# 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:** 207
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2026, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4121 "2026-06-13T21:57:37Z")
I didn’t do the first one, but went back to do it now, I really like it. I know when he does connections he likes to do it in reverse order, starting w/ the purple. I think the harder variation here is making sure you get the common word first. ---
**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:** [June 13, 2026, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4122 "2026-06-13T22:51:51Z")
**Sunday** , and this one looked difficult at first, but then it turned out to be easy. Puzzle #1099 🟨🟨🟨🟨 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:** [June 14, 2026, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4123 "2026-06-14T04:30:06Z")
Connections Puzzle #1099 🟨πŸŸͺ🟦🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2026, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4124 "2026-06-14T07:32:33Z")
Connections Puzzle #1099 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Pretty straightforward ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2026, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4125 "2026-06-14T11:32:55Z")
Made a dumb mistake by clicking before I saw a much better part of the answer but otherwise not too bad. Connections Puzzle #1099 🟨🟨🟦🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 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:** [June 14, 2026, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4126 "2026-06-14T13:51:47Z")
Not good at color order today. Connections Puzzle #1099 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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 14, 2026, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4127 "2026-06-14T14:45:50Z")
Connections Puzzle #1099 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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:** [June 14, 2026, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4128 "2026-06-14T20:31:42Z")
Connections Puzzle #1099 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Straightforward 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:** [June 14, 2026, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4129 "2026-06-14T20:47:02Z")
Now it’s **Monday** , and I had to be careful. Puzzle #1100 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 ---
**Author:** ![Jegpeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jegpeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jegpeg)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2026, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4130 "2026-06-14T23:26:44Z")
Connections Puzzle #1100 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Just clicked in the order I found them and nearly got reverse rainbow. Very surprised purple was purple. ---
**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 15, 2026, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4131 "2026-06-15T05:15:20Z")
Happy with my reverse even if it’s 1/5 difficulty. Connections Puzzle #1100 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2026, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4132 "2026-06-15T06:09:16Z")
Connections Puzzle #1100 🟦🟩🟨🟦 🟩🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Didn’t know purple at all. ---
**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 15, 2026, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4133 "2026-06-15T13:48:20Z")
Connections Puzzle #1100 🟦πŸŸͺ🟦🟦 🟦πŸŸͺ🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Fell for a red herring then switched to survival mode. ---
**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 15, 2026, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4134 "2026-06-15T14:08:30Z")
Connections Puzzle #1100 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Easy ---
**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 15, 2026, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4135 "2026-06-15T15:13:50Z")
Connections Puzzle #1100 🟦🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2026, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4136 "2026-06-15T17:32:01Z")
Listened to Hank Green’s interview with the creator of Connections and she mentioned she is drifting away from saying that the spectrum is Purple is harder vs Yellow is easier because what is hard and what is easy is very subjective but she did imply that Purple will generally be word play about the words themselves vs the meaning and Blue will tend to be Trivia. She didn’t seem to differentiate Yellow or Green. ---
**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:** [June 15, 2026, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4137 "2026-06-15T20:55:15Z")
Really struggled with **Tuesday’s**. Also here Black Swans are not rare (they’re endemic to Australia) so that idiom is not familiar to me, and I’ve never heard of Green Goddess. Puzzle #1101 🟩🟨🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 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:** [June 16, 2026, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4138 "2026-06-16T03:51:12Z")
Connections Puzzle #1101 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2026, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4139 "2026-06-16T04:12:34Z")
Doing these before bed rather than in the morning is usually a recipe for disaster but got through this one. Connections Puzzle #1101 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2026, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4140 "2026-06-16T04:30:38Z")
Connections Puzzle #1101 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Easy reverse rainbow. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=206) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=208)