# 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:** 216
**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:** [July 8, 2026, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4301 "2026-07-08T05:27:36Z")
Connections WEDNESDAY Puzzle #1123 πŸŸͺ🟦🟨🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Got the red herring (depliation methods) first, after that it was easier. ---
**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:** [July 8, 2026, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4302 "2026-07-08T15:08:44Z")
Connections Puzzle #1123 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Yet another yellow/green mishap. I have to have more of these than actual reverse rainbows. ---
**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:** [July 8, 2026, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4303 "2026-07-08T21:08:22Z")
**Thursday’s** game. Once again, alcohol. Should I be worried about her? Puzzle #1124 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2026, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4304 "2026-07-09T04:49:03Z")
Connections Puzzle #1124 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 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:** [July 9, 2026, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4305 "2026-07-09T05:28:42Z")
Whelp. My leftovers were not purple. And neither was my next guess as to purple. Connections Puzzle #1124 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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:** [July 9, 2026, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4306 "2026-07-09T06:57:34Z")
Connections THURSDAY Puzzle #1124 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Easy but PURPLE was distinctly _not_ … purplish, let’s say. ---
**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:** [July 9, 2026, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4307 "2026-07-09T13:16:50Z")
Connections Puzzle #1124 🟨πŸŸͺ🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 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:** [July 9, 2026, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4308 "2026-07-09T14:55:16Z")
Connections Puzzle #1124 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 No idea about order today. No wordplay . ---
**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:** [July 9, 2026, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4309 "2026-07-09T21:00:12Z")
It’s **Friday** , thank goodness. Did so well I got Rainbow Order. Puzzle #1125 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4310 "2026-07-10T04:04:55Z")
A few stumbles but made it through. Connections Puzzle #1125 🟨🟨πŸŸͺ🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺ🟦🟦🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4311 "2026-07-10T04:41:14Z")
Connections Puzzle #1125 πŸŸͺ🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺ🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺ🟦πŸŸͺ🟦 πŸŸͺ🟦🟦🟦 There were too many options for blue and I didn’t look hard enough at 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:** [July 10, 2026, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4312 "2026-07-10T06:26:08Z")
Connections Puzzle #1125 **FRIDAY** 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Easy-Peasy. BLUE was right in my sweet spot. @psychobunny what _other_ options did you see for BLUE? I can only think of _one_ even in the same ballpark. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4313 "2026-07-10T08:25:15Z")
I am not good at that category. All I knew was that they were bands and I was sure that Outkast, Pet Shop Boys and Depeche Mode were bands so I was looking for a fourth instead of looking for purple. ---
**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:** [July 10, 2026, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4314 "2026-07-10T12:52:29Z")
That’s the same for me. I didn’t know what the fourth band was, so I was trying things that could plausibly be one (which, to be honest, could be almost anything). Thankfully, before I ran out of guesses, I had the sense to say β€œIf these four are almost one category, then the other four must also be almost one category. What could that be?”, and got it. ---
**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:** [July 10, 2026, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4315 "2026-07-10T13:49:42Z")
Connections Puzzle #1125 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦🟨 πŸŸͺ🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨πŸŸͺ🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Mangled this one real good. ---
**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:** [July 10, 2026, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4316 "2026-07-10T15:55:31Z")
Connections Puzzle #1125 πŸŸͺ🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟦πŸŸͺ🟨 🟦🟩🟨πŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Bah! Chasing bands, gave up in disgust with one guess remaining. Came back, it all fell into place. Phew ---
**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:** [July 10, 2026, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4317 "2026-07-10T20:56:48Z")
**Saturday,** it’s the weekend! Avoided an obvious red herring that was not in fact a red herring at all. Puzzle #1126 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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:** [July 11, 2026, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4318 "2026-07-11T02:57:09Z")
Connections Puzzle #1126 🟩πŸŸͺ🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2026, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4319 "2026-07-11T04:17:03Z")
Connections Puzzle #1126 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Very simple but would not have gotten the entire purple explanation. ---
**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:** [July 11, 2026, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4320 "2026-07-11T07:53:09Z")
Connections SATURDAY Puzzle #1126 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ No issues [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=215) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=217)