# 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:** 227
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2026, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4522 "2026-08-08T04:06:23Z")
Pretty easy. Thought the Blue was Purple. Connections Puzzle #1154 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2026, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4523 "2026-08-08T05:14:47Z")
Connections Puzzle #1154 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 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:** [August 8, 2026, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4524 "2026-08-08T06:58:53Z")
Connections SATURDAY Puzzle #1154 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Yep, easy-peasy ---
**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:** [August 8, 2026, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4525 "2026-08-08T07:09:28Z")
Connections Puzzle #1154 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Thought blue was purple, then fat-fingered purple. Not a good effort. ---
**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:** [August 8, 2026, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4526 "2026-08-08T15:57:11Z")
Connections Puzzle #1154 🟦🟨πŸŸͺ🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Thought there was a RH of cushions as three of them matched that β€˜category’. ---
**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:** [August 8, 2026, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4527 "2026-08-08T17:51:26Z")
Connections Puzzle #1154 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ No issues. Purple was leftovers, but I did figure out the category before submitting. ---
**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:** [August 8, 2026, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4528 "2026-08-08T22:06:15Z")
It’s **Sunday**. Quite simple. Except Purple was ridiculous. Also I don’t think I have ever read those books, though I have at least heard of a couple. Puzzle #1155 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2026, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4529 "2026-08-09T04:36:16Z")
Connections Puzzle #1155 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺ🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺ🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ I was severely hampered by not knowing the fourth green. It kept me from seeing purple which was otherwise obvious. ---
**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:** [August 9, 2026, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4530 "2026-08-09T07:19:09Z")
Connections Puzzle #1155 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Easy as pie. ---
**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:** [August 9, 2026, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4531 "2026-08-09T14:39:56Z")
Connections Puzzle #1155 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 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:** [August 9, 2026, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4532 "2026-08-09T14:56:44Z")
Connections Puzzle #1155 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Green was leftovers. I knew two of them, but figured they might be part of a wordplaythat I just wasn’t seeing. ---
**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:** [August 9, 2026, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4533 "2026-08-09T18:04:02Z")
Connections Puzzle #1155 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Yellow and blue seemed equally obvious. Purple made me think a little bit, raising a satisfied smile when I got it. Never heard of half the greens, so that was definitely leftovers. ---
**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:** [August 9, 2026, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4534 "2026-08-09T20:51:54Z")
**Monday** , and I was a bit intimidated at first. Puzzle #1156 🟩🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2026, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4535 "2026-08-09T20:53:57Z")
I’ve given up on this puzzle. It’s just too frustrating for me on most days. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2026, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4536 "2026-08-10T04:31:54Z")
Connections Puzzle #1156 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Immediately saw the red herring and assumed it was a rainbow herring. Very easy after that although as usual needed to put together the purple leftovers in order to see the answer. ---
**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:** [August 10, 2026, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4537 "2026-08-10T06:44:47Z")
Connections Puzzle #1156 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2026, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4538 "2026-08-10T10:58:57Z")
Didn’t figure out the Purple until it was the only one left. Connections Puzzle #1156 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 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:** [August 10, 2026, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4539 "2026-08-10T14:53:29Z")
Connections Puzzle #1156 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 I had the yellows selected third and was just about to hit submit when I changed my choice, since I always seem to mix up yellow and green. Worked this time for the 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:** [August 10, 2026, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4540 "2026-08-10T16:18:29Z")
Connections Puzzle #1156 🟩🟩🟩🟩 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:** [August 10, 2026, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4541 "2026-08-10T20:45:14Z")
**Tuesday.** It’s now almost impossible to tell what colour matches to what clues. Puzzle #1157 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=226) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=228)