# 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:** 89
**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 16, 2025, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1761 "2025-09-16T10:39:52Z")
Connections Puzzle #828 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ This puzzle is getting too easy. ---
**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 16, 2025, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1762 "2025-09-16T16:57:21Z")
Connections Puzzle #828 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Yeah, VELVETEEN gave away purple immediately. Then I actually decided to try for the reverse rainbow (I usually don’t bother), which was easy to get today. ---
**Author:** ![NotEncinoMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@NotEncinoMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NotEncinoMan)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2025, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1763 "2025-09-16T20:12:06Z")
Wednesday Connections Puzzle #829 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Knew what purple must be via elimination, and saw a connection between two of the words which turned out to link all four. Despite confidence, another failure at guessing the order of tbe reverse rainbow. Another reminder that I don’t know what most people know and I dont even grasp the extent to which I don’t know that. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2025, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1764 "2025-09-16T20:39:15Z")
I also got purple first, but I started with Trix. But I didn’t see any other cereals, so…. But that’s probably just because my eye happened upon that word before velveteen, which was also a giveaway. ---
**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 16, 2025, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1765 "2025-09-16T21:13:34Z")
Here’s my **Wednesday** game. It initially looked intimidating, but once I got Purple it fell into place a lot easier. Puzzle #829 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 17, 2025, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1766 "2025-09-17T05:18:14Z")
Connections Puzzle #829 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ This was easy enough. Took me a little while to remember the _full_ title of _Mr Rodgers_ - never seen it or _Captain Kangaroo_ ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2025, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1767 "2025-09-17T05:42:02Z")
Connections Puzzle #829 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Didn’t get purple and was in a rush. ---
**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 17, 2025, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1768 "2025-09-17T09:08:06Z")
Connections Puzzle #829 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Once I saw what was left for purple, the category suddenly fell into place. ---
**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 17, 2025, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1769 "2025-09-17T10:48:11Z")
Fat finger typo, otherwise very easy. Connections Puzzle #829 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟩🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2025, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1770 "2025-09-17T11:52:41Z")
The classic fall for the red herring and then follow the rainbow. Connections Puzzle #829 🟨🟩🟦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 17, 2025, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1771 "2025-09-17T20:55:25Z")
Did all right with **Thursday’s** puzzle. Didn’t figure out the Blue category though. Puzzle #830 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2025, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1772 "2025-09-17T20:55:47Z")
I had a hunch about purple, but it was so complicated to describe that I wasn’t sure about it until it was all that was left. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2025, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1773 "2025-09-18T04:54:13Z")
Connections Puzzle #830 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Once again, never would have gotten the last 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:** [September 18, 2025, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1774 "2025-09-18T06:32:51Z")
Connections Puzzle #830 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Bit of a toughie on those first two. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2025, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1775 "2025-09-18T10:25:20Z")
Tough one today. I failed it. ---
**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 18, 2025, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1776 "2025-09-18T10:26:27Z")
I couldn’t figure out the reverse rainbow order. Connections Puzzle #830 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![NotEncinoMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@NotEncinoMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NotEncinoMan)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2025, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1777 "2025-09-18T11:05:18Z")
Thursday. Blue was in my wheelhouse as I feel a weird greasy unease about knowing a fact in the blue category. Does anyone else ever learn a fact, a snippet of information, about which you then unwillingly attach undue importance to, and it begins to annoy you to know, like an unwanted tune whistling in your head. Not a major obsession, just something you learn that whenever you are reminded of that fact, it pulses with undue significance in your mind. Got blue first, purple when I said them, then the others. ---
**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 18, 2025, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1778 "2025-09-18T13:25:21Z")
I solved it fairly quickly today: Green, Purple, Yellow, Blue Doubt if I’d have ever gotten Blue on its own. ---
**Author:** ![NotEncinoMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@NotEncinoMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NotEncinoMan)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2025, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1779 "2025-09-18T18:27:19Z")
Friday Can get fucked if purple is more obscure than blue. Makes me want to do old fashioned prank calls and ask questions ---
**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 18, 2025, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1780 "2025-09-18T20:58:09Z")
**Friday.** What a shamozzle. Complete failure. Puzzle #831 🟩🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦 🟦🟩🟩🟦 πŸŸͺ🟩πŸŸͺ🟩 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=88) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=90)