# 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:** 93
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2025, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1841 "2025-09-26T06:13:14Z")
Connections Puzzle #838 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Finally one where I got them all. ---
**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 26, 2025, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1842 "2025-09-26T10:54:52Z")
I struggled a bit with blue and purple Connections Puzzle #838 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**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 26, 2025, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1843 "2025-09-26T15:24:15Z")
Connections Puzzle #838 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Nothing jumped out at me today. I had to sit with this one for a few minutes and it slowly revealed itself. That was fun, actually. I even got purple! ---
**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 26, 2025, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1844 "2025-09-26T22:10:46Z")
Another clean sweep for **Saturday** , but I did struggle with Blue and Purple. I don’t make popcorn, so I didn’t quite see what they were getting at, and I’m not sure I have used any of the phrases in Purple. But I sort of got it right. Puzzle #839 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 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 27, 2025, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1845 "2025-09-27T00:41:21Z")
Friday’s purple completely stumped me. I was expecting one of the categories to be \_\_\_ ale, until some of the words got used up by other categories. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2025, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1846 "2025-09-27T05:31:52Z")
Connections Puzzle #839 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Straightforward. ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2025, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1847 "2025-09-27T06:26:50Z")
Never in my life have I encountered 'fiddle away’ or β€˜trifle away’ as expressions meaning 'squander’. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2025, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1848 "2025-09-27T07:02:47Z")
I got caught by a red herring Tender, Wing, Popper, Fritter but then got them pretty quickly. ---
**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 27, 2025, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1849 "2025-09-27T11:23:26Z")
So easy i couldn’t figure out the difficulty categories. Connections Puzzle #839 🟩🟩🟩🟩 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 27, 2025, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1850 "2025-09-27T14:57:19Z")
I almost caught that red herring, too, but while the existence of one is plausible, I’ve never seen a chicken fritter. ---
**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 27, 2025, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1851 "2025-09-27T17:31:43Z")
Connections Puzzle #839 πŸŸͺ🟨🟩🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 > [@Quimby](#): > > I got caught by a red herring Tender, Wing, Popper, Fritter but then got them pretty quickly. Same here. > [@Chronos](#): > > I almost caught that red herring, too, but while the existence of one is plausible, I’ve never seen a chicken fritter. I wasn’t necessarily thinking chicken specifically; they are all fried foods. ---
**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 27, 2025, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1852 "2025-09-27T21:59:22Z")
**Sunday’s** was a fail. I had no chance. Americanisms out the wazoo, and I have never heard of Aegis. Puzzle #840 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟨🟨🟦 🟦🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2025, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1853 "2025-09-28T03:05:05Z")
This American failed it also so don’t feel bad πŸ™‚ ---
**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 28, 2025, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1854 "2025-09-28T04:29:32Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > Americanisms out the wazoo, and I have never heard of Aegis. β€œAegis” is from Greek. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2025, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1855 "2025-09-28T06:42:38Z")
Connections Puzzle #840 🟦πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Went looking for a red herring related to Greek gods. Also hampered by not knowing what aegis meant. Once I let that go it was pretty straightforward. ---
**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 28, 2025, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1856 "2025-09-28T07:45:50Z")
Connections Puzzle #840 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Yep, very American. I do know what the aegis is, though. ---
**Author:** ![Teuton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teuton/32/3864_2.png) [@Teuton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teuton)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2025, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1857 "2025-09-28T10:19:06Z")
Connections Puzzle #840 🟩🟩🟦🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ All over the place, but got it eventually. My link with the first purple attempt was split things ---
**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 28, 2025, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1858 "2025-09-28T11:58:03Z")
Connections Puzzle #840 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 standard issue ---
**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 28, 2025, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1859 "2025-09-28T18:01:30Z")
Connections Puzzle #840 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 The very first thing I thought of when I saw FLEUR-DE-LIS was the New Orleans Saints, which gave away purple pretty easily. The rest followed without too much trouble. ---
**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 28, 2025, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1860 "2025-09-28T20:44:04Z")
It’s **Monday** again. I fell for the red herring. Puzzle #841 🟦🟩πŸŸͺ🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ🟦πŸŸͺ πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=92) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=94)