# 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:** 211
**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 24, 2026, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4201 "2026-06-24T21:08:15Z")
**Thursday.** Didn’t figure out Purple, especially as it has a stupid β€œAmerican pronunciation” thing. Puzzle #1110 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 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:** [June 25, 2026, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4202 "2026-06-25T01:53:00Z")
Still Wednesday here. I couldn’t believe purple was purple. Connections Puzzle #1109 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 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 25, 2026, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4203 "2026-06-25T05:04:44Z")
Connections Puzzle #1110 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4204 "2026-06-25T05:33:07Z")
Connections Puzzle #1110 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Avoided the rainbow herring but didn’t get the actual purple. ---
**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 25, 2026, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4205 "2026-06-25T11:00:40Z")
Connections Puzzle #1110 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ This was bizarrely easy, even though i didn’t get purple. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4206 "2026-06-25T12:26:01Z")
I knew Purple but one threw me off. Was Hockey supposed to be Hawk? Because I don’t hear it. And I know plenty of people who say Cawfee for coffee but no one says Hawkkey. Connections Puzzle #1110 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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:** [June 25, 2026, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4207 "2026-06-25T12:38:45Z")
Yeah, i agree with you on that. And that’s one of the reasons i would never have gotten purple. ---
**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 25, 2026, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4208 "2026-06-25T13:23:19Z")
Connections Puzzle #1110 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Leftovers for purple plus a correct yellow/green guess equals 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:** [June 25, 2026, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4209 "2026-06-25T14:51:26Z")
Connections Puzzle #1110 🟦πŸŸͺ🟨🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩πŸŸͺ🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 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:** [June 25, 2026, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4210 "2026-06-25T20:53:26Z")
**Friday** (hooray!) and this puzzle was kind of lame. Puzzle #1111 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2026, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4211 "2026-06-26T04:22:52Z")
Connections Puzzle #1111 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Very easy today. ---
**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 26, 2026, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4212 "2026-06-26T04:50:36Z")
Speak for yourself… πŸ˜› Connections Puzzle #1111 🟦🟦🟦🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 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:** [June 26, 2026, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4213 "2026-06-26T14:04:51Z")
Connections Puzzle #1111 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Thought green was clever. Also thought green was blue. Sigh. ---
**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 26, 2026, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4214 "2026-06-26T19:21:41Z")
Connections Puzzle #1111 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 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:** [June 26, 2026, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4215 "2026-06-26T19:22:50Z")
I found blue easier than green, too. ---
**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 26, 2026, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4216 "2026-06-26T22:06:15Z")
Here is **Saturday’s** puzzle. I would have gotten this without error if I knew more about American Monopoly boards. Puzzle #1112 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟨🟨🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2026, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4217 "2026-06-27T05:46:08Z")
Connections Puzzle #1112 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 I got the horses’ gaits but had 2 β€œwalks” left. I was thinking of striped things but wasn’t sure if the fourth (are credit cards commonly striped?) Anyway, took a guess for the fourth on purple and giving myself credit for technically getting all of the categories. ---
**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 27, 2026, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4218 "2026-06-27T06:31:27Z")
> [@psychobunny](#): > > I got the horses’ gaits but had 2 β€œwalks” left. I was thinking of striped things but wasn’t sure if the fourth (are credit cards commonly striped?) Anyway, took a guess for the fourth on purple and giving myself credit for technically getting all of the categories. Yeah, I dislike those sort of puzzles where one of the categories can only be solved as leftovers. There’s a magnetic strip on the back of credit cards that’s read when you slide it through a card reader; I’ve heard that referred to as the stripe. ---
**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 27, 2026, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4219 "2026-06-27T12:48:49Z")
Connections Puzzle #1112 🟩πŸŸͺ🟦πŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦πŸŸͺ πŸŸͺ🟦πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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:** [June 27, 2026, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4220 "2026-06-27T13:20:06Z")
Even if you knew purple today, it was still leftovers. That seemed inelegant to me. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=210) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=212)