# 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:** 75
**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 16, 2025, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1481 "2025-08-16T22:08:31Z")
**Sunday’s** puzzle. I failed this one. Yellow and Green only. I tried so many different combos that seemed sort of logical, and none came together. I think Purple was too American for me. Puzzle #798 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺ🟩πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟩πŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺ🟦🟦🟦 🟦🟦πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**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 17, 2025, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1482 "2025-08-17T06:28:09Z")
Connections Puzzle #798 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 I didn’t have a problem, although I see your point about Purple, @GuanoLad. ---
**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 17, 2025, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1483 "2025-08-17T11:37:40Z")
Connections Puzzle #798 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Not much to say, 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 17, 2025, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1484 "2025-08-17T12:28:22Z")
Connections Puzzle #798 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 This was on the slightly harder side of medium for me. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2025, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1485 "2025-08-17T14:28:14Z")
Connections Puzzle #798 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Almost too many possibilities today. Had to try to carefully narrow them down. ---
**Author:** ![NotEncinoMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@NotEncinoMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NotEncinoMan)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2025, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1486 "2025-08-17T20:32:57Z")
Monday. Worked out all the groups so I tried for a reverse rainbow and failed badly, as I expected I would. Just no intuition for which groups would be considered more difficult. Strange to describe purple that way instead of the more straightforward description of that group. ---
**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 17, 2025, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1487 "2025-08-17T21:28:40Z")
Connections Puzzle #798 🟦πŸŸͺ🟩πŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 After a bit of a false start (ASSEMBLY, SPEECH, WELCOME, ADDRESSβ€”I was thinking of things at a convention or something), I struggled a little before it started to come together. The pieces fell into place slowly, but fall they did. ---
**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 17, 2025, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1488 "2025-08-17T23:48:53Z")
Connections Puzzle #799 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Easy enough ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2025, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1489 "2025-08-18T04:20:22Z")
Connections Puzzle #799 🟨🟩πŸŸͺ🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Fell for the red herring but from there it was fairly straightforward. ---
**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 18, 2025, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1490 "2025-08-18T09:47:44Z")
Not overly challenging. I saw a few three-option possibles, but didn’t even notice the red herring. Which was billiards, I guess. Puzzle #799 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 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:** [August 18, 2025, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1491 "2025-08-18T10:49:52Z")
Connections Puzzle #799 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Another pretty 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 18, 2025, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1492 "2025-08-18T15:47:51Z")
Connections Puzzle #799 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Had an easier time on this one than yesterday’s. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2025, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1493 "2025-08-18T15:55:03Z")
Abject failure today. ---
**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 18, 2025, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1494 "2025-08-18T16:15:26Z")
Connections Puzzle #799 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Green and yellow seem too close. ---
**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 18, 2025, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1495 "2025-08-18T20:46:19Z")
It’s time for **Tuesday’s** puzzle. I got them all right, but did not guess Blue’s category, I rushed through it and leapt to an erroneous conclusion. Puzzle #800 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2025, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1496 "2025-08-19T04:47:52Z")
Connections Puzzle #800 🟩🟦🟨πŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Same as yesterday. Fell for the red herring but after that they were all easy. ---
**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 19, 2025, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1497 "2025-08-19T05:11:41Z")
Connections Puzzle #800 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Easy ---
**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:** [August 19, 2025, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1498 "2025-08-19T10:06:04Z")
Tuesday’s puzzle took me about 25 seconds. Connections Puzzle #800 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**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 19, 2025, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1499 "2025-08-19T10:17:01Z")
Same here. Fastest ever for me probably. ---
**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 19, 2025, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1500 "2025-08-19T10:58:28Z")
Connections Puzzle #800 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Another easy one. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=74) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=76)