# 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:** 245
**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 10, 2026, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4882 "2026-10-10T13:06:57Z")
Connections Puzzle #1217 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨πŸŸͺ🟨🟦 🟦🟦🟨🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Tried a very scary set of leftovers and got burned. Lucky to survive. ---
**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 10, 2026, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4883 "2026-10-10T20:07:07Z")
This is for **Sunday**. New York Times being very New York again. Puzzle #1218 🟨🟨🟨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 11, 2026, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4884 "2026-10-11T06:43:26Z")
Connections Puzzle #1218 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Got the reverse rainbow. ---
**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 11, 2026, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4885 "2026-10-11T08:49:57Z")
Connections **SUNDAY** Puzzle #1218 🟨🟨🟨πŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 I seriously doubt more than a literal handful of people in my country have an ice scraper in their glove compartment, if anyone. And I’ve never seen _anyone_ keep gloves there, in _any_ country ---
**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:** [October 11, 2026, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4886 "2026-10-11T16:06:54Z")
I made it, but it was brutal, with both blue and yellow having five potential candidates. ---
**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 11, 2026, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4887 "2026-10-11T20:05:04Z")
**Monday**. I just guessed at Green because Purple was a doozy, . Puzzle #1219 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2026, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4888 "2026-10-12T04:28:06Z")
Connections Puzzle #1219 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟩🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ I guessed that purple was starting with state abbreviations so a little right. Also never heard of elision but it was the only one that made sense. ---
**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 12, 2026, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4889 "2026-10-12T06:54:30Z")
Connections Puzzle #1219 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Started out thinking the same as @psychobunny but saw the full connection before I clicked. ---
**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 12, 2026, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4890 "2026-10-12T12:11:57Z")
Connections Puzzle #1219 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Getting very tired of mixing up yellow and green. ---
**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 12, 2026, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4891 "2026-10-12T19:42:20Z")
**Tuesday’s** puzzle. I guessed at Blue, but in retrospect should have figured out Purple. Puzzle #1220 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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:** [October 12, 2026, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4892 "2026-10-12T22:15:57Z")
On Monday, I figured out that all of the purples had to be purples, because they didn’t make any sense any way but wordplay, but I had no idea what the actual connection was. ---
**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 13, 2026, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4893 "2026-10-13T04:27:11Z")
Connections Puzzle #1220 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 My leftovers were blue for a change. Messed up my reverse rainbow chance. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2026, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4894 "2026-10-13T05:00:45Z")
Connections Puzzle #1220 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Took me a minute and had to painstakingly eliminate each category but got there in the end. ---
**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 13, 2026, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4895 "2026-10-13T05:36:38Z")
Connections **TUESDAY** Puzzle #1220 🟨🟨🟨🟨 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:** [October 13, 2026, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4896 "2026-10-13T20:05:17Z")
It’s **Wednesday** , and sometimes the Purple is stupid. Puzzle #1221 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2026, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4897 "2026-10-14T04:36:34Z")
Connections Puzzle #1221 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ I agree. Purple was stupid. Also never heard of one of the green terms used in that context. ---
**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 14, 2026, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4898 "2026-10-14T04:39:25Z")
Connections Puzzle #1221 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Sigh… ---
**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 14, 2026, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4899 "2026-10-14T09:44:27Z")
Connections **WEDNESDAY** Puzzle #1221 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Hard disagree, PURPLE was brilliant. ---
**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 14, 2026, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4900 "2026-10-14T20:00:33Z")
**Thursday**. Yup. Puzzle #1222 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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:** [October 14, 2026, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4901 "2026-10-14T22:50:11Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > It’s **Wednesday** , and sometimes the Purple is stupid. Yup, definitely. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=244) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=246)