# 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:** 235
**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:** [September 4, 2026, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4682 "2026-09-04T07:20:07Z")
Connections **FRIDAY** Puzzle #1181 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 No problemo ---
**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:** [September 4, 2026, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4683 "2026-09-04T14:40:36Z")
Connections Puzzle #1181 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Very scary leftovers for purple and a reverse rainbow. Also cute read across the top and down to the start of the second. ---
**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:** [September 4, 2026, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4684 "2026-09-04T22:27:17Z")
It’s the weekend! Here’s **Saturday’s** , in Rainbow Order. Another one that’s fun to say out loud. I had to guess the last two because I continue to not know food things. Puzzle #1182 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2026, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4685 "2026-09-05T06:21:34Z")
Connections Puzzle #1182 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Just happy I got 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:** [September 5, 2026, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4686 "2026-09-05T09:26:34Z")
Connections **SATURDAY** Puzzle #1182 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 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:** [September 5, 2026, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4687 "2026-09-05T17:25:50Z")
Connections Puzzle #1182 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟨🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Rushed blue to ruin my 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:** [September 5, 2026, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4688 "2026-09-05T21:06:06Z")
**Sunday’s** puzzle has a spelling error in it. I wonder if it will be corrected by the time you guys play it. Puzzle #1183 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2026, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4689 "2026-09-06T04:20:11Z")
Connections Puzzle #1183 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Didn’t see a spelling error but thought blue was creative. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2026, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4690 "2026-09-06T05:28:39Z")
OK. I see the error now. I glossed over it. ---
**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:** [September 6, 2026, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4691 "2026-09-06T09:30:12Z")
Connections **SUNDAY** Puzzle #1183 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Saw the spelling mistake. Did not see any potential red herrings, though. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2026, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4692 "2026-09-06T11:11:24Z")
I looked for four squares that had β€œcommon spelling errors” for a while, but no luck. That one shows up all the time here, too. ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Mouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mighty_mouse/32/7776_2.png) [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2026, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4693 "2026-09-06T11:22:33Z")
Getting back to doing this after a few weeks. Thought it was pretty straightforward. Connections Puzzle #1183 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2026, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4694 "2026-09-06T11:35:41Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > **Sunday’s** puzzle has a spelling error in it. I wonder if it will be corrected by the time you guys play it. I noticed that too, and it pissed me off. (Today’s Strands also has a… well, an alternate spelling that I still don’t think is all right.) ---
**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:** [September 6, 2026, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4695 "2026-09-06T16:08:47Z")
What’s the spelling error? ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2026, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4696 "2026-09-06T16:10:59Z")
I think they’re talking about FREE REIN, which they think should be FREE REIGN. This is more like β€œtoe the line” vs β€œtow the line”, where idioms start in one space and get reinterpreted into another. ---
**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:** [September 6, 2026, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4697 "2026-09-06T16:13:07Z")
I was wondering if it was that, but free rein is correct… ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Mouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mighty_mouse/32/7776_2.png) [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2026, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4698 "2026-09-06T16:31:08Z")
I reckon this battle is a losing one. In the last year I have found way more instances of β€œfree rein” vs β€œfree rein” and this is from people who are all college educated, many with masters degrees. And no one had any clue what β€œcarte blanche” was. Including my boss who used to be the CFO of a global 1000 company and has degrees from Ohio State and UChicago. ---
**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:** [September 6, 2026, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4699 "2026-09-06T17:11:27Z")
Connections Puzzle #1183 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 My usual green/yellow screwup. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2026, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4700 "2026-09-06T17:30:01Z")
> [@Gorsnak](#): > > I think they’re talking about FREE REIN, which they think should be FREE REIGN Actually, it originally _was_ FREE REIGN, and it certainly should be FREE REIN. It’s been changed. So β€˜they’ were correct. ---
**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:** [September 6, 2026, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4701 "2026-09-06T21:09:21Z")
Yes, it definitely said FREE REIGN originally, a common error, but as it’s for a word puzzle a lot of nerdy folks noticed it and expected better. It’s **Monday**. I fell for the red herring. Puzzle #1184 🟦🟨πŸŸͺ🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=234) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=236)