# 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:** 86
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2025, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1701 "2025-09-10T05:25:59Z")
Connections Puzzle #822 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Didn’t get blue but didn’t know one of them and didn’t look it up. ---
**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:** [September 10, 2025, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1702 "2025-09-10T05:26:53Z")
Connections Puzzle #822 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 That was easy. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2025, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1703 "2025-09-10T09:05:47Z")
Whelp, today I learned there is something called King Cake. ---
**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:** [September 10, 2025, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1704 "2025-09-10T10:01:30Z")
Connections Puzzle #822 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Blue was leftovers for me. ---
**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:** [September 10, 2025, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1705 "2025-09-10T15:55:21Z")
Connections Puzzle #822 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 My first shuffle put KONG and TUT next to each other, and finding the other two wasn’t hard. Kind of surprised that was purple. (Though I am familiar with King Cake - apparently it’s not as well-known as I assumed.) I probably should have figured out blue, but I drew a blank and didn’t care to spend a lot of brain power on it at the end. ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2025, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1706 "2025-09-10T16:46:48Z")
Connections Puzzle #822 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 I found this one really hard. First of all, as others have said, I’ve never heard of King Cake. Second, I know very few Eddie Murphy movies so I couldn’t get blue until it was all that was left. In fact, I still don’t know what movies Foley or Akeem are from. ---
**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:** [September 10, 2025, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1707 "2025-09-10T16:51:38Z")
I used to work with a guy who grew up in New Orleans, and thus know King Cake. But I also am unfamiliar with Eddie Murphy movies. Blue was also my last category. ---
**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:** [September 10, 2025, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1708 "2025-09-10T19:44:55Z")
> [@suranyi](#): > > In fact, I still don’t know what movies Foley or Akeem are from. They are from _Beverly Hills Cop_ and _Coming To America_ (both legitimately good movies well worth your time). ---
**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:** [September 10, 2025, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1709 "2025-09-10T19:58:11Z")
It’s **Thursday!** And this one posed no problems for me. Puzzle #823 🟩🟩🟩🟩 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:** [September 10, 2025, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1710 "2025-09-10T21:41:21Z")
Still on Wednesday. Easy but I had to get blue by process of elimination. I had the right category but didn’t know one of them. ETA: oh, and the one I didn’t know, it turns out I did know, just didn’t remember. Connections Puzzle #822 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:** [September 11, 2025, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1711 "2025-09-11T04:37:51Z")
Connections Puzzle #823 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Could have gone in any order really. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2025, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1712 "2025-09-11T05:01:37Z")
Connections Puzzle #823 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 All categories were easy. ---
**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:** [September 11, 2025, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1713 "2025-09-11T08:16:27Z")
Fished in… Connections Puzzle #823 🟩🟦πŸŸͺ🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 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:** [September 11, 2025, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1714 "2025-09-11T10:39:34Z")
Connections Puzzle #823 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Dead simple ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2025, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1715 "2025-09-11T10:52:35Z")
Did anyone else notice the red herring today? MAR, SNICKER, MOUND, WHOPPER ---
**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:** [September 11, 2025, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1716 "2025-09-11T11:37:14Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Did anyone else notice the red herring today? I’m going to guess @Gyrate did. ---
**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:** [September 11, 2025, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1717 "2025-09-11T12:06:30Z")
I did indeed. πŸ˜‘ ---
**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:** [September 11, 2025, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1718 "2025-09-11T16:30:57Z")
As did I. Connections Puzzle #823 🟩🟦πŸŸͺ🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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:** [September 11, 2025, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1719 "2025-09-11T21:05:57Z")
Yay, it’s **Friday**! This was easy, not least because Finlet is a nonsense giveaway word. Puzzle #824 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:** [September 11, 2025, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1720 "2025-09-11T21:21:08Z")
Thursday. Almost fell for the red herring. So close, but the other categories didn’t make sense. Connections Puzzle #823 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=85) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=87)