# 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:** 61
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2025, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1201 "2025-07-18T11:50:12Z")
Too much wine at dinner, so took the dog for his walk halfway through the puzzle and it came to me in the park. Win streak at 107! Connections Puzzle #768 🟦πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**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:** [July 18, 2025, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1202 "2025-07-18T13:58:06Z")
Connections Puzzle #768 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Darn. Guessed the relative difficulty of the last two incorrectly and missed the reverse. Purple was easiest for me EEL gave up the gimmick. Blue I had no idea on, but got it through eliminating the other eight. I’ve done that activity a few times, but never got that far. ---
**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:** [July 18, 2025, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1203 "2025-07-18T23:11:04Z")
Saturday’s game. Not sure if there was a red herring in this one, I didn’t look closely enough and just started. My only error was it having more than four possibles. Puzzle #769 🟦🟩🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**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:** [July 19, 2025, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1204 "2025-07-19T01:47:00Z")
Connections Puzzle #768 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 I stared for the longest time (whoah-oh-oh-oh) without seeing _anything_. Started free-associating and eventually said β€œelectric guitar,” and boom, that category fell into place. I wasn’t even trying for purple first! Then yellow and green both jumped out at me, making me mad at myself for not getting them sooner. But I’d _still_ be sitting here trying to figure out what the blue words have in common if I hadn’t given up and just clicked β€˜em. ---
**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:** [July 19, 2025, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1205 "2025-07-19T04:07:42Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > Saturday’s game. Not sure if there was a red herring in this one, There was. MIC, PIN, RAIN, and probably PASS; things followed by DROP ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1206 "2025-07-19T04:33:06Z")
Connections Puzzle #769 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Didn’t get purple. ---
**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:** [July 19, 2025, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1207 "2025-07-19T05:14:13Z")
Connections Puzzle #769 🟦🟦🟩🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Saw purple, and also fell for the extra choice in blue. ---
**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:** [July 19, 2025, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1208 "2025-07-19T08:55:56Z")
Saturday was an easy one for me…got Blue, Green, and Yellow quickly. Probably would never have figured out Purple. ---
**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:** [July 19, 2025, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1209 "2025-07-19T10:29:16Z")
Apparently I don’t know what a BRAD is. ---
**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:** [July 19, 2025, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1210 "2025-07-19T11:32:11Z")
Connections Puzzle #769 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Purple jumped out at me right after I hit enter on blue. I was trying hard to get it first and sussed out one almost certainly purple word, but I needed to clear the board a bit to see the rest of them. ---
**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:** [July 19, 2025, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1211 "2025-07-19T11:33:07Z")
That’s what I was trying to make happen for purple at first, but it wasn’t satisfying enough to try. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1212 "2025-07-19T11:54:30Z")
Connections Puzzle #769 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Reverse rainbow to start the day. ---
**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:** [July 19, 2025, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1213 "2025-07-19T22:43:38Z")
Connections Puzzle #769 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Blue was so easy to spot I was shocked it wasn’t the yellow category. Yes, there was also SPIKE, but that’s not a fastener like the others, maybe on a railroad Iguess. > [@Gyrate](#): > > Apparently I don’t know what a BRAD is. As I know them, it’s a tiny finishing nail with a thick but narrow head, usually made out of wire. [Like this](https://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2019/8/0/Original_Derek-Trimble_What-Is-A-Brad-Nail_Beauty_h.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.406.271.85.suffix/1564661289782.webp). I know/use them because they’re frequently used in picture framing. The word is also used for other nails that look different, and also [these things](https://www.walmart.com/ip/100-PCS-Mini-Brads-Brass-Fasteners-20-x-8mm-Brass-Metal-Paper-Fasteners-for-Craft-Scrapbooking-Brad-DIY/1856509623). ---
**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:** [July 19, 2025, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1214 "2025-07-19T23:27:55Z")
I just did Sunday’s puzzle. 100% failure. Didn’t get a single one of them at all. Annoying. ---
**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:** [July 20, 2025, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1215 "2025-07-20T02:42:44Z")
Connections Puzzle #769 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Did today’s late, and after several beers, and still did well. SPIKE was already gone, but I thought TAP might have fit into blue as well. Guess I was lucky it didn’t. When I was down to just purple, I immediately recognized the Turtles! Fun one. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1216 "2025-07-20T05:54:24Z")
Connections Puzzle #770 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Didn’t get purple. Categories not really in my wheelhouse. ---
**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:** [July 20, 2025, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1217 "2025-07-20T07:05:08Z")
Connections Puzzle #770 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Got them all, had to squint a little to get purple.. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1218 "2025-07-20T11:18:00Z")
Connections Puzzle #770 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Sunday’s puzzle. ---
**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:** [July 20, 2025, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1219 "2025-07-20T12:55:49Z")
Connections Puzzle #770 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺ🟩πŸŸͺ🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Didn’t see a good candidate for purple off the bat so went for the first one I saw. That litttle muck-up there was the right idea but not quite right concept. I thought it couldn’t be right, but went for DRAG, PUFF, PASS, and BUZZ for, like, I dunno, words related to smoking cannabis. Haha. ---
**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:** [July 20, 2025, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1220 "2025-07-20T12:57:51Z")
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