# 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:** 98
**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:** [October 7, 2025, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1941 "2025-10-07T20:03:58Z")
**Wednesday’s**. I failed. Got halfway through then my brain shut down and I just didn’t care. Puzzle #850 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦πŸŸͺ🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦πŸŸͺ🟦πŸŸͺ 🟦🟦πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦πŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**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:** [October 8, 2025, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1942 "2025-10-08T04:49:35Z")
Connections Puzzle #850 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Easy-peasy. Probably helps that we were recently paint shopping. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2025, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1943 "2025-10-08T06:23:05Z")
Connections Puzzle #850 🟨🟦🟦πŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Had only a slight problem but the rest was straightforward. Was alternating between paint finishes and the names of off-white colors ( eggshell, oyster, pearl, cream) ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2025, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1944 "2025-10-08T10:25:26Z")
I made the same mistake and then got through. Connections Puzzle #850 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟦🟦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:** [October 8, 2025, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1945 "2025-10-08T11:36:29Z")
Took me a really long time today. Connections Puzzle #850 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 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:** [October 8, 2025, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1946 "2025-10-08T16:10:30Z")
Connections Puzzle #850 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ Took a while to get going, but once they started falling into place, they kept falling. (Never did get purple though.) ---
**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:** [October 8, 2025, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1947 "2025-10-08T20:14:11Z")
It’s **Thursday** , and also my birthday. Did okay. I had purple early, but thought it was a red herring. And also thought three of the four were from the same game. Puzzle #851 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2025, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1948 "2025-10-09T04:35:34Z")
Connections Puzzle #851 🟩🟨🟦πŸŸͺ πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Once again, fell for the red herring which I was sure would be purple. ---
**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:** [October 9, 2025, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1949 "2025-10-09T05:05:22Z")
Connections Puzzle #851 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Took me under 30 seconds today. @psychobunny was the red herring fruit beginnings? I only saw that when I saw you say there was one at all. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2025, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1950 "2025-10-09T06:50:49Z")
Yes, that was my red herring. ---
**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:** [October 9, 2025, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1951 "2025-10-09T09:22:34Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > Took me under 30 seconds today. > > @psychobunny was the red herring fruit beginnings? I only saw that when I saw you say there was one at all. Same and same. I got purple immediately, so never saw the red herring. Connections Puzzle #851 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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:** [October 9, 2025, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1952 "2025-10-09T09:26:58Z")
All four jumped out at me. Not obvious what the red herring. Connections Puzzle #851 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟨🟨🟨🟨 ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2025, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1953 "2025-10-09T10:20:02Z")
Also saw purple right away. Connections Puzzle #851 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:** [October 9, 2025, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1954 "2025-10-09T11:08:21Z")
Dead simple Connections Puzzle #851 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:** [October 9, 2025, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1955 "2025-10-09T15:54:13Z")
Connections Puzzle #851 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ > [@GuanoLad](#): > > I had purple early, but thought it was a red herring. And also thought three of the four were from the same game. Yep, same. Was including three Donkey Kong characters and one completely unrelated character intentional, to throw us off the scent? If so, it worked, as I saved purple for last just in case. ---
**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:** [October 9, 2025, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1956 "2025-10-09T20:00:26Z")
**Friday’s** game has a spooky theme. Hope that’s not a spoiler. Puzzle #852 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 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:** [October 10, 2025, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1957 "2025-10-10T05:20:27Z")
Connections Puzzle #852 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ I only got Purple by process of elimination. ---
**Author:** ![NotEncinoMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@NotEncinoMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NotEncinoMan)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2025, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1958 "2025-10-10T05:55:18Z")
Is today somehow significant in relation to the band Big Star? Albums re-released or something? Not sure how many NYT readers will get the references ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2025, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1959 "2025-10-10T06:08:33Z")
Connections Puzzle #852 🟨🟨🟨🟨 πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ 🟩🟦🟦🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 I ended up using google. First I thought it might be one of those where all the clues could be represented by one word so I double checked the deadly sins to make sure I knew them. Second, I knew it was tarot when I saw devil, lovers, magician but didn’t know the fourth and after a wrong guess decided to google. ---
**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:** [October 10, 2025, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/1960 "2025-10-10T09:09:27Z")
Other than the Big Star Quintet currently touring, I don’t think so. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=97) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796.md?page=99)