# 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:** 7
**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:** [October 21, 2023, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/121 "2023-10-21T17:33:08Z")
> [@suranyi](#): > > I’ve mostly stopped doing Wordle in favor of Connections I do both. Along with the mini-crossword, letter boxed, and spelling bee. ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/122 "2023-11-16T11:51:43Z")
I’ve been enjoying connections very much. Yesterday’s with the clues being 3 letters or less was challenging! But fun, solved it with two mistakes remaining. Can get tricky and if it names teams I’m sol! I do Wordle first thing in the am, connections later at cocktail hour. Then the mini, and letter box. Spelling bee too but never find them all. ---
**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:** [November 16, 2023, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/123 "2023-11-16T12:56:00Z")
I do pretty much all of them, although as I don’t have a subscription I aim to find at least one pangram in the Spelling Bee before it kicks me out, and to finish Letter Boxed in three words every time. I miss the numbers one they used to have. ---
**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 16, 2023, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/124 "2023-11-16T13:19:13Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > to finish Letter Boxed in three words every time A lofty goal, indeed! I attempt to solve Letter Boxed in the allowed number of words, or less. I don’t think I’ve yet missed that goal. ---
**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:** [November 16, 2023, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/125 "2023-11-16T14:10:25Z")
I usually manage it, and the other day I managed it in two. Today’s is proving a challenge, however, with both a Q and X and no E. ---
**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:** [November 16, 2023, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/126 "2023-11-16T14:43:23Z")
Ha! That said, I did it in two. Go me! MARQUIS - SANDBOX ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2023, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/127 "2023-11-18T23:50:51Z")
Today’s Connections is absolutely evil. Almost failed it. ---
**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:** [November 19, 2023, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/128 "2023-11-19T00:00:34Z")
I’ve been doing Connections daily for a few weeks. I’ve noticed that there will be several words that seem they could go in different groups, but then there will be four that only seem to go in one. If I start with those four, I can usually finish the whole thing. And now I’m doing Spelling Bee as well. What I noticed there is that words repeat from one day to the next, though the letters aren’t necessarily the same. And some words are classics from crossword puzzles, like oleo, olio and epee. ---
**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 19, 2023, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/129 "2023-11-19T03:37:49Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > Today’s Connections is absolutely evil. Huh. I got it without a miss, rather quickly. Of course, I failed on two earlier in the week! ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2023, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/130 "2023-11-19T16:29:35Z")
I overthought and figured that each “peak” would go in a separate category. ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2023, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/131 "2023-11-19T16:32:14Z")
And who would figure homophones would be a category twice in one week! ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2023, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/132 "2023-11-19T17:41:00Z")
I over thought that the same way. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2023, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/133 "2023-11-30T15:23:13Z")
A question about today’s puzzle (11/30): Who’s sidekick is “Goose”? I’m sure the answer is obvious but it’s just not clicking for me. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2023, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/134 "2023-11-30T15:34:44Z")
Maverick’s in Top Gun ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2023, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/135 "2023-11-30T15:38:31Z")
Ah, OK thanks. Believe it or not, I’ve never seen it! So I guess it wasn’t so obvious after all. ---
**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 30, 2023, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/136 "2023-11-30T15:47:05Z")
I didn’t know either, so thanks! Obviously, that was the last category that I ‘solved’. ---
**Author:** ![Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2023, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/137 "2023-12-01T12:43:38Z")
Thirded. Got the category, got the one in question, but no idea what the reference was to. We should start a club. ---
**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:** [December 1, 2023, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/138 "2023-12-01T12:47:54Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > i Either that, or Captain Marvel. I struggled with that one too. ---
**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:** [December 8, 2023, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/139 "2023-12-08T10:39:02Z")
For Letterbox people, there’s a fun word today that will allow you to finish in two: QUIZ - ZOMBIFICATION ---
**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:** [December 19, 2023, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/140 "2023-12-19T15:18:54Z")
And likewise today’s two-word answer for a “within 6 words” Letterbox: FROLIC - CHUTZPAH Most of the Connections are easy - I find it helps to immediately shuffle the words because they are often initially set out in a way designed to highlight the red herrings. Every now and then I get caught out, though. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=8)