# 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:** 220

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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:** [July 19, 2026, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4381 "2026-07-19T07:08:45Z")

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Connections  
Puzzle #1134  
🟪🟪🟪🟪  
🟨🟨🟨🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟦🟦🟦🟦

Got to Sunday’s early. Identified purple, but no clue as to thr order of the rest.

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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:** [July 19, 2026, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4382 "2026-07-19T09:49:07Z")

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Connections SUNDAY  
Puzzle #1134  
🟨🟨🟨🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟪🟪🟪🟪  
🟦🟦🟦🟦  
BLUE was dumb.

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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:** [July 19, 2026, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4383 "2026-07-19T12:53:21Z")

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Connections  
Puzzle #1134  
🟨🟨🟨🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟦🟦🟦🟦  
🟪🟪🟪🟪

I guess i agree with their order today.

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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:** [July 19, 2026, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4384 "2026-07-19T13:34:04Z")

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Connections  
Puzzle #1134  
🟨🟨🟨🟨  
🟦🟦🟦🟦  
🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟪🟪🟪🟪

Was wrong about purple.

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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:** [July 19, 2026, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4385 "2026-07-19T16:39:14Z")

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Connections  
Puzzle #1134  
🟩🟩🟨🟩  
🟩🟨🟩🟩  
🟪🟩🟦🟪  
🟨🟨🟨🟨  
🟦🟦🟦🟦  
🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟪🟪🟪🟪  
Phew

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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:** [July 19, 2026, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4386 "2026-07-19T21:00:23Z")

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**Monday** again. And also alcohol again.

Puzzle #1135  
🟦🟦🟦🟦  
🟨🟨🟨🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟪🟪🟪🟪

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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:** [July 20, 2026, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4387 "2026-07-20T04:28:27Z")

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Connections  
Puzzle #1135  
🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟨🟨🟨🟨  
🟦🟦🟦🟦  
🟪🟪🟪🟪

I could not find the fourth purple until I got rid of the rest.

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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:** [July 20, 2026, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4388 "2026-07-20T05:58:54Z")

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Connections Monday  
Puzzle #1135  
🟦🟦🟦🟦  
🟪🟪🟪🟪  
🟨🟨🟨🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩

No issues

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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:** [July 20, 2026, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4389 "2026-07-20T14:44:05Z")

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Connections  
Puzzle #1135  
🟪🟪🟦🟪  
🟪🟪🟪🟪  
🟦🟦🟦🟦  
🟨🟨🟨🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩

Avoided the red herring but fat fingered purple. Didn’t matter since I messed up yellow/green anyway.

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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:** [July 20, 2026, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4390 "2026-07-20T14:56:20Z")

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Connections  
Puzzle #1135  
🟨🟨🟨🟨  
🟦🟪🟩🟪  
🟪🟪🟪🟪  
🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟦🟦🟦🟦

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**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2026, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4391 "2026-07-20T19:39:55Z")

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Connections  
Puzzle #1135  
🟪🟪🟪🟪  
🟦🟦🟦🟦  
🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟨🟨🟨🟨

Fairly easy RR. MEAD and PORT leapt right out at me for some reason, and the other two weren’t hard to spot after that.  
The rest were very straightforward. Was there even a herring today?

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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:** [July 20, 2026, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4392 "2026-07-20T20:29:05Z")

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> [@Wheelz](#):
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> Was there even a herring today?

I saw mushrooms - portobello, oyster, button, and trumpet .

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**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 20, 2026, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4393 "2026-07-20T20:30:23Z")

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> [@Wheelz](#):
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> The rest were very straightforward. Was there even a herring today?

I almost got hung up on types of mushrooms: portobello, oyster, and there may have been one or two more.

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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:** [July 20, 2026, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4394 "2026-07-20T21:06:43Z")

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I rushed through **Tuesday** , hence the misstep.

Puzzle #1136  
🟨🟨🟨🟨  
🟪🟪🟪🟪  
🟩🟦🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟦🟦🟦🟦

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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:** [July 21, 2026, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4395 "2026-07-21T04:20:00Z")

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Connections  
Puzzle #1136  
🟪🟪🟪🟪  
🟨🟨🟨🟨  
🟦🟦🟦🟦  
🟩🟩🟩🟩

Pretty easy.

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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:** [July 21, 2026, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4396 "2026-07-21T06:40:12Z")

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Connections TUESDAY  
Puzzle #1136  
🟪🟪🟪🟪  
🟨🟨🟨🟨  
🟦🟦🟦🟦  
🟩🟩🟩🟩  
Easy-peasy.

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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:** [July 21, 2026, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4397 "2026-07-21T11:16:11Z")

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Connections  
Puzzle #1136  
🟪🟪🟪🟪  
🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟦🟦🟦🟦  
🟨🟨🟨🟨

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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:** [July 21, 2026, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4398 "2026-07-21T12:44:11Z")

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Kinesis kind of gave away Purple.

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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:** [July 21, 2026, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4399 "2026-07-21T14:09:20Z")

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Connections  
Puzzle #1136  
🟪🟪🟪🟪  
🟦🟦🟦🟦  
🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟨🟨🟨🟨

My 90th 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:** [July 21, 2026, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4400 "2026-07-21T14:17:38Z")

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Connections  
Puzzle #1136  
🟦🟦🟦🟦  
🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟨🟨🟨🟨  
🟪🟪🟪🟪

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