# 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:** 187
**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 3, 2026, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3721 "2026-05-03T14:59:21Z")
Connections Puzzle #1057 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Weird one today. I saw purple immediately and assumed it was one of the easy ones. Blue was leftovers so I played as 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 3, 2026, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3722 "2026-05-03T17:13:49Z")
I agonized over which was more obvious between the last two foursomes, but I guessed wrong Connections Puzzle #1057 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:** [May 3, 2026, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3723 "2026-05-03T20:56:15Z")
**Monday**. Disastrous failure. Puzzle #1058 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨πŸŸͺ🟨 πŸŸͺ🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺ🟩🟨πŸŸͺ ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2026, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3724 "2026-05-04T04:28:06Z")
Connections Puzzle #1058 πŸŸͺ🟩🟨πŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟩🟦 🟦🟩πŸŸͺ🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟩🟩🟦 I failed badly. Was going for Rectangular things For blue ---
**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 4, 2026, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3725 "2026-05-04T13:17:53Z")
Connections Puzzle #1058 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺ🟩🟨πŸŸͺ πŸŸͺ🟩🟨🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺ🟩πŸŸͺ🟩 Not my day, either. And i wasn’t going to get purple. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2026, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3726 "2026-05-04T13:46:21Z")
Stumbled on the fourth Purple but otherwise not too bad. Connections Puzzle #1058 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2026, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3727 "2026-05-04T14:06:07Z")
Connections Puzzle #1058 🟩🟦🟨🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟨🟩🟨 πŸŸͺ🟩🟨πŸŸͺ Skill 58/99 Uniqueness 1 in a Million I don’t even _get_ purple. What does the grouping even mean in the context of the answers? ---
**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 4, 2026, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3728 "2026-05-04T15:49:04Z")
Connections Puzzle #1058 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Scary leftovers for purple turned out to be very scary. I had LABUBU as a pellet-filled thing, never touched one so ended up with an intruder in my leftovers. > [@JohnT](#): > > I don’t even _get_ purple. What does the grouping even mean in the context of the answers? Familiar names for dogs: CHOWder = chow chow LABubu = Labrador retriever PITter-patter = pit bull terrier DOODLEbug = and one of the approximately one zillion poodle mixes ---
**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 4, 2026, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3729 "2026-05-04T16:07:39Z")
Connections Puzzle #1058 🟩🟦🟩🟩 πŸŸͺ🟩🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟩 🟨🟩🟨🟩 I wasn’t in the mood to try to figure out whatever crap they were trying to pull today. ---
**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 4, 2026, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3730 "2026-05-04T20:53:26Z")
It’s somewhat gratifying to not be alone in struggling with yesterday’s game. Meanwhile, **Tuesday’s** was far more straightforward. Puzzle #1059 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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:** [May 4, 2026, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3731 "2026-05-04T21:37:19Z")
Add me to the list of Monday failures. It didn’t help that I had no idea what an β€œeye pillow” is, and I’m only vaguely familiar with Labubus. ---
**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 5, 2026, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3732 "2026-05-05T00:24:02Z")
I had a tough time. Note this is Monday. Connections Puzzle #1058 🟨πŸŸͺ🟨🟨 πŸŸͺ🟩🟨πŸŸͺ πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2026, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3733 "2026-05-05T04:36:43Z")
Connections Puzzle #1059 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 One little glitch but on a new streak. ---
**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 5, 2026, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3734 "2026-05-05T05:10:34Z")
Failed monday. Got the reverse rainbow here technically but with a boo boo. Connections Puzzle #1059 πŸŸͺ🟦πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 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 5, 2026, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3735 "2026-05-05T08:30:29Z")
Grr! What’s the clue that something is yellow vs green? Connections Puzzle #1059 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2026, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3736 "2026-05-05T10:47:20Z")
Rough one today. Only pure luck that I differentiated Blue and Purple because I didn’t know what either were. Connections Puzzle #1059 🟩🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟩🟦πŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦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:** [May 5, 2026, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3737 "2026-05-05T14:30:07Z")
Connections Puzzle #1059 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Easy reverse rainbow today, no leftovers (actually found purple first) and a reasonable order for the rest. > [@Mighty\_Mouse](#): > > Grr! What’s the clue that something is yellow vs green? If you figure out a reliable way to sort yellow vs. green let me know. I just go with a hunch which seems to be wrong as often as it is right. ---
**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 5, 2026, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3738 "2026-05-05T21:09:03Z")
It’s **Wednesday**. This one is a doozy. Puzzle #1060 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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:** [May 5, 2026, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3739 "2026-05-05T22:02:52Z")
On Tuesday’s, blue jumped right out at me (I was a Boy Scout), and from there it was easy. ---
**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:** [May 6, 2026, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3740 "2026-05-06T04:31:54Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > It’s **Wednesday**. This one is a doozy. Uh, yep. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=186) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=188)