# 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:** 192
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2026, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3821 "2026-05-15T06:03:25Z")
Connections Puzzle #1069 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Didn’t really get the last three. For green I only knew three and guessed on the last one that sounded most like a basketball player and for blue I went for words that were reversed in the puzzle. Didn’t get purple at all. Did avoid the Hollywood actors red herring, though. ---
**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 15, 2026, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3822 "2026-05-15T07:03:31Z")
I didn’t see a red herring for actors, but there were 5 basketball players. I didn’t notice it until I’d already eliminated WADE in the β€œways to cross water” group. ---
**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 15, 2026, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3823 "2026-05-15T07:04:30Z")
Connections Puzzle #1069 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 GREEN was pants…stupid American sports connections are by far my most hated - would only be marginally worse if it was one of those where it was local to some city ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2026, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3824 "2026-05-15T09:32:45Z")
Saw the purple pretty quickly but had to make guesses on the fourth one. Had no idea what Blue was. Connections Puzzle #1069 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺ🟦πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 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 15, 2026, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3825 "2026-05-15T12:50:53Z")
Connections Puzzle #1069 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Rats. Two wordplay categories, I jumped at the first one I saw first. ---
**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 15, 2026, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3826 "2026-05-15T13:42:42Z")
Stumbled through this one with some vague idea of what a couple of the categories were. Connections Puzzle #1069 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟩πŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 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 15, 2026, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3827 "2026-05-15T14:57:17Z")
Connections Puzzle #1069 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 I didn’t get purple. I’ve always pronounced the β€œL” in β€œpalm.” ---
**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 15, 2026, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3828 "2026-05-15T17:51:07Z")
Would never have gotten purple in a million years except as leftovers. Connections Puzzle #1069 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 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 15, 2026, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3829 "2026-05-15T22:16:19Z")
**Saturday**. it was okay. Puzzle #1070 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 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 15, 2026, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3830 "2026-05-15T23:54:51Z")
Friday’s purple was wrong. At least, in my dialect. ---
**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 16, 2026, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3831 "2026-05-16T02:47:45Z")
Saturday… Connections Puzzle #1070 🟦🟩🟨πŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ One of the words is possibly misspelled. At least, it is as of now - they may correct it. But Googling didn’t show me their variant of the word… ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2026, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3832 "2026-05-16T05:58:31Z")
Connections Puzzle #1070 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Almost got the reverse rainbow. Never heard of a coupe in that context. I’m beginning to think the puzzle creator may need an intervention. ---
**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 16, 2026, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3833 "2026-05-16T10:40:28Z")
It definitely is. Connections Puzzle #1070 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 16, 2026, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3834 "2026-05-16T11:41:59Z")
I couldn’t figure out a dog variety that was nicknamed PAHM. Is that what you mean? ---
**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 16, 2026, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3835 "2026-05-16T11:43:21Z")
Pretty straightforward Saturday Connections Puzzle #1070 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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 16, 2026, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3836 "2026-05-16T12:31:33Z")
Connections Puzzle #1070 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Again with the #$@&% yellow/green mixup. ---
**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 16, 2026, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3837 "2026-05-16T14:39:13Z")
No way yellow was yellow. Connections Puzzle #1070 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 16, 2026, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3838 "2026-05-16T21:48:43Z")
It’s **Sunday** already. This one was straightforward. Puzzle #1071 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 17, 2026, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3839 "2026-05-17T04:28:23Z")
Connections Puzzle #1071 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟩🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2026, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3840 "2026-05-17T05:27:03Z")
Connections Puzzle #1071 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ I felt this one was super easy. I saw all the answers instantly but had absolutely no sense of the difficulties. They all seemed equally straightforward. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=191) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=193)