# 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:** 246
**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 15, 2026, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4902 "2026-10-15T04:09:43Z")
Connections Puzzle #1222 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Avoided the red herring (\_\_\_\_\_ BALL, got purple from leftovers, but no sense to the order of the others. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2026, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4903 "2026-10-15T04:43:57Z")
Connections Puzzle #1222 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦πŸŸͺ πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Purple was leftovers but thought I had the reverse rainbow until I typed in the wrong word and also apparently had no ideaof the correct order. ---
**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 15, 2026, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4904 "2026-10-15T04:58:33Z")
Connections **THURSDAY** Puzzle #1222 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 All OK. ---
**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 15, 2026, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4905 "2026-10-15T12:24:30Z")
> [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](#): > > Avoided the red herring (\_\_\_\_\_ BALL, I didn’t. It was only after my first attempt that I noticed there were six words that fit that category. ---
**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 15, 2026, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4906 "2026-10-15T19:50:26Z")
Yay, it’s **Friday!** On my third guess I got β€˜one away,’ but I don’t think it notified me of that like it normally would. Puzzle #1223 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2026, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4907 "2026-10-16T04:26:50Z")
Connections Puzzle #1223 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Pretty much got them all although not specific enough on green, but totally off on the order. ---
**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 16, 2026, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4908 "2026-10-16T11:33:31Z")
Connections Puzzle #1223 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Two wordplays today messed up my board. ---
**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 16, 2026, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4909 "2026-10-16T13:01:54Z")
I wasn’t expecting that either, which led to blue being pure leftovers. ---
**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 16, 2026, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4910 "2026-10-16T15:04:16Z")
Connections Puzzle #1223 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![the\_andyman\_can](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_andyman_can/32/21986_2.png) [@the\_andyman\_can](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_andyman_can)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2026, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4911 "2026-10-16T16:15:31Z")
@MrDibble great minds… Connections Puzzle #1223 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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 16, 2026, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4912 "2026-10-16T20:54:56Z")
**Saturday’s** is an easy one. Puzzle #1224 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2026, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4913 "2026-10-17T04:16:42Z")
Connections Puzzle #1224 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Easy but mixed up yellow and green. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2026, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4914 "2026-10-17T10:53:26Z")
Saw the Purple quickly but took me a bit to get all four. Connections Puzzle #1224 πŸŸͺ🟦πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ πŸŸͺ🟦🟨πŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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 17, 2026, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4915 "2026-10-17T11:43:23Z")
Connections Puzzle #1224 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Easy reverse rainbow. ---
**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 17, 2026, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4916 "2026-10-17T14:54:31Z")
I kept on expecting one of the Saturday categories to be words from names of musicals. ---
**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 17, 2026, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4917 "2026-10-17T15:31:19Z")
Connections Puzzle #1224 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 17, 2026, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4918 "2026-10-17T20:46:16Z")
I struggled with **Sunday’s** puzzle. I had no chance with Blue (I just guessed in the end) and Green does not align with my own experience. Puzzle #1225 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟦 🟦🟦🟩🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2026, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4919 "2026-10-18T07:42:39Z")
Connections Puzzle #1225 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Did not get green. ---
**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 18, 2026, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4920 "2026-10-18T08:31:40Z")
Connections Sunday Puzzle #1225 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 BLUE and PURPLE were super easy. Horrible Americanism that I really loathe in GREEN… ---
**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 18, 2026, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4921 "2026-10-18T10:23:31Z")
Connections Puzzle #1225 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Got purple right away, green was leftovers. Reverse rainbow. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=245) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=247)