# 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:** 200
**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 30, 2026, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3981 "2026-05-30T22:09:28Z")
**Sunday**. Rainbow! I thought I was avoiding a red herring, but it was actually a correct category. Puzzle #1085 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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 31, 2026, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3982 "2026-05-31T01:17:29Z")
Connections Puzzle #1084 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟦πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟦πŸŸͺ🟩 πŸŸͺ🟦🟦πŸŸͺ πŸŸͺ🟩πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2026, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3983 "2026-05-31T05:11:39Z")
Connections Puzzle #1085 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Very easy although I didn’t know one of the blues so I had to eliminate everything else. ---
**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 31, 2026, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3984 "2026-05-31T05:16:23Z")
Connections Puzzle #1085 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 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 31, 2026, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3985 "2026-05-31T06:22:15Z")
I thought this might be a yellow is yellow type of puzzle. Connections Puzzle #1085 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 31, 2026, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3986 "2026-05-31T08:27:04Z")
Connections Puzzle #1085 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2026, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3987 "2026-05-31T09:28:39Z")
Only had a vague idea of blue and made a lucky guess. Did not know Purple at all. Connections Puzzle #1085 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦πŸŸͺ 🟦πŸŸͺ🟦πŸŸͺ 🟦πŸŸͺ🟦🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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 31, 2026, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3988 "2026-05-31T11:26:15Z")
Connections Puzzle #1085 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Avoided the red herring and had confident leftovers for purple and my 75th reverse rainbow. ---
**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 31, 2026, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3989 "2026-05-31T13:50:34Z")
Connections Puzzle #1085 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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 31, 2026, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3990 "2026-05-31T16:11:14Z")
Nothing special, couldn’t see the purple. Connections Puzzle #1085 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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 31, 2026, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3991 "2026-05-31T21:05:33Z")
**Monday**. For the first time ever, I _cheated_ by looking something up. Puzzle #1086 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3992 "2026-06-01T04:32:09Z")
Connections Puzzle #1086 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Didn’t get purple. ---
**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:** [June 1, 2026, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3993 "2026-06-01T04:54:48Z")
Connections MONDAY Puzzle #1086 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ No issues ---
**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:** [June 1, 2026, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3994 "2026-06-01T05:46:54Z")
Let’s goooooo Connections Puzzle #1086 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:** [June 1, 2026, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3995 "2026-06-01T06:52:38Z")
Connections Puzzle #1086 🟦🟨🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ I fell for a red herring MENAGERIE, CEILING, SLIPPERS, WINDOW ---
**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:** [June 1, 2026, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3996 "2026-06-01T12:26:59Z")
Connections Puzzle #1086 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Scary leftovers for purple. Straightforward color order for the reverse rainbow. ---
**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:** [June 1, 2026, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3997 "2026-06-01T12:29:20Z")
I got green and yellow, and then figured out what the blue category was, but lacked the knowledge to seal the deal. Fail. ---
**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:** [June 1, 2026, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3998 "2026-06-01T14:40:27Z")
Connections Puzzle #1086 🟦πŸŸͺ🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦πŸŸͺ🟦🟦 πŸŸͺ🟦πŸŸͺ🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦🟦 Just like @chronos, I knew what the blue category was, but I didn’t have enough knowledge of that category to solve 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:** [June 1, 2026, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/3999 "2026-06-01T17:19:14Z")
Connections Puzzle #1086 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨πŸŸͺ 🟨🟩🟨πŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟩πŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 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:** [June 1, 2026, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4000 "2026-06-01T18:38:51Z")
Connections Puzzle #1086 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=199) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=201)