# 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:** 240
**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 20, 2026, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4782 "2026-09-20T07:24:07Z")
Connections **SUNDAY** Puzzle #1197 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Thought Green was going to be Purple, otherwise all easy. ---
**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 20, 2026, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4783 "2026-09-20T13:48:27Z")
Traveling so late with Saturday: Archive September 19, 2026 Connections Puzzle #1196 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Straightforward RR. Sunday had no clear order: Connections Puzzle #1197 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Played my leftovers first but turned out to be blue. ---
**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 20, 2026, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4784 "2026-09-20T21:12:14Z")
It’s **Monday** again. Did all right. Puzzle #1198 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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:** [September 21, 2026, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4785 "2026-09-21T07:58:57Z")
Connections MONDAY Puzzle #1198 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Easy enough. ---
**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 21, 2026, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4786 "2026-09-21T12:54:00Z")
Connections Puzzle #1198 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Purple leftovers. Missed a close call between green and blue. ---
**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 21, 2026, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4787 "2026-09-21T21:05:48Z")
A lot of distractions in **Tuesday’s** , and I don’t understand Purple. Puzzle #1199 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2026, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4788 "2026-09-21T23:29:11Z")
Connections Puzzle #1198 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Proud of myself for seeing purple. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2026, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4789 "2026-09-22T04:18:29Z")
Connections Puzzle #1199 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Didn’t get 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 22, 2026, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4790 "2026-09-22T06:26:57Z")
Connections **TUESDAY** Puzzle #1199 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 > [@GuanoLad](#): > > I don’t understand Purple. RosΓ© = pink wine, CafΓ© = French coffe, ThΓ© = French tea, PatrΓ³n = overpriced tequila ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2026, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4791 "2026-09-22T08:13:27Z")
I saw three of purple pretty quickly (Although I didn’t catch they were all drinks, just saw the missing accents ) but did not know the fourth. Connections Puzzle #1199 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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 22, 2026, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4792 "2026-09-22T13:16:56Z")
Connections Puzzle #1199 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Purple leftovers. Good news: it’s been a while since I had a yellow/green mixup. Bad news: second straight blue/green mixup. ---
**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 22, 2026, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4793 "2026-09-22T20:53:24Z")
**Wednesday** , and once again Purple is too weird to figure out, so was just leftovers. Puzzle #1200 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2026, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4794 "2026-09-23T05:44:05Z")
Connections Puzzle #1200 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Still don’t get purple. Surprised I found any of them actually. ---
**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 23, 2026, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4795 "2026-09-23T06:13:24Z")
Connections Puzzle #1200 **WEDNESDAY** 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Purple took a hot second until I realised it was a _verb_ ending. They are not synonyms for β€œTerm”, they are synonyms for the act of _coming up with_ a term or title for something.. Blue was just very fucking dumb. ---
**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 23, 2026, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4796 "2026-09-23T14:33:48Z")
Connections Puzzle #1200 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Purple leftovers, guesses right for once on yellow/green for the 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 23, 2026, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4797 "2026-09-23T20:56:35Z")
**Thursday**. Bish bash bosh. Puzzle #1201 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2026, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4798 "2026-09-24T07:04:50Z")
Connections Puzzle #1201 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Just took a minute to see purple. Wasn’t confident enough to try for the reverse rainbow until I was sure. ---
**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 24, 2026, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4799 "2026-09-24T10:51:20Z")
Connections Puzzle #1201 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Sub-30-seconds. Also foolishly posted in Wordle thread first. ---
**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 24, 2026, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4800 "2026-09-24T12:15:40Z")
Connections Puzzle #1201 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Blue leftovers for a second straight 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 24, 2026, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4801 "2026-09-24T21:44:06Z")
It’s **Friday**. I have a day off work today, and also I did okay on the puzzle. I don’t know two of the Dans, and I’ll be amazed if anyone figures out Purple first. Puzzle #1202 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=239) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=241)