# If You Like "Wordle", Try "Connections"

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796>\
**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:** 209

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**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 19, 2026, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4161 "2026-06-19T07:31:42Z")

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Connections FRIDAY  
Puzzle #1104  
🟨🟨🟨🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟦🟦🟦🟦  
🟪🟪🟪🟪  
No issues

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**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2026, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4162 "2026-06-19T10:50:21Z")

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Found a red herring after I had already gotten one. Maybe it was one only in my own head. Didn’t think of the blue but should have known.

Connections  
Puzzle #1104  
🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟪🟨🟦🟨  
🟨🟨🟨🟨  
🟪🟪🟪🟪  
🟦🟦🟦🟦

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**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 19, 2026, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4163 "2026-06-19T10:58:17Z")

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> [@Quimby](#):
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> Maybe it was one only in my own head.

It wasn’t. You and I got the exact same results, and made the same mistake after likely the same thinking.

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**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 19, 2026, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4164 "2026-06-19T13:38:13Z")

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Connections  
Puzzle #1104  
🟪🟦🟪🟪  
🟪🟪🟪🟨  
🟦🟦🟦🟦  
🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟪🟪🟪🟪  
🟨🟨🟨🟨  
Scary leftovers failed me twice. And although it didn’t affect my play, THE ENTERTAINER is definitely not a beginner’s piano piece.

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**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 19, 2026, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4165 "2026-06-19T15:08:35Z")

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Connections  
Puzzle #1104  
🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟨🟨🟨🟨  
🟦🟪🟦🟦  
🟦🟦🟦🟦  
🟪🟪🟪🟪

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**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 19, 2026, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4166 "2026-06-19T21:38:37Z")

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Connections  
Puzzle #1104  
🟨🟨🟨🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟪🟪🟦🟪  
🟪🟦🟪🟪  
🟪🟪🟪🟪  
🟦🟦🟦🟦

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**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 19, 2026, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4167 "2026-06-19T22:06:15Z")

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It’s the weekend! **Saturday’s** game had no real troubles.

Puzzle #1105  
🟦🟦🟦🟦  
🟪🟪🟪🟪  
🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟨🟨🟨🟨

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**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 20, 2026, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4168 "2026-06-20T06:13:20Z")

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Connections  
Puzzle #1105  
🟦🟦🟦🟦  
🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟨🟨🟨🟪  
🟪🟨🟨🟨  
🟨🟨🟨🟨  
🟪🟪🟪🟪

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**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2026, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4169 "2026-06-20T06:54:13Z")

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Connections  
Puzzle #1105  
🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟦🟦🟦🟦  
🟨🟨🟨🟨  
🟪🟪🟪🟪

I was pretty sure of the category for purple but only knew two answers and didn’t want to google.

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**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 20, 2026, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4170 "2026-06-20T12:10:33Z")

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Connections  
Puzzle #1105  
🟪🟪🟪🟪  
🟦🟦🟦🟦  
🟩🟨🟨🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟨🟨🟨🟨

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**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 20, 2026, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4171 "2026-06-20T12:14:40Z")

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Yellow was leftovers for me today. It looked more purple than yellow.

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**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 20, 2026, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4172 "2026-06-20T14:14:47Z")

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Connections  
Puzzle #1105  
🟪🟪🟪🟪  
🟨🟨🟨🟨  
🟦🟦🟦🟦  
🟩🟩🟩🟩  
Didn’t know one of the purples but deduced it. No clear order for the rest. Of course the point of the puzzle was to get CHAMPION NEW YORK KNICKS along the top row.

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**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 20, 2026, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4173 "2026-06-20T21:26:54Z")

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**Sunday’s** was quite easy. Also serendipitously got Rainbow Order.

Puzzle #1106  
🟨🟨🟨🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟦🟦🟦🟦  
🟪🟪🟪🟪

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**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2026, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4174 "2026-06-21T04:38:46Z")

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Connections  
Puzzle #1106  
🟪🟪🟪🟪  
🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟦🟦🟦🟦  
🟨🟨🟨🟨

Easy enough to at least try for the reverse rainbow.

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**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:** [June 21, 2026, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4175 "2026-06-21T05:43:17Z")

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Connections  
Puzzle #1106  
🟨🟨🟨🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟪🟪🟦🟪  
🟪🟪🟪🟪  
🟦🟦🟦🟦

Didn’t know all the sitcoms. I got purple, but thought SCRUB fit.

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**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 21, 2026, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4176 "2026-06-21T14:21:01Z")

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Connections  
Puzzle #1106  
🟪🟪🟪🟪  
🟦🟦🟦🟦  
🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟨🟨🟨🟨  
Straightforward reverse rainbow.

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**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 21, 2026, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4177 "2026-06-21T14:32:08Z")

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Connections  
Puzzle #1106  
🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟨🟨🟨🟨  
🟦🟦🟦🟦  
🟪🟪🟪🟪

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**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 21, 2026, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4178 "2026-06-21T21:04:02Z")

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It’s **Monday** again. Unexpectedly easy.

Puzzle #1107  
🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟨🟨🟨🟨  
🟪🟪🟪🟪  
🟦🟦🟦🟦

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**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 22, 2026, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4179 "2026-06-22T02:45:44Z")

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Connections  
Puzzle #1107  
🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟨🟨🟨🟨  
🟪🟪🟦🟦  
🟦🟦🟦🟦  
🟪🟪🟪🟪

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**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:** [June 22, 2026, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4180 "2026-06-22T04:41:30Z")

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Connections  
Puzzle #1107  
🟨🟨🟨🟨  
🟦🟦🟦🟦  
🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟪🟪🟪🟪

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