# If You Like "Wordle", Try "Connections"

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796>\
**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")\
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**Author:** ![mattgg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ccd318/32.png) [@mattgg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mattgg)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2025, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/985 "2025-06-25T16:23:26Z")

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My [secret power](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-anagram-words-as-you-read/1013484) came in handy today. As soon as I saw CRAN I thought of CRANE and then looked for other words that fit the pattern. I never saw the berry red herring.

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