# 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:** 193
**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 17, 2026, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3841 "2026-05-17T10:22:54Z")
Connections Puzzle #1071 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ One understandable mistake on YELLOW but otherwise all good. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2026, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3842 "2026-05-17T12:21:25Z")
Thought the purple would be yellow as I saw it immediately. Connections Puzzle #1071 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 ---
**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 17, 2026, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3843 "2026-05-17T13:02:44Z")
Connections Puzzle #1071 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟩🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 I was also confused by which connection got which color. ---
**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 17, 2026, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3844 "2026-05-17T13:31:33Z")
One of yellow still doesn’t make sense to me. Even after googling it. Connections Puzzle #1071 🟩🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟨🟩🟦 🟩🟨🟦🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2026, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3845 "2026-05-17T13:56:33Z")
Connections Puzzle #1071 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Pretty straightforward today ---
**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 17, 2026, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3846 "2026-05-17T14:18:00Z")
Yellow and blue both had five possibilities. I one-awayed blue before getting it, and had to save yellow for last. Purple didn’t look purple at all. ---
**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 17, 2026, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3847 "2026-05-17T14:19:07Z")
> [@Mighty\_Mouse](#): > > One of yellow still doesn’t make sense to me. Although yellow was leftovers for me, they all made sense to me. Which one didn’t make sense to you? ---
**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 17, 2026, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3848 "2026-05-17T16:12:32Z")
> [@psychobunny](#): > > They all seemed equally straightforward. Connections Puzzle #1071 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Ditto. ---
**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 17, 2026, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3849 "2026-05-17T18:24:35Z")
Good enough for this one. Connections Puzzle #1071 🟩🟩πŸŸͺ🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 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 17, 2026, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3850 "2026-05-17T20:48:12Z")
It’s **Monday!** Kept going back and forth on what was the red herring. Puzzle #1072 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2026, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3851 "2026-05-18T04:52:51Z")
Connections Puzzle #1072 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ I was absolutely sure that yellow was a red herring so that I didn’t guess it even after I had two other categories. Took awhile to see purple but did get it eventually. ---
**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 18, 2026, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3852 "2026-05-18T06:14:37Z")
Connections MONDAY Puzzle #1072 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 BLUE was the typical American sports pants. PURPLE was fun. ---
**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 18, 2026, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3853 "2026-05-18T06:53:30Z")
Connections Puzzle #1072 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩πŸŸͺ🟩🟩 🟩πŸŸͺ🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ I cheated today, and peeked at @MrDibble’s comment to get blue. I thought green was nicknames for units of drugs, and at first assumed it must be a red herring, because they wouldn’t do that. Then, when all the options were still there after two colors were gone, i decided to try it. ---
**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 18, 2026, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3854 "2026-05-18T11:01:27Z")
Connections Puzzle #1072 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ A rare perfect… ---
**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 18, 2026, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3855 "2026-05-18T11:59:07Z")
Connections Puzzle #1072 πŸŸͺ🟩πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Tried scary leftovers for purple and failed, then switched to survival mode. ---
**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 18, 2026, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3856 "2026-05-18T13:53:19Z")
Connections Puzzle #1072 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 I love when they have sports-related ones. It makes me feel superior to the people who don’t know them! ---
**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 18, 2026, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3857 "2026-05-18T14:08:40Z")
Too lazy to write all 16 out and try to get RR. Connections Puzzle #1072 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 18, 2026, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3858 "2026-05-18T14:53:56Z")
I feel like color order is getting harder to guess makin me less motivated to go for the reverse rainbow. Connections Puzzle #1072 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 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 18, 2026, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3859 "2026-05-18T20:54:25Z")
And now it’s **Tuesday**. I was never going to get Blue. Puzzle #1073 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 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 19, 2026, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3860 "2026-05-19T03:00:05Z")
Connections Puzzle #1073 🟩🟦🟦🟦 🟦🟩🟦🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺ🟨🟩πŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Stupid blue had five possible answers. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=192) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=194)