# 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:** 190
**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 10, 2026, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3781 "2026-05-10T22:12:03Z")
Failed again. I don’t even know what a mojito is. ---
**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 11, 2026, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3782 "2026-05-11T04:00:46Z")
Ha! Finally got a perfect! Connections Puzzle #1065 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2026, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3783 "2026-05-11T04:27:11Z")
Connections Puzzle #1065 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 I disagree with the characterization of blue. Still solved it though. ---
**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 11, 2026, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3784 "2026-05-11T06:12:29Z")
Wowza on color order. Connections Puzzle #1065 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 ---
**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 11, 2026, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3785 "2026-05-11T07:12:15Z")
Connections Puzzle #1065 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ No real issues ---
**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 11, 2026, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3786 "2026-05-11T10:24:39Z")
Didn’t try for RR. Purple was purely leftovers. Connections Puzzle #1065 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 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 11, 2026, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3787 "2026-05-11T12:25:54Z")
Connections Puzzle #1065 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Got purple with scary leftovers, but messed up blue vs. yellow to end my reverse rainbow streak at three. ---
**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 11, 2026, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3788 "2026-05-11T12:40:45Z")
Connections Puzzle #1065 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦πŸŸͺ🟦 πŸŸͺ🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟦🟦🟦 🟦🟩🟦🟦 I knew what the blue category was, but didn’t know the 4th. ---
**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 11, 2026, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3789 "2026-05-11T14:22:53Z")
Connections Puzzle #1065 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Not my favorite puzzle today, but I still got an β€œA” (no errors). ---
**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 11, 2026, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3790 "2026-05-11T20:55:26Z")
It’s **Tuesday** , and this was a simpler one. Puzzle #1066 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 ---
**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 12, 2026, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3791 "2026-05-12T04:18:39Z")
Another category with five possible answers; my least favorite type of puzzle. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2026, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3792 "2026-05-12T04:24:32Z")
Connections Puzzle #1066 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟦🟩🟩 🟩πŸŸͺ🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Too many options for green. I saw that they all had different languages for Saint but didn’t see Santa Monica at first. After that it was easy although only saw blue when they were the only ones left. ---
**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 12, 2026, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3793 "2026-05-12T05:22:47Z")
Connections Puzzle #1066 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 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 12, 2026, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3794 "2026-05-12T11:36:52Z")
Connections Puzzle #1066 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Saw purple first. Guessed wrong on green vs. blue for the second day in a row. ---
**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 12, 2026, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3795 "2026-05-12T12:12:31Z")
Connections Puzzle #1066 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦πŸŸͺ πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦πŸŸͺ πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟩🟦🟦 I got purple, but only after wasting some guesses. Too many greens. I don’t think I’d have gotten blue. ---
**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 12, 2026, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3796 "2026-05-12T18:04:39Z")
Definitely annoying. Connections Puzzle #1066 🟩🟨🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟦🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 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 12, 2026, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3797 "2026-05-12T20:45:05Z")
**Wednesday** , and I was nearly completely sunk, but righted myself. Puzzle #1067 🟨πŸŸͺ🟨🟨 πŸŸͺ🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺ🟨🟩🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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 12, 2026, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3798 "2026-05-12T22:06:11Z")
What was the extra green on Tuesday? I only saw four of them (the right four, fortunately). ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2026, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3799 "2026-05-13T04:46:29Z")
Connections Puzzle #1067 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 I saw the red herring coffee and yellow at the same time and realized they shared a word but got the right one. ---
**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 13, 2026, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3800 "2026-05-13T04:53:37Z")
Connections Puzzle #1066 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩πŸŸͺ🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=189) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=191)