Wordle 925

⬛️🟨🟨⬛️⬛️ FLAIR

⬛️⬛️🟩🟨🟩 DELAY

🟨🟩🟩⬛️🟩 TALLY

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SALTY

Time: 4-5 minutes

That is it for Dec. I finished the month with an average score of 3.68, my lowest monthly average to date.

My current streak grew to be my longest streak earlier this month and continues to grow. This was the seventh consecutive month in which I finished all my games correctly. 

I started the month by starting five of my first nine games with 0.1.4. I was on a pace to shatter my record of games started with 0.1.4 in a single month. I only started six of my last 22 games with 0.1.4. I did not shatter or even tie my record.

The only game in Dec that took me more than 15 minutes to complete was the first game of the month and that one took me 16 minutes to complete. I only had one other game this month that took me 10 or more minutes to complete.

Games played: 677

Winning streak: 236

Wordle 924

⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️ SLAIN

🟨⬛️⬛️🟨🟩 ROUTE

🟩🟩🟨🟨🟩 THERE

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 THREE

Time: 1-2 minutes

This is just the seventh time that my next to last guess has been all green and yellow letters. It is very unusual for there not to be any black letters in my my next to last guess. The last time it happened, which was also the only other time it happened in 2023, was on Mar 26.

Games played: 676

Winning streak: 235

Wordle 923

⬛️⬛️⬛️🟩⬛️ FABLE

⬛️⬛️🟩🟩⬛️ SPILL

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CHILD

Time: 4-5 minutes

I spent most of my time on my third guess. I honestly had doubts about my third guess. I thought CHILD had been the answer before but it still seemed like a good guess when I stopped to think about it.

This is the first game this month that I have started with 1.0.4 and finished in 3 guesses. I have started at least one game with 1.0.4 and finished it in 3 guesses in 15 of the past 22.

This is the fourth time this streak that I have started a game with 1.0.4 and finished it in 3 guesses. I started eight games with 1.0.4 that I finished in 3 guesses during my eighth (213 games).

This is my 675th game of Wordle. Here are some stats. My average number of guesses for my last 25 games is ridiculously low.

Games played: 675

Winning streak: 234

Wordle 922

⬛️🟨⬛️🟨🟨 CABLE

🟩🟩🟩⬛️⬛️ LEASH

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEARN

Time: 50 seconds

This is the first time I have started a game with 0.3.2 this month. This is the fifth consecutive month that I have started at least one game with 0.3.2. I have started at least one game with 0.3.2 in 18 of the past 22 months.

This is the seventh time this streak that I have started a game with 0.3.2.  I started fourteen games during my eighth streak (213 games) with 0.3.2.

I have finished slightly more than half (18/35) of the games that I started with 0.3.2 in 3 guesses. I have finished slightly more than half (4/7) of the games that I started with 0.3.2 in 3 guesses during my current streak.

Games played: 674

Winning streak: 233

Wordle 921

⬛️🟨⬛️⬛️⬛️ BINGE

⬛️⬛️⬛️🟨⬛️ CHOIR

🟨⬛️🟩⬛️⬛️ SPILL

🟨⬛️🟩🟩⬛️ AMISS

⬛️🟩🟩🟩⬛️ WAIST

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 DAISY

Time: 10-11 minutes

I saw two possible answers after my fourth guess but I hesitated before trying them bcause I was worried that there were other possibile answers that I was unable to see.

This is the tenth time this month that I have started a game with 0.1.4. I have started at least ten games with 0.1.4 in 12 of the past 22 months. 

This is the first time this month that it has taken me 6 guesses to finish a game. This is the fourteenth consecutive month that I have finished at least one game in 6 guesses. I have finished at least one game in 6 guesses in 20 of the past 22 months. 

This is the 50th time it has taken me 6 guesses to finish a game. Fourteen of the 50 games have happened in my current streak.

