messed up yellow vs. green for the umpteenth time. Same, with same graphic. ---
**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:** [May 2, 2026, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3714 "2026-05-02T17:12:32Z")
Connections Puzzle #1056 πŸŸͺ🟦🟩🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ I also fell for the \_\_\_ NOTE red herring. Pretty straightforward rainbow order after that, but I didn’t figure out 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:** [May 2, 2026, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3715 "2026-05-02T21:57:54Z")
It’s **Sunday**. I fell for a red herring. And there’s at least one answer in Blue that I question. Puzzle #1057 🟨🟩🟨🟦 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:** [May 2, 2026, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3716 "2026-05-02T23:46:16Z")
Had no clue what purple was (Saturday) Connections Puzzle #1056 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 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:** [May 3, 2026, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3717 "2026-05-03T05:26:04Z")
Grrr Connections Puzzle #1057 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2026, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3718 "2026-05-03T06:04:50Z")
Connections Puzzle #1057 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟩🟨🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Sometimes it’s almost too easy. Then again I couldn’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:** [May 3, 2026, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3719 "2026-05-03T11:09:49Z")
Didn’t think the purple was the purple. Connections Puzzle #1057 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:** [May 3, 2026, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3720 "2026-05-03T12:29:07Z")
> [@psychobunny](#): > > Connections > Puzzle #1057 > > Sometimes it’s almost too easy. Then again I couldn’t get blue. Same Connections Puzzle #1057 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Although this time i might have. I was just lazy and clicked them. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=185) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=187)