# 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:** 251
**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:** [November 2, 2026, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/5002 "2026-11-02T05:46:13Z")
Connections **Monday** Puzzle #1240 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Easy-peasy ---
**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:** [November 2, 2026, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/5003 "2026-11-02T13:34:43Z")
Connections Puzzle #1240 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 No wordplay today, but figured out the order for a 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:** [November 2, 2026, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/5004 "2026-11-02T21:02:28Z")
It’s **Tuesday** , and I have a day off work. I was very pleased that I figured out Purple. Puzzle #1241 🟩🟩🟩🟩 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:** [November 2, 2026, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/5005 "2026-11-02T22:52:41Z")
Monday’s purple was super easy. ---
**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:** [November 3, 2026, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/5006 "2026-11-03T05:13:17Z")
Connections **TUESDAY** Puzzle #1241 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Very easy. Didn’t see a proper red herring. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2026, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/5007 "2026-11-03T05:28:45Z")
Connections Puzzle #1241 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 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:** [November 3, 2026, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/5008 "2026-11-03T07:09:43Z")
Connections Puzzle #1241 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Figured out purple and blue without resorting to leftovers, then botched the yellow/green order. ---
**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:** [November 3, 2026, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/5009 "2026-11-03T18:08:16Z")
Connections Puzzle #1241 🟦🟦πŸŸͺ🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 > [@MrDibble](#): > > Didn’t see a proper red herring. I saw three items that marginally fit into a category: ROLLER BAG, CARRY ON, and CHECK as options for airplane baggage ---
**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:** [November 3, 2026, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/5010 "2026-11-03T19:59:47Z")
**Wednesday** , I probably should have figured out Purple. Puzzle #1242 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/5011 "2026-11-04T06:30:16Z")
Connections Puzzle #1242 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Figured them all out, avoided the rainbow herring but couldn’t get the order. ---
**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:** [November 4, 2026, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/5012 "2026-11-04T11:22:37Z")
I fell for the red herring today, but then managed to persevere. Golf clubs: WOOD, WEDGE, PUTTER, IRON ---
**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:** [November 4, 2026, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/5013 "2026-11-04T17:16:19Z")
Connections Puzzle #1242 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ I get an β€œA” today. I’ve never heard of Flatiron Building before and just had to guess that it is wedge-shaped. ---
**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:** [November 4, 2026, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/5014 "2026-11-04T17:44:54Z")
Connections Puzzle #1242 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 I don’t agree with BLUE (Nothing about Poke Around implies moving idly the way Putter, Shuffle or Loll do. Poking around is quite active actually) ---
**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:** [November 4, 2026, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/5015 "2026-11-04T19:55:41Z")
> [@Ponch8](#): > > I’ve never heard of Flatiron Building before and just had to guess that it is wedge-shaped. If you watch movies set in New York, you’ll realise you have seen it before. It’s a notable landmark. Meanwhile, here’s **Thursday’s** game. I guessed at Yellow, and did not figure out Purple. Puzzle #1243 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨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:** [November 4, 2026, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/5016 "2026-11-04T21:07:13Z")
Connections Puzzle #1242 πŸŸͺ🟦πŸŸͺ🟨 🟩🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Ungood. Chased a far-fetched red herring. ---
**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:** [November 5, 2026, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/5018 "2026-11-05T05:41:02Z")
Connections Puzzle #1243 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Not too difficult. Although for BLUE : Raindrops and Uvulae are not normally teardrop-shaped. Also, today I learned there is such a thing as a uvula piercing 😱 ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/5019 "2026-11-05T06:15:57Z")
Connections Puzzle #1243 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Purple was leftovers. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/5020 "2026-11-05T11:03:13Z")
Today was rough. I did not figure out the last two and just guessed on feel. There was a cute Easter egg in the opening array (A few of my favorite things. ). I like when they do that. Connections Puzzle #1243 🟩🟩🟦🟩 🟦🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟨🟨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:** [November 5, 2026, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/5021 "2026-11-05T14:10:46Z")
Connections Puzzle #1243 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 My 150th reverse rainbow (been working through the archives and they count towards the statistics)! > [@MrDibble](#): > > Although for BLUE : Raindrops and Uvulae are not normally teardrop-shaped. They are in cartoons. ---
**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:** [November 5, 2026, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/5022 "2026-11-05T14:23:45Z")
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