# 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:** 241
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2026, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4802 "2026-09-25T04:21:18Z")
Connections Puzzle #1202 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Would not have gotten the green category. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2026, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4803 "2026-09-25T09:36:57Z")
Didn’t figure out the Purple, just made a lucky guess at the end. Connections Puzzle #1202 🟨πŸŸͺ🟨🟨 🟨πŸŸͺ🟨🟨 🟨🟦🟦🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 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 25, 2026, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4804 "2026-09-25T21:35:25Z")
It’s **Saturday** here. Straightforward rainbow. Puzzle #1203 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2026, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4805 "2026-09-26T04:22:33Z")
Connections Puzzle #1203 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Almost got the reverse rainbow. ---
**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 26, 2026, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4806 "2026-09-26T11:14:50Z")
Connections Puzzle #1203 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Back to the old yellow/green mixup. ---
**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 26, 2026, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4807 "2026-09-26T15:04:27Z")
Connections SATURDAY Puzzle #1203 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Easy enough. ---
**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 26, 2026, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4808 "2026-09-26T21:16:58Z")
Like yesterday, **Sunday** was pretty simple and ended up in rainbow order. Puzzle #1204 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2026, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4809 "2026-09-27T05:06:44Z")
Connections Puzzle #1204 🟦πŸŸͺ🟩🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Fell for the rainbow herring. After that pretty straightforward. ---
**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 27, 2026, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4810 "2026-09-27T07:44:27Z")
Connections **SUNDAY** Puzzle #1204 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Spotted Purple right away so avoided that red herring (which was a nice one). ---
**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 27, 2026, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4811 "2026-09-27T11:20:08Z")
Connections Puzzle #1204 πŸŸͺ🟦πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Fat-fingered my purple leftovers, no clear order for the rest. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2026, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4812 "2026-09-27T12:06:34Z")
Red Herring and then muscled through. Connections Puzzle #1204 🟦πŸŸͺ🟩🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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 27, 2026, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4813 "2026-09-27T20:45:49Z")
**Monday** rolls around. Accidental reverse rainbow. Puzzle #1205 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2026, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4814 "2026-09-28T04:54:50Z")
Connections Puzzle #1205 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Still trying for a reverse rainbow. Made one error early on but was able to fix it. Was thinking Bloody Mary instead of oysters so had celery instead of mignonette. ---
**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 28, 2026, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4815 "2026-09-28T11:08:43Z")
Connections **Monday** Puzzle #1205 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ could have gone in any order really ---
**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 28, 2026, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4816 "2026-09-28T11:34:46Z")
Connections Puzzle #1205 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Confident leftovers for purple and a reasonable order for the rest equals a reverse rainbow. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2026, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4817 "2026-09-28T11:36:18Z")
Failed today’s. I kept looking for a fourth Mexican State and didn’t recover from those two mistakes. ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2026, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4818 "2026-09-28T18:59:33Z")
I got my seventh reverse rainbow today. Note that I never deliberately try to get a reverse rainbow. When it happens it’s because I actually found the connections in reverse rainbow order. ---
**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 28, 2026, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4819 "2026-09-28T20:53:44Z")
This is **Tuesday’s** game. Purple was leftovers. Puzzle #1206 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 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 28, 2026, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4820 "2026-09-28T23:00:56Z")
Yeah, I was thinking that too at first, but having failed to find anything that could even plausibly be a fourth, I decided to move on. I didn’t know about oysters specifically, but all four of those seemed like they would have some sort of culinary connection, and it paid off. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4821 "2026-09-29T05:39:40Z")
Connections Puzzle #1206 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Did not get purple. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=240) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=242)