# 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:** 90
**Author:** ![Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/marvin_the_martian/32/2898_2.png) [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2025, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1781 "2025-09-18T21:02:57Z")
Connections Puzzle #830 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Guessed wrong for my reverse rainbow ---
**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, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1782 "2025-09-18T21:20:29Z")
> [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](#): > > Guessed wrong for my reverse rainbow What made you pick purple first? And why green over blue? ---
**Author:** ![Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/marvin_the_martian/32/2898_2.png) [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2025, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1783 "2025-09-18T21:36:18Z")
Trying to get purple, blue, green, and yellow in that order. Called a β€œreverse rainbow”. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2025, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1784 "2025-09-19T05:30:35Z")
Connections Puzzle #831 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 I found this one really difficult. I was pretty sure it was going to be a word before or after the clue for purple. I made a slight detour for things you might find in a bathroom. Then I’m proud of myself because I set it down and went and did strands, pips etc. When I thought back I cam up with paper clip, immediately got paper tiger and went back to the puzzle to get the other two. Didn’t get blue. ---
**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 19, 2025, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1785 "2025-09-19T05:59:44Z")
Connections Puzzle #831 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 No notes. ---
**Author:** ![NotEncinoMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@NotEncinoMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NotEncinoMan)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2025, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1786 "2025-09-19T06:16:07Z")
Sorry, I mwan what was it that made purple seem most difficult or obscure? ---
**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 19, 2025, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1787 "2025-09-19T08:30:05Z")
Snap Connections Puzzle #831 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 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 19, 2025, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1788 "2025-09-19T12:27:25Z")
It was a tough one for me today. Connections Puzzle #831 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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 19, 2025, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1789 "2025-09-19T22:07:32Z")
This is **Saturday’s** game. I really struggled with this one, and only pulled out of the plunge at the last minute with some lucky guesses. Didn’t help that there was an epic Americanism as one of the categories. Puzzle #832 🟦🟩🟨πŸŸͺ 🟨🟦🟨🟨 🟦🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 ---
**Author:** ![NotEncinoMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@NotEncinoMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NotEncinoMan)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2025, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1790 "2025-09-20T03:12:51Z")
Connections Puzzle #832 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Yes very high seppo bullshit factor today, and not just in that category. Yellow was ultraviolet for me, just had it via elimination after an easy purp ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2025, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1791 "2025-09-20T05:40:45Z")
Connections Puzzle #832 🟦🟩🟨πŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 I call BS on yellow. Since when is RAM a car brand? It’s a type of Ford! I finally had to guess it because nothing else worked. Didn’t get blue. Not my wheelhouse. ---
**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 20, 2025, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1792 "2025-09-20T05:43:54Z")
Connections Puzzle #832 🟦🟩🟨πŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 > [@psychobunny](#): > > Since when is RAM a car brand? It’s a type of Ford! I finally had to guess it because nothing else worked. It used to be a Dodge brand, but now it’s its own thing, apparently. Agreed though, just too much Americanism in this one, across multiple categories. Also β€œDip” is NOT a food the way fries, wings and chips are, it’s a fucking condiment. And fries and chips ARE THE SAME FUCKING THING anyway. ---
**Author:** ![NotEncinoMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@NotEncinoMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NotEncinoMan)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2025, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1793 "2025-09-20T07:19:22Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > β€œDip” is NOT a food the way fries, wings and chips are, it’s a fucking condiment. And fries and chips ARE THE SAME FUCKING THING anyway Have to defend the great nation of America here. No way that dip is a condiment. It requires a transfer mechanism sure but it isnt merely a flavour added to adjust a meal. And like other classic American traditions such as Thanksgiving and school shootings, the fries/chips distinction is widely know throughout the normal world. ---
**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 20, 2025, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1794 "2025-09-20T09:06:11Z")
[Dipping sauce - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dipping_sauce) Note first sentence. ---
**Author:** ![NotEncinoMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@NotEncinoMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NotEncinoMan)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2025, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1795 "2025-09-20T09:14:27Z")
I tried to edit wikipedia to prove my point but I’m blocked due to doing that in the past. So for debate purposes, imagine it said exaxtly what would refute you. Thats dipping sauces, dips are food in their own right, as the conduit is mportant and must be compatible but is not the main thing. The dip itself is, hence its status as a food among equals like chips. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2025, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1796 "2025-09-20T10:58:05Z")
> [@psychobunny](#): > > Since when is RAM a car brand? It’s a type of Ford! I finally had to guess it because nothing else worked. Dodge, actually. ---
**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 20, 2025, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1797 "2025-09-20T11:01:50Z")
Connections Puzzle #832 🟦🟩🟨πŸŸͺ πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Fell for the red herring and am NOT ASHAMED. I only regret I couldn’t choose DODGE twice. But I agree with the points about RAM and DIP made above. ---
**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 20, 2025, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1798 "2025-09-20T11:18:21Z")
I struggled. Connections Puzzle #832 🟦🟩🟨πŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟩🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**Author:** ![NotEncinoMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@NotEncinoMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NotEncinoMan)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2025, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1799 "2025-09-20T11:29:07Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > But I agree with the points about RAM and DIP made above. Thank you! ---
**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 20, 2025, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1800 "2025-09-20T13:59:45Z")
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