Games played: 673

Winning streak: 232

Wordle 920

⬛️⬛️🟩🟨🟩 SLOPE

🟩⬛️🟩🟩🟩 PRONE

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PHONE

Time: 1-2 minutes

This is the first time this month that I have started a game with 2.1.2. This is the third consecutive month that I have started one game with 2.1.2. I have never had a month in which I started more than one game with 2.1.2.

This is the sixth game of my current streak that began with 2.1.2. I finished five of the six games this streak that I started with 2.1.2 in 3 guesses. My current streak is my only streak in which I started more than one game with 2.1.2.

Games played: 672

Winning streak: 231

Wordle 919

⬛️⬛️🟩⬛️🟩 TROPE

⬛️⬛️🟩⬛️🟩 SWOLE

⬛️⬛️🟩🟨🟩 ABOVE

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EVOKE

Time: 6-7 minutes

I got my first three guesses out pretty quickly. It took me more than a few minutes to figure out what was possible after my third guess, given what I knew.

This is the first time this month that I have started a game with 2.0.3 and finished it in 4 guesses. This is the second consecutive month that I have started at least one game with 2.0.3 and finished it in 4 guesses. This is the first time that I have started at least one game with 2.0.3 and finished it in 4 guesses in consecutive months.

Four of the seven times that I have started a game with 2.0.3 and finished it in 4 guesses have occurred in my current streak.

Games played: 671

Winning streak: 230

Wordle 918

⬛️⬛️⬛️🟨🟨 OPTER

🟨⬛️🟨🟨⬛️ CLERK

⬛️🟩🟩🟩🟩 BRACE

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 GRACE

Time: 2-3 minutes

This is the tenth game this month that I have finished in 4 guesses. This is the tenth consecutive month that I have finished at least ten games in 4 guesses. I have finished ten or more games in 4 guesses in 18 of the past 22 months. 

Games played: 670

Winning streak: 229

Wordle 917

🟩⬛️🟩⬛️⬛️ SNOUT

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLOPE

Time: 35 seconds

I briefly considered playing SPOON as my second guess but instead opted to go with the second word that occurred to me.

This is the first game this month that I have started with 2.0.3. This is the eighth consecutive month that I have started at least one game with 2.0.3. I have started at least one game with 2.0.3 in 15 of the past 22 months. 

This is the ninth time this streak that I have started a game with 2.0.3. I started nine games with 2.0.3 during my eighth streak (213 games). The ninth time I started a game with 2.0.3 during my eighth streak was in the 170th game of that streak.

This is the third game this month that I have finished in 2 guesses. This is just the third time that I have finished three or more games in a month in 2 guesses.

This is the third time that I have started a game with 2.0.3 and finished it in 2 guesses. The last time I started a game with 2.0.3 and finished it in 2 guesses was in Jan 2023. Both of the other two that I started with 2.0.3 and finished in 2 guesses happened during my eighth streak. 

This is my second 0Y game this month. It took me 2 guesses to finish both of these games and and it took me less than a minute to finish both of these games. This is the third time that I have finished two 0Y games in 2 guesses in a single month. I have never finished more than two 0Y games in 2 guesses in a month.

Games played: 669

Winning streak: 228

Wordle 916

⬛️⬛️🟩⬛️🟨 SAUNT

⬛️🟩🟩🟨🟩 MOUTH

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TOUCH

Time: 1-2 minutes

I considered looking for a word that began with THU for my second guess before I decided to go with MOUTH.

This is the first time this month that I have started a game with 1.1.3. I have started at least one game with 1.1.3 in all of the past 22 months.

This is the first time this month that I have started a game with 1.1.3 and finished it in 3 guesses. I have achieved this feat at least once in 14 of the past 22 months.

This the fifth time this streak that I have started a game with 1.1.3 and finished it in 3 guesses. I started five games in my eighth streak (213 games) with 1.1.3 that I finished in 3 guesses. The fifth of those games during my eighth streak happened in my 172nd game of that streak.

