# 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:** 221
**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 21, 2026, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4401 "2026-07-21T15:15:09Z")
Connections Puzzle #1136 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦πŸŸͺ🟦🟦 🟦🟦πŸŸͺ🟦 πŸŸͺ🟦πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Staying alive πŸ’ƒ ---
**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 21, 2026, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4402 "2026-07-21T16:03:08Z")
Connections Puzzle #1136 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 I wasn’t worrying about the colors and just flew through this one. ---
**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 21, 2026, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4403 "2026-07-21T21:02:41Z")
Another easy one for **Wednesday**. The red herring was blindingly obvious to avoid. Puzzle #1137 🟨🟨🟨🟨 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 22, 2026, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4404 "2026-07-22T07:38:45Z")
Connections Puzzle #1137 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Nearly went for that red herring because it was relevant to interests, but luckily PURPLE was also obvvy. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2026, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4405 "2026-07-22T11:41:35Z")
Connections Puzzle #1137 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Too many potential golf words so I left it for last. What was the 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 22, 2026, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4406 "2026-07-22T11:46:43Z")
> [@psychobunny](#): > > What was the red herring? THE HIVES, THE WHITE STRIPES, THE VINES, and THE STROKES are all bands. ---
**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 22, 2026, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4407 "2026-07-22T13:13:45Z")
As is Hole ---
**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 22, 2026, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4408 "2026-07-22T13:29:03Z")
Connections Puzzle #1137 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 No wordplay today. Purple seemed too easy to be 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 22, 2026, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4409 "2026-07-22T13:49:59Z")
Pretty much anything can be a band. Even if you know some of them, there are likely to be others you don’t know. Makes it a poor category, herring or real. ---
**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 22, 2026, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4410 "2026-07-22T13:57:40Z")
Connections Puzzle #1137 🟩🟦🟩🟩 🟦🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 bowling? Nah ---
**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 22, 2026, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4411 "2026-07-22T21:03:28Z")
**Thursday**. Purple was leftovers. Puzzle #1138 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦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 23, 2026, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4412 "2026-07-23T04:08:49Z")
Connections Puzzle #1138 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 No problems. ---
**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 23, 2026, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4413 "2026-07-23T05:57:29Z")
But the other 4 are all the same genre and time period. ---
**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 23, 2026, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4414 "2026-07-23T05:57:55Z")
Connections THURSDAY Puzzle #1138 πŸŸͺ🟩🟨🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Fell for the damn red herring… ---
**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 23, 2026, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4415 "2026-07-23T11:11:38Z")
Connections Puzzle #1138 πŸŸͺ🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦πŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2026, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4416 "2026-07-23T11:31:09Z")
Saw the Purple and then hit a speed bump. Connections Puzzle #1138 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 23, 2026, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4417 "2026-07-23T13:16:27Z")
Easy victory today, but I was way off on my RR attempt. Connections Puzzle #1138 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 23, 2026, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4418 "2026-07-23T13:53:28Z")
Connections Puzzle #1138 🟦🟦🟦πŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺ🟩🟩🟩 🟨πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸ’ƒ ---
**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 23, 2026, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4419 "2026-07-23T15:00:51Z")
Connections Puzzle #1138 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Saw purple and yellow was obvious, but blue/green order seems off. ---
**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 23, 2026, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4420 "2026-07-23T21:05:57Z")
It’s **Friday** (yay) and like yesterday Purple was leftovers. I’d love them to have terms from a non-American sport and see everyone struggle with those. Puzzle #1139 πŸŸͺ🟦🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=220) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=222)