# 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:** 5
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2023, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/81 "2023-09-26T12:54:44Z")
I’m not really liking you right now. 😆 ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2023, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/82 "2023-09-26T13:19:37Z")
I tried to put Christoph WALTZ in there, but I couldn’t make it work. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2023, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/83 "2023-09-26T16:18:57Z")
Another one with names for you. Could be a bit tricky. | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | CHARLOTTE | HUGO | FRANCISCO | GRETA | | ROSALIND | MICHAEL | METHUSELAH | MARGARET | | EMILY | SAMANTHA | JAMES | ANNE | | BRANWELL | CARRIE | MIRANDA | HICK | Beware the red herring… ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2023, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/84 "2023-09-26T16:24:39Z")
I haven’t used it in a while, but you can actually build your own only connect wall so people can solve it…. [https://connecting-wall.netlify.app/editor](https://connecting-wall.netlify.app/editor) ETA this one only allows you three minutes to solve though…. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2023, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/85 "2023-09-27T04:47:01Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Another one with names for you. Could be a bit tricky. I’m working on it. I thought I had two of the groups, but they both use the same name, so they can’t both be right. One of those (and I think I know which) is probably the red herring you warned about. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2023, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/86 "2023-09-27T05:20:07Z")
Sept 27 puzzle had a bit more overlap than usual, but I managed to solve it after one miss. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2023, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/87 "2023-09-27T08:14:12Z")
if i remember jack ma owned tthe Alibaba shopping site or something ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2023, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/88 "2023-09-27T08:17:25Z")
charlotte samatha Carrie and Miranda are all characters from “sex in the city” ---
**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:** [September 27, 2023, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/89 "2023-09-27T13:26:02Z")
Well, I completely blew it today. Oh well. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2023, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/90 "2023-09-27T14:00:38Z")
This is for discussion of the puzzle posted upthread by @Gyrate. > [@nightshadea](#): > > charlotte samatha Carrie and Miranda are all characters from “sex in the city” I think that’s the red herring. I have CHARLOTTE EMILY ANNE BRANWELL as the Bronte siblings. If that isn’t correct, I have no idea what category BRANWELL would be in. I suspect that Gyrate came up with the _Sex and the City_ characters as a deliberate decoy. That makes me think that those four names will be in four different groups. I’ve tried a bunch of different ideas. I thought I might have a group of actors with multiple Oscar nominations but no wins, but I could only find three (GRETA, ROSALIND, JAMES). Still working on it. I find it quite interesting to see the thought process of people solving these; what topics do they try, and which groups do they get first. When I watch _Only Connect_, sometimes I’m amazed by the groups they get, and sometimes by the ones they miss. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2023, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/91 "2023-09-27T14:02:10Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > When I watch _Only Connect_, sometimes I’m amazed by the groups they get, “That’s correct! Each of those cities hosted a Eurovision contest in a year ending in zero!” ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2023, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/92 "2023-09-27T14:08:01Z")
I was just watching an episode yesterday. Two things stood out. They had a category with five possible answers, and did the “leave out A, leave out B,…” thing, but then they only did four possible combinations. They had to leave out E, and didn’t. There was also a wall with “HUAHUA” as one clue. Maybe it’s just me, but it was pretty obvious what group that had to be in. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2023, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/93 "2023-09-27T14:19:28Z")
This puzzle does kick ass. I have by the way identified one of the more obscure groupings, glad to share that with you if you want the help, otherwise, we can both keep working on it independently. ETA also, this is the site. I was actually thinking of for making puzzles… > **[PuzzGrid](https://puzzgrid.com/)** > > Grid puzzles inspired by the connecting walls of Only Connect. Play thousands of user submitted grids! Like NYT Connections, but with more red-herrings. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2023, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/94 "2023-09-27T14:31:59Z")
Oh hell, there may or may not be a metaclue for that puzzle. Or just a weird coincidence in the first two categories have solved. Nah…no way. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2023, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/95 "2023-09-27T14:37:55Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > I have > > CHARLOTTE EMILY ANNE BRANWELL > > as the Bronte siblings. If that isn’t correct, I have no idea what category BRANWELL would be in. Correct. > [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > I suspect that Gyrate came up with the _Sex and the City_ characters as a deliberate decoy. Also correct. > [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > That makes me think that those four names will be in four different groups. And correct yet again. > [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > I thought I might have a group of actors with multiple Oscar nominations but no wins, but I could only find three (GRETA, ROSALIND, JAMES). Incorrect. Not a category. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2023, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/96 "2023-09-27T14:51:22Z")
Well, I _think_ I have the four groups, but I can’t explain one of them, so maybe not. Here’s what I have: - Branwell, Charlotte, Anne, Emily - Bronte siblings - Hugo, Hick, Carrie, Greta - Chloe Grace Moretz one-word film titles (Kick-Ass excluded) - Rosalind, Miranda, Francisco, Margaret - things circling Uranus - Michael, Methuselah, James, Samantha ? The metaclue I referenced was the umlauted e in the first two, but never mind. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2023, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/97 "2023-09-27T14:54:20Z")
All correct. No metaclue - I’m just too lazy to deal with diacriticals here. Last group connection not that hard, although one of the items is pretty obscure. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2023, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/98 "2023-09-28T03:17:22Z")
I had CARRIE and HUGO as movie titles, but I didn’t make the connection that they had the same actress. I think MICHAEL, METHUSELAH, and JAMES are characters in the Bible. MICHAEL, JAMES, and SAMANTHA are saints. I don’t think either of those works for all four. I think the oldest tree in the world is named METHUSELAH, so I looked through a list of tree names in case that was a connection. It wasn’t. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2023, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/99 "2023-09-28T15:00:15Z")
Nope, sorry. You’re barking up the wrong Methuselah tree. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2023, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/100 "2023-10-05T13:44:34Z")
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