# 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:** 247
**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 18, 2026, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4922 "2026-10-18T16:08:24Z")
Well, I got yellow, at least. Green I could see in retrospect, but never occurred to me, I had no clue of half of the blues, and I thought purple was something else, that didn’t connect to two of the actual purples. ---
**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 18, 2026, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4923 "2026-10-18T19:45:43Z")
Almost lost it on **Monday’s** one. There were seven possible options for either Yellow or Green. Puzzle #1226 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 19, 2026, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4924 "2026-10-19T04:20:14Z")
Connections Puzzle #1226 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 After two straight reverse rainbows I’m back to by usual yellow/green mixup. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2026, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4925 "2026-10-19T04:33:56Z")
Connections Puzzle #1226 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟨🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟦🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟩 Too many close options. ---
**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 19, 2026, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4926 "2026-10-19T05:51:48Z")
Connections **MONDAY** Puzzle #1226 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 No issues, the GREEN/YELLOW distinction was obvious to me. ---
**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 19, 2026, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4927 "2026-10-19T08:03:51Z")
Puzzle #1226 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2026, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4928 "2026-10-19T10:17:22Z")
Strong start and then I got a little turned around on this one. Connections Puzzle #1226 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 19, 2026, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4929 "2026-10-19T19:51:08Z")
**Tuesday!** I was pleased with myself for getting Purple. However I had no idea about Blue and have never heard of a Poodle used that way. Puzzle #1227 🟨🟨🟨🟨 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 19, 2026, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4930 "2026-10-19T21:16:22Z")
Monday’s green and yellow were too damned close. I’m not sure how we were supposed to figure them out. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2026, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4931 "2026-10-20T04:59:18Z")
Connections Puzzle #1227 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦πŸŸͺ🟦🟦 🟦πŸŸͺ🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Nearly failed again. I actually thought of the blue category but didn’t think it fit even when it was 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 20, 2026, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4932 "2026-10-20T06:13:58Z")
Connections Puzzle #1227 **TUESDAY** 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Also never heard of the word POODLE used that way. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2026, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4933 "2026-10-20T10:54:46Z")
Got hit by a red herring that wasn’t in all four Types of skirts and I also never heard Poodle used that way. Connections Puzzle #1227 🟨🟨🟨🟨 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 20, 2026, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4934 "2026-10-20T11:39:11Z")
Connections Puzzle #1227 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Had a vague memory of POODLE used that way, mistakenly though it obscure enough to make the category blue. ---
**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 20, 2026, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4935 "2026-10-20T14:43:48Z")
Connections Puzzle #1227 🟦πŸŸͺ🟦🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 I have heard of POODLE being used in that context, so green and yellow were easy. I got blue and purple by dumb luck. ---
**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 20, 2026, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4936 "2026-10-20T19:42:48Z")
It’s now **Wednesday**. Purple I was never going to get. Puzzle #1228 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 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 21, 2026, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4937 "2026-10-21T04:22:45Z")
Connections Puzzle #1228 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Leftovers for purple. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2026, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4938 "2026-10-21T04:44:23Z")
Connections Puzzle #1228 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Purple was 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 21, 2026, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4939 "2026-10-21T09:38:32Z")
Connections **WEDNESDAY** Puzzle #1228 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ I disagree strongly with one of their PURPLE items even though I saw what they were going for.(β€œShrimp” is a common language term and isn’t restricted to only one clade) ---
**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 21, 2026, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4940 "2026-10-21T20:08:21Z")
**Thursday’s** puzzle I had all sorts of problems with. Firstly, American sport. Had to draw on obscure vague recollection to determine those. Second, I have never heard of a Mobile statue. And lastly there were too many options for the sword (which I guess is the trick of the game, but in amongst all the other stuff just annoyed me). Puzzle #1229 🟨🟨🟦🟨 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 22, 2026, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4941 "2026-10-22T04:48:55Z")
Connections Puzzle #1229 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 > [@GuanoLad](#): > > I have never heard of a Mobile statue. The category is SCULPTURES, not STATUES. A MOBILE is considered a type of SCULPTURE - think Alexander Calder. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=246) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=248)