# 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:** 66
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2025, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1301 "2025-07-28T06:01:40Z")
Connections Puzzle #778 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ First three were easy but didn’t get purple. ---
**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 28, 2025, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1302 "2025-07-28T08:40:00Z")
Pretty easy today. Nothing interesting to say about it, really. Puzzle #778 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**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 28, 2025, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1303 "2025-07-28T10:40:29Z")
Lately, I race through Wordle to get tomConnections. Connections Puzzle #778 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦πŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 ---
**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 28, 2025, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1304 "2025-07-28T10:44:25Z")
Every day I play the same puzzles, in this order: [Waffle](https://wafflegame.net/daily), [Quordle](https://www.merriam-webster.com/games/quordle/#/), [Quordle Sequence](https://www.merriam-webster.com/games/quordle/#/sequence), [Squaredle](https://squaredle.app/), then finally Connections. On weekdays I usually get halfway through Squaredle before I have to leave for work, so complete it and Connections when I get home. ---
**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 28, 2025, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1305 "2025-07-28T13:49:08Z")
Yeah, Wordle kind of bores me, but I like playing it with my kids. We try to pick a new starter word every day and not play this optimized CRANE/SLATE sort of way. We got lucky the other day when the word was the controversial GOFER, and our starting word was GRIEF, so we got it in 2 when the average was 5.8. πŸ™‚ ---
**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 28, 2025, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1306 "2025-07-28T14:48:38Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > the controversial GOFER You mean the cursed word that stopped my streak? ---
**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 28, 2025, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1307 "2025-07-28T14:57:55Z")
Yeah, were it not for that lucky, lucky first word, I’m not sure I would have gotten it, either. With GRIEF, that was the only possible word left and I was like, nah, it can’t be, but it can’t be anything else. My problem with streaks is not missing out on a word (it’s been a long time since I couldn’t get one – came really close the other day, but got it in 6 when there were 3 possible words left), but missing out on a day because I had other things to do and forgot about doing Wordle. And, unfortunately, if it’s Monday and you forgot to do Sunday’s, you can’t go back and do Sunday’s, even if you do it before Monday’s, to continue the streak. ---
**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 28, 2025, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1308 "2025-07-28T16:01:29Z")
Connections Puzzle #778 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Pretty straightforward. After yellow, BUDDY, SILENT, and DATE all landed together on a re-shuffle, so purple pretty much solved itself. Was there even a red herring today? ---
**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 28, 2025, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1309 "2025-07-28T20:35:30Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > Was there even a red herring today? Initial, Sign, Date, Record Meanwhile, I got up early today so here is Tuesday’s puzzle. I couldn’t figure out Purple’s category, but did okay. Puzzle #779 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟩🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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:** [July 29, 2025, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1310 "2025-07-29T05:01:09Z")
Connections Puzzle #779 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩πŸŸͺ🟦🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Fell for the red herring , but _then_ I saw blue ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2025, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1311 "2025-07-29T05:44:45Z")
Connections Puzzle #779 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Once again, couldn’t get purple. What was the 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:** [July 29, 2025, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1312 "2025-07-29T05:52:22Z")
Laundry stuff - iron, steam, fold, ruffle ---
**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 29, 2025, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1313 "2025-07-29T10:11:57Z")
Couldn’t figure out the reverse rainbow today. Connections Puzzle #779 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 29, 2025, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1314 "2025-07-29T15:53:26Z")
Connections Puzzle #779 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ No hassles today; didn’t even see the red herring. And I did figure out purple after they were the only four left. ---
**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 29, 2025, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1315 "2025-07-29T20:49:38Z")
Wednesday’s game: I got Purple first, it stood out, for reasons you’ll probably see too. Puzzle #780 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:** [July 30, 2025, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1316 "2025-07-30T04:56:50Z")
Connections Puzzle #780 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Green took me a very long squint to see the connection, for some reason. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2025, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1317 "2025-07-30T06:25:37Z")
Connections Puzzle #780 🟦🟨🟩🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟨🟩🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ This was tough today. I never got purple . I saw one of the answers but didn’t see the other three. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2025, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1318 "2025-07-30T10:32:34Z")
Was sure that the Blue would be the Purple today. ---
**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 30, 2025, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1319 "2025-07-30T10:44:57Z")
Connections Puzzle #780 πŸŸͺ🟩πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ I made a fat finger mistake entering purple this morning and then spent a long time trying to realize where I went wrong before I realized I had made a typo. My own worst enemy. ---
**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 30, 2025, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1320 "2025-07-30T13:10:57Z")
> [@Quimby](#): > > Was sure that the Blue would be the Purple today. Totally agree. Blue is rather obscure, IMO. Funny how the mind works. (Well, my mind, anyway). I got Purple when I noticed that ORGAN and GROAN were anagrams. That started me down the correct path. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=65) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=67)