# 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:** 189
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2026, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3761 "2026-05-08T10:07:11Z")
Do not fall for the red herring but wouldn’t have gotten the purple in a million years. Connections Puzzle #1062 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**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 8, 2026, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3762 "2026-05-08T11:28:47Z")
> [@Quimby](#): > > Do not fall for the red herring but wouldn’t have gotten the purple in a million years This is EXACTLY what I came to post. Once I eliminated the herring, the first 3 categories were easy-peasy. But purple? No way. ---
**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, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3763 "2026-05-08T11:34:24Z")
I only got purple because it’s similar to a category that I failed at spectacularly a few months ago. ---
**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 8, 2026, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3764 "2026-05-08T12:00:15Z")
Connections Puzzle #1062 🟦πŸŸͺ🟨🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ I had to try the red herring. But it gave me the rest. Except purple was leftovers, as usually for this type. ---
**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 8, 2026, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3765 "2026-05-08T13:05:02Z")
Same exact order for me today. Connections Puzzle #1062 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 8, 2026, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3766 "2026-05-08T14:40:19Z")
Connections Puzzle #1062 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 8, 2026, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3767 "2026-05-08T21:37:04Z")
**Saturday**. There was a word I didn’t know, but otherwise no problems. Puzzle #1063 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2026, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3768 "2026-05-09T04:32:04Z")
Connections Puzzle #1063 🟩🟩🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟦🟦🟩 🟩🟩🟦🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟦 Failed again. I knew green but was trying to make it work with the two that I knew were 50/50. Also never heard of quipu ---
**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 9, 2026, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3769 "2026-05-09T13:05:01Z")
Connections Puzzle #1063 🟩🟦🟦🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩πŸŸͺ🟨🟨 πŸŸͺ🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨πŸŸͺ🟨🟨 If i hadn’t made lanyards with string in summer camp, i might have gotten this one. I was close, and one more guess might have done it. But i wasn’t thinking β€œTV”, i was thinking about parts of the whole. As usually, i wasn’t going to get purple. β€œThink piece”? ---
**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 9, 2026, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3770 "2026-05-09T14:16:34Z")
Connections Puzzle #1063 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Straightforward reverse rainbow. Actually knew what a quipu is from a recently read novel. ---
**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 9, 2026, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3771 "2026-05-09T20:03:18Z")
At least one purple was stupid and unfair, IMO Connections Puzzle #1063 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 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 9, 2026, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3772 "2026-05-09T21:52:03Z")
**Sunday** , and another failure. Blue and purple completely lost me. I’ve had a rough week. Also the question-setter drinks too much. Puzzle #1064 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺ🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺ🟦πŸŸͺ🟦 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 10, 2026, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3773 "2026-05-10T04:28:08Z")
Connections Puzzle #1064 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ I actually solved it! I thought I had lost my touch. I even figured out purple before checking. ---
**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 10, 2026, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3774 "2026-05-10T06:38:43Z")
Connections Puzzle #1064 πŸŸͺ🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Initial mistake because I was thinking cooking not drinking. ---
**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 10, 2026, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3775 "2026-05-10T10:38:08Z")
Just too lazy to try RR today. Connections Puzzle #1064 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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 10, 2026, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3776 "2026-05-10T13:55:16Z")
Connections Puzzle #1064 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Third reverse rainbow in a row. ---
**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 10, 2026, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3777 "2026-05-10T16:05:11Z")
I had the right general idea for blue, but what they were looking for was too hyperspecific and unknown to me. Crash and burn. ---
**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 10, 2026, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3778 "2026-05-10T17:36:56Z")
Connections Puzzle #1064 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ I answered blue for mixed drinks, not some particular drink. I saw the food one, but thought the drinks ones made a better set. Was surprised that was blue. I didn’t get purple, but liked it. ---
**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 10, 2026, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3779 "2026-05-10T18:20:47Z")
Scary leftovers purple and yellow/green confusion for me. Connections Puzzle #1064 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 10, 2026, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3780 "2026-05-10T20:57:06Z")
**Monday** again already. Not a difficult one, except for Purple. Puzzle #1065 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=188) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=190)