# 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:** 41
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2025, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/801 "2025-05-20T17:03:14Z")
I said the same thing. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2025, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/802 "2025-05-20T17:10:09Z")
I got it because they are all detectives/sleuths. I didn’t think about the kid part. They may be a children’s adaptation of Sherlock but it’s not a satisfying category ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2025, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/803 "2025-05-20T17:16:08Z")
Enola Holmes is the lead character in a series of young adult novels, in which she is the young sister of Sherlock Holmes. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2025, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/804 "2025-05-20T18:16:09Z")
There’s also two different book series, _The Boy Sherlock Holmes_ by Shane Peacock and _Young Sherlock Holmes_ by Andrew Lane. This started in 2007 and 2010, respectively, so we geezers are less likely to know them. Edit: I only _just_ now recognized what the red herring was today. 🤦‍♂️ ---
**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:** [May 20, 2025, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/805 "2025-05-20T19:07:15Z")
> [@garygnu](#): > > I only _just_ now recognized what the red herring was today. Care to share it? I sailed through today’s puzzle; Green was my default, and that was only because I thought it was too obvious. I went Yellow, Purple, Blue, Green. But I still don’t see the red herring! ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2025, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/806 "2025-05-20T19:54:17Z")
Actor surnames from the Christopher Nolan Batman movies. ---
**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:** [May 20, 2025, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/807 "2025-05-20T20:41:14Z")
Thanks. Not familiar enough with those shows to see the herring. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2025, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/808 "2025-05-20T21:00:10Z")
In order of my color solving order, they would be Cillian MURPHY (Scarecrow), Tom HARDY (Bane), Heath LEDGER (Joker), & Christian BALE (Batman). ---
**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:** [May 21, 2025, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/809 "2025-05-21T03:19:04Z")
Also Katie Holmes. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2025, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/810 "2025-05-21T04:17:14Z")
Ha! Missed that one, but having a fifth is a dead giveaway. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2025, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/811 "2025-05-22T07:03:34Z")
Quick question. People here talk about the red herring. Is there always one and do you just have to guess it to see it’s wrong? For today is it something like Words that end in K FWIW, I thought purple was easy today and could not figure out yellow at all. Overall, though, green was probably the easiest to me although I got purple first. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2025, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/812 "2025-05-22T07:58:59Z")
There almost always one false grouping. Something that looks like it would be together but isn’t an answer. Often there will be five which is a sign it isn’t one of the answers. Some people have said that they don’t like Connections because it’s less a game and more just trying to get into the head of the puzzle’s writer and the red herring shows there is a little bit of truth to that. ---
**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:** [May 22, 2025, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/813 "2025-05-22T08:27:16Z")
There were a couple of potential red herrings today. Riddler and Mad Hatter are Batman villains; And Asterisk and Obelisk are (almost) comic book characters. Neither of those led anywhere, but once they are in your head, it’s hard to let go of the category you thought was there, adding to the challenge. ---
**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:** [May 22, 2025, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/814 "2025-05-22T18:42:25Z")
I burned one guess because the Riddler _wears_ green. And I’ve never seen Wicked, so Elphaba didn’t immediately jump out in that category. Otherwise, not too tough today. ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2025, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/815 "2025-05-23T01:08:42Z")
> [@psychobunny](#): > > People here talk about the red herring. Is there always one and do you just have to guess it to see it’s wrong? My approach is to highlight a prospective category and then look at the remaining words to find additional categories before submitting the guess. If you need words in your first category to complete others, good chance you’ve found yhe red herring. ---
**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:** [May 23, 2025, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/816 "2025-05-23T10:20:21Z")
I do not expect many people could figure out the Purple category today. Cat’s Eye is not a term that comes up much anymore. ---
**Author:** ![Jegpeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jegpeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jegpeg)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2025, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/817 "2025-05-23T10:28:56Z")
Agreed In the UK at least cat’s eyes refers to reflective markers in the middle of a road to show the edge of lanes but I was not aware of any of the references in the puzzle and only got the purple group by elimination. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2025, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/818 "2025-05-23T17:07:35Z")
While I didn’t get the purple today I think that most people of the feminine persuasion would be aware of cat’s eye liner and sunglasses. Now got Taylor’s Swift’s Vigilante Shit running through my brain: “Draw the cat’s eye sharp enough to kill a man…” ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2025, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/819 "2025-05-24T02:07:41Z")
That’s the only use I was familiar with, and I’m not even a UKer! Yeah, big WTF from me on purple, but the rest was easy enough. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2025, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/820 "2025-05-25T06:06:24Z")
I would never have gotten the blue today. I thought the purple was easy but had to default on blue to the four left. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=40) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=42)