# 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:** 78
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2025, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1541 "2025-08-22T04:16:59Z")
Connections Puzzle #803 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺ🟦🟦🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Did eventually get them all. Just a little glitch with Las Vegas instead of Omaha on the poker types. ---
**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 22, 2025, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1542 "2025-08-22T05:13:16Z")
Connections Puzzle #803 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Saw purple pretty much immediately, and it all fell into place after that ---
**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 22, 2025, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1543 "2025-08-22T10:25:21Z")
Connections Puzzle #803 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 That was fun, took me a minute, but then it clicked. ---
**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 22, 2025, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1544 "2025-08-22T13:36:35Z")
Connections Puzzle #803 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Green decided to try being purple today. Actual purple seemed more like a typical blue. I could have gotten it earlier but was eliminating the obvious. ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2025, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1545 "2025-08-22T14:29:47Z")
Got through with no errors because the red herring seemed obviously so Blue, Green yellow 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:** [August 22, 2025, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1546 "2025-08-22T14:35:31Z")
Yeah I couldn’t figure out the reverse rainbow today. ---
**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 22, 2025, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1547 "2025-08-22T20:20:38Z")
Connections Puzzle #803 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Those were also the order I saw them in, though I was hesitating about green as it couldn’t be that obvious, could it? ---
**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 22, 2025, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1548 "2025-08-22T21:48:39Z")
Connections Puzzle #803 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Fun, and satisfyingly challenging! ---
**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 22, 2025, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1549 "2025-08-22T22:25:17Z")
It’s **Saturday** and I immediately fell for the red herring. Puzzle #804 πŸŸͺ🟦🟨🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**Author:** ![NotEncinoMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@NotEncinoMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NotEncinoMan)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2025, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1550 "2025-08-22T22:54:02Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > **Saturday** and I immediately fell for the red herring I thought purple was a red herring because it seemed too nebulous a group ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2025, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1551 "2025-08-23T04:50:44Z")
Connections Puzzle #804 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ I didn’t see the red herring but I think purple was kind of bogus. I did sort of get it but thought it could not possibly be the answer. ---
**Author:** ![NotEncinoMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@NotEncinoMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NotEncinoMan)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2025, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1552 "2025-08-23T05:09:32Z")
Yes, fairly bogus. I thought they’d turn out to be neologisms of the year or something at least official in that bogus kinx of official. But no, just bogus bogusness ---
**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 23, 2025, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1553 "2025-08-23T07:37:43Z")
Connections Puzzle #804 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Yeah, agree with everyone, purple was dumb. Also, was distracted a bit because of the variant spelling on one word, which I thought might be meaningful but naah. ---
**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 23, 2025, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1554 "2025-08-23T10:15:29Z")
Connections Puzzle #804 🟦🟦πŸŸͺ🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Just take a wild guess on what purple term got lumped in with today’s blue category. ---
**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 23, 2025, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1555 "2025-08-23T11:08:15Z")
Another easy one. Reverse rainbow. Connections Puzzle #804 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:** [August 23, 2025, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1556 "2025-08-23T12:36:54Z")
Connections Puzzle #804 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Purple was a bit … β€œbroad” … for my tastes. What was the red herring? I don’t see it. ETA: Ah, I see it now: HIPpo, COOLand, SMART watch, and CHICanery. Yeah, that’s totally one I would have fallen for if I didn’t see the other categories first. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2025, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1557 "2025-08-23T12:40:52Z")
I often fail when you all say it’s easy but today I saw Purple right away although I thought it would be words recently added to the Dictionary ---
**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 23, 2025, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1558 "2025-08-23T15:21:55Z")
Connections Puzzle #804 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 I also thought ”New words in OED” or something like that. Pretty quick and easy today though. ---
**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 23, 2025, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1559 "2025-08-23T22:05:49Z")
**Sunday’s** puzzle is disappointingly easy. I’d prefer the weekend ones to be challenging, as it’s when I have the most time to spare to noodle on it. Puzzle #805 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2025, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1560 "2025-08-24T05:31:07Z")
Connections Puzzle #805 🟨🟨🟩🟨 🟨🟨🟩🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ My brain insisted on including Split with yellow. To be fair, I think it could be a valid answer. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=77) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=79)