# 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:** 243
**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:** [October 2, 2026, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4842 "2026-10-02T17:05:29Z")
> [@suranyi](#): > > what is PRIME REAL ESTATE? Property located in a highly desirable area, with strong potential for price and/or value appreciation. ---
**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:** [October 2, 2026, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4843 "2026-10-02T21:21:40Z")
Bypassed **Saturday’s** red herring, but didn’t figure out Blue. Puzzle #1210 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2026, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4844 "2026-10-03T04:44:36Z")
Connections Puzzle #1210 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Absolutely no clue as to order and didn’t see a red herring. Didn’t know one of blue but guessed the category from the other three. ---
**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:** [October 3, 2026, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4845 "2026-10-03T05:06:54Z")
> [@psychobunny](#): > > and didn’t see a red herring Actor’s names that are cities: John Denver; Whitney Houston; River Phoenix; Linda Hamilton (the one in Canada, presumably, though for red herrings I guess rules don’t need to be strict) ---
**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:** [October 3, 2026, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4846 "2026-10-03T07:14:06Z")
Connections Puzzle #1210 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Fun. ---
**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:** [October 3, 2026, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4847 "2026-10-03T09:37:45Z")
Connections Puzzle #1210 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Fun 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:** [October 3, 2026, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4848 "2026-10-03T21:06:07Z")
**Sunday** only one mistake. Puzzle #1211 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦πŸŸͺ🟦🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2026, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4849 "2026-10-04T05:16:24Z")
Connections Puzzle #1211 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Didn’t get purple. ---
**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:** [October 4, 2026, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4850 "2026-10-04T12:09:32Z")
Connections Puzzle #1211 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 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:** [October 4, 2026, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4851 "2026-10-04T19:54:36Z")
It’s already **Monday** and I did well. Puzzle #1212 🟨🟨🟨🟨 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:** [October 4, 2026, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4852 "2026-10-04T22:46:23Z")
Connections Puzzle #1211 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 One of the easiest in quite a while. I shoulda gone for the RR. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2026, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4853 "2026-10-05T04:22:11Z")
Connections Puzzle #1212 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Finally got a reverse rainbow although it was an easy one. ---
**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:** [October 5, 2026, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4854 "2026-10-05T04:36:03Z")
Connections **MONDAY** Puzzle #1212 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 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:** [October 5, 2026, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4855 "2026-10-05T12:05:38Z")
Connections Puzzle #1212 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Back to the old yellow/green mixup. ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2026, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4856 "2026-10-05T14:22:46Z")
Connections Puzzle #1212 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 An A+ on my first day back from vacation. ---
**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:** [October 5, 2026, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4857 "2026-10-05T20:09:55Z")
I failed **Tuesday’s**. Esoteric subjects I have very little knowledge of. Puzzle #1213 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟨🟨🟨 ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2026, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4858 "2026-10-06T04:31:44Z")
Connections Puzzle #1213 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Didn’t want to take the time to try for the reverse rainbow. Did see the rainbow herring but managed to avoid it. Mountain ranges ---
**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:** [October 6, 2026, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4859 "2026-10-06T06:17:16Z")
Connections **TUESDAY** Puzzle #1213 🟩🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Saw the red herring (I think more than _just_ mountain ranges, they’re ones that are popular holiday destinations, @psychobunny ) but was also suckered on GREEN by Berkshire also being a kind of chair. And BLUE was just leftovers. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2026, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4860 "2026-10-06T08:16:29Z")
I realized that I was wrong on the rainbow herring category. Good thing I didn’t try it.It seems like this puzzle is more difficult if you’re not from the US. ---
**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:** [October 6, 2026, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4861 "2026-10-06T11:29:12Z")
Connections Puzzle #1213 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Got the purple with leftovers, but couldn’t figure out the order of the rest. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=242) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=244)