# 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:** 239
**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 16, 2026, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4762 "2026-09-16T20:58:26Z")
For **Thursday** I did somewhat better than yesterday. Though I don’t know what a Love Tap is. Puzzle #1194 🟨πŸŸͺ🟦🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2026, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4763 "2026-09-17T05:05:00Z")
Connections Puzzle #1194 🟦🟨🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 In my defense I don’t think I’ve ever seen a Hugh Jackman movie although I knew he was Wolverine and I recall seeing ads for The Sheep Detectives. ---
**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 17, 2026, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4764 "2026-09-17T07:27:17Z")
Connections Puzzle #1194 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ This was all too easy. @GuanoLad it’s the kind of playful soft punch or knock you’d give a mate. ---
**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 17, 2026, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4765 "2026-09-17T12:01:01Z")
Connections Puzzle #1194 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 A logical order and a reverse rainbow once I avoided a red herring (drinking water sources: TAP, WELL, SPRING, FOUNTAIN) ---
**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:** [September 17, 2026, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4766 "2026-09-17T16:57:00Z")
Connections Puzzle #1194 🟨πŸŸͺ🟦🟩 🟨🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 I fell for the herring **Marvin** pointed out, then stupidly put SPRING into the green category instead of WELL. Aside from that, Mrs. Lincoln, it was easy. ---
**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 17, 2026, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4767 "2026-09-17T21:02:59Z")
**Friday** almost went very badly. Puzzle #1195 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩πŸŸͺ🟩 πŸŸͺ🟩πŸŸͺ🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2026, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4768 "2026-09-18T04:41:15Z")
Connections Puzzle #1195 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Was trying for a reverse rainbow. I thought yellow was (blank) one so I thought it might be purple. As usual, only figured out purple when everything else was gone. ---
**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 18, 2026, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4769 "2026-09-18T07:16:04Z")
Connections **FRIDAY** Puzzle #1195 🟩🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 One blip (I had β€œRound” as a GREEN option) otherwise no notes ---
**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 18, 2026, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4770 "2026-09-18T10:56:36Z")
Connections Puzzle #1195 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 No clear order after 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:** [September 18, 2026, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4771 "2026-09-18T20:54:27Z")
I didn’t know one of the green words (flight), but got it by leftovers and recognized the others. ---
**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 18, 2026, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4772 "2026-09-18T21:37:44Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > I didn’t know one of the green words It’s something to do with an array of drinks. ---
**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 18, 2026, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4773 "2026-09-18T21:50:47Z")
**Saturday’s** was really straightforward. Puzzle #1196 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2026, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4774 "2026-09-19T06:39:16Z")
Connections Puzzle #1196 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2026, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4775 "2026-09-19T08:42:41Z")
Saw that purple right away. Connections Puzzle #1196 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 ---
**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:** [September 19, 2026, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4776 "2026-09-19T12:29:58Z")
Man, I should have seen the purple right away. ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2026, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4777 "2026-09-19T18:18:59Z")
Me too. This is one case I really feel like a fool for not noticing. ---
**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 19, 2026, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4778 "2026-09-19T21:07:41Z")
Connections SATURDAY Puzzle #1196 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 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:** [September 19, 2026, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4779 "2026-09-19T21:26:09Z")
It’s **Sunday** , and another good result. I don’t know if it was a red herring, but I had a completely different category in mind through most of it. Puzzle #1197 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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:** [September 19, 2026, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4780 "2026-09-19T22:51:01Z")
Connections Puzzle #1196 🟩πŸŸͺ🟨🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Fell for the red herring and then got down to business. Still no idea what COS LETTUCE is though. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2026, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4781 "2026-09-20T06:48:52Z")
Connections Puzzle #1197 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦πŸŸͺ πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦πŸŸͺ πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Tia one was really hard for me. I saw the rainbow herring first but went looking further and found green. I saw most of yellow but couldn’t find a fourth. Then I had the general idea of purple but obviously not the exact answer. Would never have gotten blue. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=238) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=240)