# 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:** 197
**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 24, 2026, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3921 "2026-05-24T17:16:42Z")
Connections Puzzle #1078 🟦πŸŸͺ🟨🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 I jumped right on THINGS SNAKES DO. The mistake, though, clued me in that there was likely one of those words in each category, which helped me finish without further 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 24, 2026, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3922 "2026-05-24T21:03:43Z")
It’s **Monday** , and I fell head first for the red herring. Puzzle #1079 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 25, 2026, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3923 "2026-05-25T04:34:10Z")
Connections Puzzle #1079 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟨🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 I suspect this will be easy for most. I suffer from being too lazy to solve them all before guessing. What was the red herring? ---
**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 25, 2026, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3924 "2026-05-25T04:53:17Z")
Connections MONDAY Puzzle #1079 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Easy enough. Didn’t really see a red herring ---
**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 25, 2026, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3925 "2026-05-25T05:36:49Z")
> [@psychobunny](#): > > What was the red herring? Colours with the last letter missing ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2026, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3926 "2026-05-25T09:26:38Z")
I found purple obvious and green and yellow tough today. Connections Puzzle #1079 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 25, 2026, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3927 "2026-05-25T12:17:25Z")
Connections Puzzle #1079 🟩🟩🟩🟩 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 25, 2026, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3928 "2026-05-25T12:41:25Z")
I should have known purple was purple, but had no idea what the order of the other three groups was anyway. I would never have tagged yellow as the most straightforward. Connections Puzzle #1079 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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 25, 2026, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3929 "2026-05-25T12:41:27Z")
Connections Puzzle #1079 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Weird inverted color order today. ---
**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 25, 2026, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3930 "2026-05-25T13:11:17Z")
Connections Puzzle #1079 🟨🟩🟩🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 I didn’t get yellow. I read the words to my husband and asked what they had in common, and he didn’t come up with anything. ---
**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 25, 2026, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3931 "2026-05-25T13:42:15Z")
Still doesn’t save… Connections Puzzle #1079 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 25, 2026, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3932 "2026-05-25T17:12:08Z")
Connections Puzzle #1079 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 > [@puzzlegal](#): > > I didn’t get yellow. I read the words to my husband and asked what they had in common, and he didn’t come up with anything. I guessed things that might have a sports team logo on them, which was kinda sorta maybe a little bit close. ---
**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 25, 2026, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3933 "2026-05-25T18:15:34Z")
Reverse rainbow. Been a long time for me. Connections Puzzle #1079 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 > [@JohnT](#): > > Still doesn’t save… Do you mean not saving your streak or not remembering that you did it at all? My streak resets all the time despite doing connections every day. ---
**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 25, 2026, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3934 "2026-05-25T18:22:01Z")
Doesn’t save the fact that I completed it. Right now, the app and the website tells me I’ve done 1 of 4 connections today, even though I completed it on both platforms. ---
**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 25, 2026, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3935 "2026-05-25T19:55:53Z")
Extra weird. ---
**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 25, 2026, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3936 "2026-05-25T20:54:20Z")
**Tuesday’s** is another easy one. Puzzle #1080 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2026, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3937 "2026-05-26T04:49:41Z")
Connections Puzzle #1080 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Only saw purple when everything else was gone. ---
**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 26, 2026, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3938 "2026-05-26T04:54:09Z")
Connections TUESDAY Puzzle #1080 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 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 26, 2026, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3939 "2026-05-26T06:04:00Z")
Was already getting happy about two reverse in a row and boom, yellow green mixup. Connections Puzzle #1080 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 26, 2026, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3940 "2026-05-26T13:38:51Z")
Connections Puzzle #1080 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Straightforward reverse rainbow. Actually saw purple early on. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=196) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=198)