# 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:** 79
**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 24, 2025, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1561 "2025-08-24T06:42:24Z")
Connections Puzzle #805 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Straightforward, no notes. ---
**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 24, 2025, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1562 "2025-08-24T10:39:49Z")
Connections Puzzle #805 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Not much to say. Pretty standard. ---
**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 24, 2025, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1563 "2025-08-24T12:59:36Z")
Me too ---
**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 24, 2025, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1564 "2025-08-24T14:36:25Z")
I’m clearly not vulgar enough to get purple. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2025, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1565 "2025-08-25T04:37:22Z")
Connections Puzzle #806 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Didn’t get purple but I rarely get this type of answer. ---
**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 25, 2025, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1566 "2025-08-25T05:15:13Z")
Connections Puzzle #806 🟩🟩🟦πŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Not too bad, fell for one red herring that might also be entirely in my head: things little kids use for crafts ---
**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 25, 2025, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1567 "2025-08-25T07:28:32Z")
I never like it when I am completely confused and then the answer is something I know nothing about so I had no chance. Puzzle #806 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦πŸŸͺ🟦 🟦πŸŸͺ🟦🟦 🟦πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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 25, 2025, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1568 "2025-08-25T11:57:56Z")
An ugly win, but a win nonetheless. Connections Puzzle #806 🟩🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟦🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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:** [August 25, 2025, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1569 "2025-08-25T20:56:13Z")
This is **Tuesday’s** game. It took a moment to get Purple right. There was a red herring, but I saw it, considered it, then side-stepped it. Puzzle #807 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 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 25, 2025, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1570 "2025-08-25T21:08:47Z")
Still on Monday here: Connections Puzzle #806 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦πŸŸͺ🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ This one was a bit difficult. I was surprised to see that it was only a 3/5 difficulty according to the Connections Bot. I don’t think it was likely I would have figured out purple on my own. I keep forgetting that this is a type of category. ---
**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 26, 2025, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1571 "2025-08-26T04:34:39Z")
Connections Puzzle #807 πŸŸͺ🟨🟦🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Tuesday - totally fell for the red herring because I wanted it to be true. One of my favourite books ever. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2025, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1572 "2025-08-26T05:06:46Z")
Connections Puzzle #807 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Straightforward. No comments. ---
**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 26, 2025, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1573 "2025-08-26T11:34:03Z")
Connections Puzzle #807 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦πŸŸͺ🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Overslept today and everything is kind of off. ---
**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 26, 2025, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1574 "2025-08-26T21:02:14Z")
**Wednesday’s** game. It has options. Puzzle #808 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2025, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1575 "2025-08-27T05:40:19Z")
Connections Puzzle #808 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Almost too 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 27, 2025, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1576 "2025-08-27T06:00:39Z")
Connections Puzzle #808 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 That took me … 30, 45 seconds, I think? Too easy is right. ---
**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 27, 2025, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1577 "2025-08-27T09:22:50Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > Too easy is right. Yep, about 30 seconds for me. ---
**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 27, 2025, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1578 "2025-08-27T10:33:35Z")
Connections Puzzle #808 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Very easy ---
**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 27, 2025, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1579 "2025-08-27T11:02:17Z")
Purple looked so easy I thought it was a trick, so I did the others first ---
**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 27, 2025, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1580 "2025-08-27T21:08:49Z")
**Thursday’s** game. I got Purple first, and after that it wasn’t very difficult. Puzzle #809 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=78) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=80)