# 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:** 188
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2026, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3741 "2026-05-06T05:09:02Z")
Connections Puzzle #1060 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨πŸŸͺ🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ I found this one fun. I went too fast on yellow was looking at one chip versus stacks of chips But was nowhere near getting purple.. ---
**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 6, 2026, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3742 "2026-05-06T05:29:54Z")
Ok.ha ha. Wouldn’t have gotten purple. Connections Puzzle #1060 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟦🟦🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2026, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3743 "2026-05-06T10:00:04Z")
Pretty much knew three of them but picked the wrong ones. I enjoyed this one even though I failed. Connections Puzzle #1060 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟦🟦 🟦🟦🟦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:** [May 6, 2026, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3744 "2026-05-06T10:17:07Z")
I don’t like these gimmicky ones. Connections Puzzle #1060 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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 6, 2026, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3745 "2026-05-06T14:00:49Z")
Connections Puzzle #1060 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Today’s puzzle blew my mind. Purple was a VERY iffy category. ---
**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 6, 2026, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3746 "2026-05-06T14:28:23Z")
Connections Puzzle #1060 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Purple was leftovers. Usual yellow vs. green screwup. But a fun change of pace. ---
**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 6, 2026, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3747 "2026-05-06T20:54:49Z")
Another failure on **Thursday**. I was totally lost. Puzzle #1061 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟨πŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟦🟦🟦 ---
**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 7, 2026, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3748 "2026-05-07T01:15:40Z")
Connections Puzzle #1060 🟨🟦🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨πŸŸͺ🟨🟨 🟨πŸŸͺ🟦🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦 I mostly liked it, despite but getting it. I read the slot machine as a radio, though, so i was struggling to get the last yellow. And I haven’t bowled in years and didn’t have any idea what that one was. Still, it seemed like a nice variant. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2026, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3749 "2026-05-07T04:41:49Z")
Connections Puzzle #1061 🟦🟨🟦🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Today it was green I didn’t get. I wasn’t specific enough on blue initially. Still I got them all in the end. ---
**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 7, 2026, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3750 "2026-05-07T05:46:01Z")
Leftovers for me was not purple… Connections Puzzle #1061 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2026, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3751 "2026-05-07T10:55:34Z")
Usually it’s a blue or purple I don’t get. I guess green wanted in on the action. Connections Puzzle #1061 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 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 7, 2026, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3752 "2026-05-07T11:51:17Z")
Saw purple right away and thought it must be green or yellow. Had all sixteen sorted but no clue on the order. Connections Puzzle #1061 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 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 7, 2026, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3753 "2026-05-07T13:12:27Z")
Connections Puzzle #1061 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 I figured out the basketball one right away and didn’t see the fishing one until the very end. ---
**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:** [May 7, 2026, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3754 "2026-05-07T13:46:55Z")
Connections Puzzle #1061 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 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 7, 2026, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3755 "2026-05-07T13:57:33Z")
Connections Puzzle #1061 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Pretty straightforward. ---
**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 7, 2026, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3756 "2026-05-07T20:58:21Z")
Man, my failure yesterday must have been my own brain, or the sport thing. Humbling. Got rainbow order for **Friday** , but had no clue on Purple. Puzzle #1062 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2026, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3757 "2026-05-08T04:35:17Z")
Connections Puzzle #1062 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Easy one. Saw all but purple right away and got purple when the rest were gone. ---
**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:** [May 8, 2026, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3758 "2026-05-08T05:09:41Z")
Connections Puzzle #1062 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Many horrible Americanisms in this one but I persevered… ---
**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 8, 2026, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3759 "2026-05-08T07:29:27Z")
Connections Puzzle #1062 🟦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:** [May 8, 2026, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3760 "2026-05-08T09:54:42Z")
Had all 16 sorted right quick, but apart from purple the remaining three groups were all too straightforward to order correctly. Connections Puzzle #1062 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=187) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=189)