# 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:** 72
**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:** [August 10, 2025, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1421 "2025-08-10T11:36:05Z")
Connections Puzzle #791 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Coincidentally we (wife, young adult kid and wife) were discussing both purple and yellow last night after dinner. And green earlier in the week. ---
**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:** [August 10, 2025, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1422 "2025-08-10T17:53:45Z")
Connections Puzzle #791 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Straight rainbow without too much trouble. Just challenging enough to make it a fun brain workout. ---
**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:** [August 10, 2025, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1423 "2025-08-10T20:37:07Z")
Connections Puzzle #791 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Got stuck for a bit after the easy first two. I _was_ distracted - my kid’s jumping at a trampoline place. ---
**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:** [August 10, 2025, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1424 "2025-08-10T20:43:08Z")
It’s **Monday** again. This one was pretty easy, though I think Blue includes a couple that must be regional. Puzzle #792 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 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:** [August 11, 2025, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1425 "2025-08-11T04:33:02Z")
Connections Puzzle #792 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Easy enough. @GuanoLad I can only think of one of them as being regional. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2025, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1426 "2025-08-11T08:58:03Z")
Connections Puzzle #792 🟦🟦🟦🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ I had one alternative answer for blue but after that it was pretty straightforward. ---
**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:** [August 11, 2025, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1427 "2025-08-11T10:40:25Z")
Connections Puzzle #792 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Another easy one. ---
**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:** [August 11, 2025, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1428 "2025-08-11T11:15:42Z")
Connections Puzzle #792 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Agreed, easy one. ---
**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:** [August 11, 2025, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1429 "2025-08-11T11:33:01Z")
Connections Puzzle #792 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Easy peasy. ---
**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:** [August 11, 2025, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1430 "2025-08-11T18:05:36Z")
Connections Puzzle #792 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Blue seemed a bit too obvious, so I held off on it. After green and yellow, I put it away for a couple hours, and when I came back purple jumped right out at me. ---
**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:** [August 11, 2025, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1431 "2025-08-11T20:58:32Z")
It’s **Tuesday**. I almost got a reverse rainbow. An imposing one at first, but actually turned out pretty simple. Puzzle #793 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:** [August 12, 2025, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1432 "2025-08-12T04:02:44Z")
Connections Puzzle #793 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Easy-peasy. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2025, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1433 "2025-08-12T04:30:30Z")
Connections Puzzle #793 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟩🟩🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 I didn’t do so well. I found the first two easy But to me supermarkets don’t have lanes, they have aisles. Also I thought blue was too obvious except I had no idea about a bowling green in NYC. ---
**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:** [August 12, 2025, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1434 "2025-08-12T11:10:08Z")
Connections Puzzle #793 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Another easy one. ---
**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:** [August 12, 2025, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1435 "2025-08-12T12:19:12Z")
Connections Puzzle #793 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 I found this quite difficult. I had to pray and guess with one category. I only know of BOWLING GREEN as a university, city in Ohio or Kentucky, a song, or a green where one bowls. I guessed that it was likely also a place in NYC. I also wasn’t sure if CITY HALL was strong enough to make it a NYC category as most cities have a city hall. Also the green did not come obviously to me. ---
**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:** [August 12, 2025, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1436 "2025-08-12T12:21:40Z")
> [@psychobunny](#): > > But to me supermarkets don’t have lanes, they have aisles. Not those. Checkout lanes, not shopping aisles. ---
**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:** [August 12, 2025, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1437 "2025-08-12T14:40:46Z")
Connections Puzzle #793 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 I recognized purple early, but couldn’t really narrow it down until I got some terms out of the way. ---
**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:** [August 12, 2025, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1438 "2025-08-12T16:00:33Z")
Connections Puzzle #793 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟦🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 I thought I was reading an alternate verse to _We Didn’t Start the Fire_ when I opened the puzzle. πŸ˜† My mistake was putting BROOKLYN BRIDGE into the things with lanes category. But my real problem with this one is that FINGERS, COMMANDMENTS, and BOWLING PINS are all individual things that come in sets of ten, while DECADE is a collective term for ten of something. The last one doesn’t fit semantically, and I _really_ fought against that category until the very end. ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2025, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1439 "2025-08-12T17:26:32Z")
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowling\_Green\_(New\_York\_City)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowling_Green%5C_(New_York_City)) ---
**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:** [August 12, 2025, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1440 "2025-08-12T21:07:05Z")
It’s **Wednesday** already. I did okay, but I failed to figure out Purple’s category. Came up with a couple of options that only fit three, then gave up. Puzzle #794 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=71) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=73)