Games played: 668

Winning streak: 227

Wordle 915

⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️ SHOVE

⬛️🟨⬛️🟨⬛️ FLAIR

🟨⬛️🟩🟩⬛️ TWILL

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BUILT

Time: 2-3 minutes

This is the 73rd time I have started a game with 0.0.5 and the 37th time I have started a game with 0.0.5 and finished it in 4 guesses. 

Games played: 667

Winning streak: 226

Wordle 914

🟨⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️ LOUGH

🟩🟨🟩⬛️⬛️ SLAIN

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SMALL

Time: 1-2 minutes

I had my doubts about my third guess because of the double letter but it was the first word that occurred to me after my second guess.

I started five of the first nine games this month with 0.1.4. At that point I was on a pace to shatter my record for the number of games started in a single month with 0.1.4. I have only started four games with 0.1.4 since then. I am no longer on a pace to shatter that record but anything is possible.

This is the 225th game of my current streak. Here are some stats.

Games played: 666

Winning streak: 225

Wordle 913

⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️🟩 HORSE

🟨⬛️⬛️⬛️🟩 BINGE

⬛️🟩🟩🟩🟩 CABLE

⬛️🟩🟩🟩🟩 FABLE

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TABLE

Time: 2-3 minutes

I was going to try TABLE after my second guess but then I got it in my head that it had probably already been the answer so I tried a couple of similar words first. Silly me.

This is the first time this month and sixth time this streak that I have started a game with 1.0.4 and finished it in 5 guesses. During my eighth streak (213 games) I started six games with 1.0.4 that I finished in 5 guesses. The sixth of those games was the 160th game of my eighth streak.

Games played: 665

Winning streak: 224

Wordle 912

🟩🟩🟩⬛️⬛️ FUNGI

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 FUNNY

Time: 35 seconds

I see it but I don’t believe it. I might have finished this one a little faster if I hadn't been stunned by how close I was with my first guess.

This is the first time this month, third time this streak, and seventh time overall that I have started a game with 3.0.2. 

This is the first time this streak that I have started a game with 3.0.2 and finished it in 2 guesses. I finished all games that I started with 3.0.2, prior to this streak, in 2 guesses.

This is my first 0Y game this month. This is the 21st consecutive month that I have had at least one 0Y game.

This is my 22nd 0Y game this streak. I had 22 0Y games in my 8th streak which lasted just 213 games. My 22nd 0Y game during my 8th streak occurred in my 200th game of that streak.

All seven of the games that I have started with 3.0.2 have been 0Y games. 

This is the second game I have finished in 2 guesses this month but only the sixth game that I have finished in 2 guesses this streak. I finished eleven games in 2 guesses during my 8th streak.

Games played: 664

Winning streak: 223

Wordle 911

⬛️⬛️🟨🟨⬛️ TRACE

⬛️🟨🟩⬛️🟨 MOCHA

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BACON

Time: 2-3 minutes

This is the 54th game this streak that I finished in 3 guesses. I finished 54 games in 3 guesses during my 8th streak which lasted just 213 games. The 54th game that I finished in 3 guesses during that streak happened in my 212th game of that streak.

This is the first game this month that I have started with 0.2.3 and finished in 3 guesses. This is the twelfth consecutive month that I have started at least one game with 0.2.3 and finished it in 3 guesses. I have started at least one game with 0.2.3 and finished it in 3 guesses in 19 of the past 22 months.

Games played: 663

Winning streak: 222

Wordle 910

⬛️⬛️🟨⬛️⬛️ CREAM

⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️🟩 TWINE

⬛️⬛️🟩⬛️🟩 SHOVE

🟨🟩🟩⬛️🟩 BLOKE

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 GLOBE

Time: 3-4 minutes

This is the first time this month that I have started a game with 0.1.4 and finished it in 5 guesses. I have started at least one game with 0.1.4 and finished it in 5 guesses in 20 of the past 22 months. This is currently the third most common start and finish combination for me.

