# 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:** 249
**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 25, 2026, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4962 "2026-10-25T07:25:17Z")
Connections **SUNDAY** Puzzle #1232 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Found it quite easy. Despite the Americanisms. Footballs are round things that are kicked, they don’t get snapped, whatever that is. And they’re rotelle, farfelle, conchiglie, & gomiti or chifferi. Not those baby names ---
**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 25, 2026, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4963 "2026-10-25T20:02:47Z")
Back to **Monday**. My only mistake was me second-guessing myself. Puzzle #1233 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟦🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 ---
**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 26, 2026, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4964 "2026-10-26T05:05:10Z")
Connections **MONDAY** Puzzle #1233 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 No issues ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2026, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4965 "2026-10-26T05:07:27Z")
Connections Puzzle #1233 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 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 26, 2026, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4966 "2026-10-26T11:44:58Z")
Connections Puzzle #1233 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Blue jumped out at me immediately so I assumed it was yellow. ---
**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 26, 2026, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4967 "2026-10-26T19:52:05Z")
It’s **Tuesday** , and I question one of the Blues. It’s not Jingle Bell, it’s Jingle Bells. Puzzle #1234 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟨🟦🟦 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 26, 2026, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4968 "2026-10-26T21:36:09Z")
Still on Monday. Can’t they restrict themselves to actual words? ---
**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 26, 2026, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4969 "2026-10-26T22:11:20Z")
Connections Puzzle #1233 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ > [@psychobunny](#): > > Didn’t get purple. Because it was stupid. They seem to be running out of ideas. ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Mouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mighty_mouse/32/7776_2.png) [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2026, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4970 "2026-10-27T01:19:58Z")
This was a new low, imho. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2026, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4971 "2026-10-27T05:29:19Z")
Connections Puzzle #1234 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Back to easy puzzles. ---
**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 27, 2026, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4972 "2026-10-27T06:58:06Z")
No, that’s really what one is called : [Jingle bell - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jingle_bell) Connections Puzzle #1234 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟨🟦🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Too many choices for BLUE there. ---
**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 27, 2026, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4973 "2026-10-27T10:40:42Z")
Connections Puzzle #1234 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Purple vs. blue was 50/50, guessed right. ---
**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 27, 2026, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4974 "2026-10-27T13:23:58Z")
Connections Puzzle #1234 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 A+. Purple and blue blew my mind. ---
**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 27, 2026, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4975 "2026-10-27T19:47:56Z")
**Wednesday’s** was pretty straightforward, and in Rainbow order. Puzzle #1235 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2026, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4976 "2026-10-28T04:59:44Z")
Connections Puzzle #1235 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Almost got the reverse rainbow. Blue 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 28, 2026, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4977 "2026-10-28T05:54:13Z")
Connections WEDNESDAY Puzzle #1235 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 One Americanism but otherwise easy(Route doesn’t sound like ROUT in most other English regions). ---
**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 28, 2026, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4978 "2026-10-28T11:00:53Z")
Connections Puzzle #1235 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Saw purple immediately, then saw blue. No leftovers for a change. > [@MrDibble](#): > > One Americanism but otherwise easy(Route doesn’t sound like ROUT in most other English regions). A regional Americanism at that. But I recognized it anyway. ---
**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 28, 2026, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4979 "2026-10-28T13:46:58Z")
Connections Puzzle #1235 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 My second consecutive A+ ---
**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 28, 2026, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4980 "2026-10-28T20:04:28Z")
It’s **Thursday.** Not sure if I fell for a red herring, or if I just made it up in my own head. Puzzle #1236 🟦πŸŸͺ🟦πŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 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 28, 2026, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4981 "2026-10-28T21:13:49Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > One Americanism but otherwise easy(Route doesn’t sound like ROUT in most other English regions). Even in America, both pronunciations are used in various dialects. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=248) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=250)