# 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:** 218
**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 13, 2026, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4341 "2026-07-13T14:51:15Z")
Connections Puzzle #1128 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 ---
**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:** [July 13, 2026, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4342 "2026-07-13T16:57:42Z")
Connections Puzzle #1128 🟩🟦πŸŸͺ🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟩πŸŸͺ 🟩πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Today’s victory was complete luck. There were multiple categories where I’d never heard of one or more of the answers. ---
**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 13, 2026, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4343 "2026-07-13T20:50:42Z")
**Tuesday.** I skipped along through this one, and didn’t take any time to figure out Blue. Puzzle #1129 🟩🟩🟩🟩 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 14, 2026, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4344 "2026-07-14T05:16:44Z")
Connections TUESDAY Puzzle #1129 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Easy-peasy. Didn’t see any red herring ---
**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 14, 2026, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4345 "2026-07-14T06:59:08Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > Didn’t see any red herring There was CUT, SHUFFLE, and DEAL, but I can’t see a fourth among the baskets in reference to playing cards. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2026, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4346 "2026-07-14T07:14:04Z")
Connections Puzzle #1129 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 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:** [July 14, 2026, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4347 "2026-07-14T08:13:22Z")
Same. ---
**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 14, 2026, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4348 "2026-07-14T13:05:42Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > Easy-peasy. Didn’t see any red herring There was also another three-piece red herring possibly inspired by current British politics. ---
**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 14, 2026, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4349 "2026-07-14T14:32:47Z")
Connections Puzzle #1129 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Purple was confident leftovers, but my usual yellow/green mixup prevents a third straight 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:** [July 14, 2026, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4350 "2026-07-14T20:54:10Z")
It’s **Wednesday** in my house. Guessed wrong on which was Purple. Puzzle #1130 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2026, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4351 "2026-07-15T05:34:39Z")
Connections Puzzle #1130 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 No clue as to colors. ---
**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 15, 2026, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4352 "2026-07-15T05:58:15Z")
Connections WEDNESDAY Puzzle #1130 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 One false start, otherwise straightforward. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2026, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4353 "2026-07-15T11:04:45Z")
Red herringed Tennis and a dumb mistake but made it through. Connections Puzzle #1130 🟦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:** [July 15, 2026, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4354 "2026-07-15T14:24:00Z")
Connections Puzzle #1130 🟨🟦🟩🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 No idea how I got to the set of leftovers I started with. Switched to survival mode and made it through. ---
**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 15, 2026, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4355 "2026-07-15T21:06:11Z")
**Thursday** is here. I did okay. Puzzle #1131 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:** [July 15, 2026, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4356 "2026-07-15T22:54:33Z")
Connections Puzzle #1130 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Sweating with the exertion of this one. ---
**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 16, 2026, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4357 "2026-07-16T06:16:51Z")
Connections Thursday. Puzzle #1131 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 This was easy, sub 30-seconds. ---
**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:** [July 16, 2026, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4358 "2026-07-16T11:06:37Z")
Oops, posted in wrong thread. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4359 "2026-07-16T11:15:56Z")
Easy one today. Connections Puzzle #1131 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:** [July 16, 2026, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4360 "2026-07-16T11:27:48Z")
Connections Puzzle #1131 🟨πŸŸͺ🟨🟨 🟨πŸŸͺ🟨🟨 🟩πŸŸͺ🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 I thought spot remover was a skin care product. I may have seen too many ads for acne cream as a kid. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=217) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=219)