Games played: 662

Winning streak: 221

Wordle 909

⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️ HEAVY

⬛️⬛️🟨⬛️🟨 BLIMP

🟨⬛️🟩⬛️🟨 INPUT

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TOPIC

Time: 4-5 minutes

This is the first time this month that I have started a game with 0.0.5 and finished it in 4 guesses. This is the 10th consecutive month that I have started at least one game with 0.0.5 and finished it in 4 guesses. I have started at least one game with 0.0.5 and finished it in 4 guesses in 19 of the past 22 months.

Games played: 661

Winning streak: 220

Wordle 908

⬛️🟩⬛️⬛️⬛️ FOAMY

🟨🟩🟩⬛️⬛️ LOUGH

⬛️🟩🟩🟩🟩 COULD

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WOULD

Time: 1-2 minutes

This is the first time I have started a game with 1.0.4 this month. I have started at least one game with 1.0.4 in 21 of the past 22 months.

This is the first time this month that I have started a game with 1.0.4 and finished it in 4 guesses. I have started at least one game with 1.0.4 and finished it in 4 guesses in 16 of the past 22 months.

My current streak and my second longest streak (213 games) are the only streaks in which I have started more than one game with 1.0.4 and finished it in 4 guesses. All but three of the 29 games which I have started with 1.0.4 and finished in 4 guesses occurred in these two streaks. I started 14 games with 1.0.4 during my third longest streak (95 games) but I only finished one of those games in 4 guesses.

Games played: 660

Winning streak: 219

Wordle 907

🟨⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️ NOMAD

🟨⬛️⬛️🟩🟨 PRUNE

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SPENT

Time: 1-2 minutes

This is the third consecutive game that I have finished in 3 guesses. This is the fourth time I have finished three consecutive games in 3 guesses. I have never finished more than three consecutive games in 3 guesses.

This is the 40th time I have started a game with 0.1.4 and finished it in 3 guesses. Eighteen of the games that I have started with 0.1.4 and finished in 3 guesses have been part of my current streak.

Games played: 659

Winning streak: 218

Wordle 906

🟨🟨⬛️⬛️🟩 STOKE

⬛️⬛️🟨🟨🟩 PASTE

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 THESE

Time: 2-3 minutes

This is the eighth time that I have had two or fewer black letters in my first guess on consecutive days. I have never had this happen three days in a row. 

This is the second time this month that I have started a game with 1.2.2. This is the fifth time that I have started two games in a month with 1.2.2. I have never started more than two games in a month with 1.2.2.

This is the 21st time I have started a game with 1.2.2 but it is the first time I have started games with 1.2.2 on consecutive days. 

Prior to Dec I had a streak of four months in which I had not started a single game with 1.2.2. That is the longest such streak in the 22 months that I have been playing Wordle. Prior to the four month streak I had never had consecutive months in which I didn’t start at least one game with 1.2.2. 

This is the second time this month that I have started a game with 1.2.2 and finished it in 3 guesses. It can be inferred from some of the other information I provided above but I have never started more than two games in a month with 1.2.2 and finished them in 3 guesses.

Games played: 658

Winning streak: 217

Wordle 905

🟨⬛️🟨⬛️🟩 STOKE

🟩🟩⬛️🟩🟩 HORSE

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HOUSE

Time: 1-2 minutes

This is the first time I have had one or more green letters in my first guess this month. I have had at least one green letter in my first guess at least once per month for 22 months consecutive months. My lowest monthly count for such games prior to this month was last month when I started just 5 games with one or more green letters in my first guess.

This game ends my streak of games without a green letter in my first guess at 19 games. This is my longest streak of games without a green letter in my first guess. My previous record for games without a green letter in my first guess prior to this streak was 11 games.

This is the 20th time overall and the fourth time this streak that I have started a game with 1.2.2. I started eight games with 1.2.2 during my eighth streak which was three games shorter than my current streak.

This is the eleventh time I have started a game with 1.2.2 and finished it in 3 guesses. The last time I started a game with 1.2.2 and finished it in 3 guesses was over seven months ago in the seventh game of my current streak.

