# 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:** 195
**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 21, 2026, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3881 "2026-05-21T04:07:00Z")
A category with 6 possible answers; I still don’t like those. Connections Puzzle #1075 🟨🟩🟨🟨 🟩🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2026, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3882 "2026-05-21T04:10:11Z")
I hate these Connection puzzles where six or seven clues fit into the correct theme, even if I got it by elimination. chess, shoofly, moon, peach, pecan, pumpkin and honey all fit the pie theme… ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2026, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3883 "2026-05-21T04:12:36Z")
Green and yellow were rough ones. Connections Puzzle #1075 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺ🟩🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2026, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3884 "2026-05-21T04:54:12Z")
Connections Puzzle #1075 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 I had five options for yellow and had to make the other guesses first. ---
**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 21, 2026, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3885 "2026-05-21T06:03:12Z")
Connections Puzzle #1075 🟨🟩🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 One miss-step. ---
**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 21, 2026, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3886 "2026-05-21T06:12:39Z")
I did fine on this 5/5 puzzle as opposed to that last 2/5 puzzle. But mixed up blue and green. Connections Puzzle #1075 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 21, 2026, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3887 "2026-05-21T12:03:48Z")
Connections Puzzle #1075 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Another puzzle where blue seemed much more like yellow. Purple was leftovers. ---
**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 21, 2026, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3888 "2026-05-21T12:46:09Z")
I outright cheated today and looked up hints. I would never have gotten blue without that. Connections Puzzle #1075 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦πŸŸͺ🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟩🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ I saw that there were extra options for yellow, but thought some would be easier to connect in other ways, and decided to take a stab at it. (I think there’s are only 5 good yellow options. Peach, pumpkin, pecan, chess, and shoefly. And shoefly was unlikely to be anything else, giving me confidence it was a real connection.) ---
**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 21, 2026, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3889 "2026-05-21T13:10:26Z")
Connections Puzzle #1075 🟦πŸŸͺ🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟦🟩 🟦🟩🟩🟩 An F- for me today. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2026, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3890 "2026-05-21T15:57:10Z")
Connections Puzzle #1075 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 I actually thought today’s was pretty easy. I saw the multitude of PIES immediately, so I knew I had to look in another direction, and the other categories revealed themselves soon enough. Or maybe I just got green first because deep inside I’m still a 12-year-old boy. ---
**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 21, 2026, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3891 "2026-05-21T21:07:30Z")
I have no idea what a shoofly pie or a chess pie are. Sometimes it seems like America is obsessed with pies. Anyway. It’s a very cold **Friday** where I am, and I did okay, but Purple made me roll my eyes. Puzzle #1076 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 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 21, 2026, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3892 "2026-05-21T21:24:47Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > A category with 6 possible answers; I still don’t like those. Yeah, I think this is the first time I’ve seen that many. I tried a couple of one-aways before giving up (I thought it might be something more specific, like pies without a top crust), and ended up with a RR for the rest. @GuanoLad , a shoefly pie is like pecan pie, except without the pecans. Basically molasses mixed with some sort of binder, poured into a pie crust.. ---
**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 22, 2026, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3893 "2026-05-22T02:20:20Z")
Connections Puzzle #1076 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2026, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3894 "2026-05-22T05:04:27Z")
Connections Puzzle #1076 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 This looked like it was going to be harder than it was. I did have to eliminate some categories to get all the answers. ---
**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 22, 2026, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3895 "2026-05-22T05:38:46Z")
Connections FRIDAY Puzzle #1076 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Yeah, PURPLE was dumb. I mean, I saw it, but I didn’t like 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 22, 2026, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3896 "2026-05-22T06:08:20Z")
Took a stab at yellow green order. Connections Puzzle #1076 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2026, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3897 "2026-05-22T08:04:22Z")
I did a shuffle that sorted the blue and the green on lines one and two which made them easy to see. Connections Puzzle #1076 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 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 22, 2026, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3898 "2026-05-22T10:42:58Z")
Connections Puzzle #1076 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ I didn’t see it, but after the reveal i thought it was dumb. ---
**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 22, 2026, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3899 "2026-05-22T14:45:27Z")
Connections Puzzle #1076 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Confident 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 22, 2026, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3900 "2026-05-22T20:50:11Z")
**Saturday** is here. And this was too easy. Puzzle #1077 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=194) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=196)