Games played: 657

Winning streak: 216

Wordle 904

⬛️⬛️⬛️🟨⬛️ STONE

⬛️⬛️🟩🟩🟩 BRAIN

⬛️⬛️🟩🟩🟩 PLAIN

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CHAIN

Time: 2 minutes

I finished this game relatively quickly even though it seemed like there might be a lot of possible answers after my second guess.

This is the fifth time this month that I have started a game with 0.1.4 and finished it in 4 guesses. If I keep up at this pace then I will shatter my monthly record for games started with 0.1.4 and finished in 4 guesses. I might set a new record but I wouldn’t bet that I will shatter the current monthly record which is eight.

This is the 75th game this streak that I have started with 0.1.4.

This is the 100th game this streak that I have finished in 4 guesses. My counts for games finished in 3 and 2 guesses during my current streak stand at 50 games and 5 games.

Games played: 656

Winning streak: 215

Wordle 903

🟨⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️ TOWEL

🟩🟨⬛️🟨⬛️ STAIN

🟩🟩🟩⬛️🟩 SHIRT

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SHIFT

Time: 4 minutes

This is the third day in a row that I have been off by one letter on my next to last guess.

I have started five out of nine games this month with 0.1.4. If I keep up at this pace I will set a new personal record for games started with 0.1.4 in a single month. I don’t think that’s going to happen. These sorts of trends usually get derailed. 

This is now officially my longest streak. Wordle is a mixture of luck and skill. I have no idea how much longer this streak will ultimately last.

Games played: 655

Winning streak: 214

Wordle 902

⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️ WOUND

⬛️🟨⬛️⬛️🟨 FAITH

🟨⬛️🟩⬛️⬛️ HEAVY

🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛️ SHARK

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SHARP

Time: 3-4 minutes

I've got to admit, I was a little disappointed when it turned out that SHARK wasn't the answer.

This is the first time this month that I have started a game with 0.0.5. This is the tenth consecutive month that I have started at least one game with 0.0.5. I have started at least one game with 0.0.5 in 20 of the past 22 months. 

This is the 71st time I have started a game with 0.0.5 and the 17th time I have started a game with 0.0.5 and finished it in 5 guesses.

This is the first time this month that I have started a game with 0.0.5 and finished it in 5 guesses. This is the third consecutive month in which I have started at least one game with 0.0.5 and finished it in 5 guesses. I have started at least one game with 0.0.5 and finished it in 5 guesses in 12 of the past 22 months.

Games played: 654

Winning streak: 213

My current streak is now equal in length to my eighth streak and therefore one of my two longest streaks. Here’s a side by side comparison of the two streaks.

What stands out to me

• Considerably fewer games that started with 0.3.2 and 1.0.4 in my current streak
• Considerably more games that started with 0.0.5 and  0.1.4 in my current streak
• Fewer 2, 3, and 6 guess games in my current streak
• More 4 and 5 guess games in my current streak
• Fewer 5G and 0Y games in my current streak
• Average score for my current streak is higher although that isn't too surprising when I look at some of the other differences

Wordle 901

⬛️⬛️⬛️🟨🟨 CHASE

🟩⬛️🟨🟩⬛️ SUPER

🟩🟨⬛️🟩⬛️ SPIED

🟩⬛️🟩🟩🟩 STEEP

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLEEP

Time: 6-7 minutes

I saw two possible answers after my fourth guess. I checked to see if either of them had been the answer before I played my fifth guess. One of them had.

I am seven days into the month and so far every game has started with 0.1.4 or 0.2.3. 

This is the first time this month that I have started a game with 0.2.3 and finished it in 5 guesses. This is the sixth consecutive month that I have started at least one game with 0.2.3 and finished in 3 guesses. I have achieved this feat in 15 of the past 22 months.

Games played: 653

Winning streak: 212

Wordle 900

🟨⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️ MITER

⬛️🟩🟨🟨⬛️ FOAMY

🟨🟩🟩🟩⬛️ NOMAD

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WOMAN

Time: 1-2 minutes

My second guess just popped into my head as soon as I looked at the results of my first guess. I’m not sure where it came from but I didn’t think very long or hard about it.

I started with 0.1.4, my next to last guess was 3.1.1, and I finished in 4 guesses. There’s nothing unusual about this game or that I haven’t already seen this month.

Games played: 652

Winning streak: 211

Wordle 899

⬛️⬛️⬛️🟨⬛️ REBUS

⬛️🟩🟩⬛️⬛️ VOUCH

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YOUNG

Time: 1-2 minutes

I considered playing AUDIO as my second guess but then decided to try something different.

I didn’t notice it until just now but my current streak is my longest streak of games without a green letter in my first guess. It has been 14 days since I had a green letter in my first guess. My previous record was 11 days.

This is the 50th game this streak that I have finished in 3 guesses.

This is the 200th game that I have started with 0.1.4.

This is the first game this month that I have started with 0.1.4 and finished in 3 guesses. This is the 17th consecutive month that I have started at least one game with 0.1.4 and finished it in 3 guesses. I have started at least one game with 0.1.4 and finished it in 3 guesses in 20 of the past 22 months since I started playing.

Games played: 651

Winning streak: 210

Wordle 898

🟨⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️ SQUIB

⬛️⬛️⬛️🟩⬛️ CHASE

⬛️🟨🟨🟩⬛️ GROSS

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WORST

Time: 4-5 minutes

I considered playing FLOSS as my third guess but I thought of GROSS first so I went with that. That was not the WORST decision I ever made.

This is my 650th game of Wordle. Here are some stats. 

Games played: 650

Winning streak: 209

Wordle 897

🟨⬛️⬛️⬛️🟨 POUND

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ADAPT

Time: 1-2 minutes

The drought has ended. After more than two months without finishing a game in 2 guesses I have finally finished my 22nd game in 2 guesses and ended a streak of 66 games without finishing a game in 2 guesses. My longest streak of games without finishing a game in 2 guesses lasted 75 games. 

This is my first 5G game this month. This is the fifth consecutive month in which I have had at least one 5G game. I have had at least one 5G game in 19 of the past 22 months.

This is the first time I have started a game with 0.2.3 and finished it in 2 guesses.

This is the third time this streak and sixth time overall that I have finished a 5G game in 2 guesses. Three of those six games occurred during my current streak. My current streak is the only one in which I have finished more than one 5G game in 2 guesses. I started four of the five previous 5G games that I finished in 2 guesses with 0.3.2 and the other game with 0.4.1. 

Games played: 649

Winning streak: 208

Wordle 896

🟨⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️ EPOXY

⬛️🟩⬛️🟨🟨 BEING

⬛️🟩🟩🟨🟩 HENGE

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 GENRE

Time: 3-4 minutes

This is the first time this month that I have started a game with 0.1.4. I have started at least one game with 0.1.4 every month since I started playing this game.

This is the first time this month that I have started a game with 0.1.4 and finished it in 4 guesses. I have started at least one game with 0.1.4 and finished it in 4 guesses every month since I started playing this game.

Games played: 648

Winning streak: 207

Wordle 895

⬛️🟨⬛️⬛️🟨 DEPOT

⬛️⬛️🟨🟩⬛️ MITER

⬛️🟨⬛️🟩⬛️ STEEL

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TAKEN

Time: 15-16 minutes

I spent most of my time on my fourth guess. I’m not sure why it took me so long to figure out the answer.

This is the first time this month that I have started a game with 0.2.3. I have started at least one game with 0.2.3 every month since I started playing.

This is the first time this month that I have finished a game in 4 guesses. I have finished at least one game in 4 guesses every month since I started playing.

This is the first time this month that I have started a game with 0.2.3 and finished it in 4 guesses. This is the tenth consecutive month and 21st month in the past 22 months that I have started at least one game with 0.2.3 and finished it in 4 guesses.

Games played: 647

Winning streak: 206