Wordle 1169

⬛️🟨⬛️⬛️⬛️ BUGLE

🟩⬛️🟩🟩🟩 SHOUT

🟨⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️ PINCE

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SPOUT

Time 4:30

I saw at least four possible answers after my second guess. I had four guesses left but decided to play it safe and went with Plan B rather than work my way through those 4 guesses. I checked after the fact and three of the four possible answers I thought of had been the answer before. 

This is the first time this month that I have had an equal number of green and black letters and a lesser number of yellow letters. This is the 15th consecutive month that this has happened. This has happened in 29 of the past 30 months.

This is just the fifth time that my next to last guess has been 0.1.4 which usually happens when I go with Plan B. 

Games played: 921

Winning streak: 36

That’s it for Wordle for August for me. This month was overall a big improvement over last month. Here are some stats.

This is the first complete calendar month within my current winning streak, which is a milestone of sorts. I am happy that my current winning streak has lasted as long as it has. It is currently my fifth longest winning streak. If I can keep winning then by this time next month it will be my fourth longest winning streak.

I finished the month with an average score of 3.90. This is the fourth time that my monthly average been below 4 guesses. This happened four times during 2023 and five times during 2022 even though I didn’t start playing Wordle until late Feb in 2022.

I had two games this month in which there was a greater number of yellow letters than there was of either green or black letters individually but not green and black letters combined. This is just the third this has happened twice in a single month. It has never happened more frequently than twice in a calendar month. It has not happened at all in 16 of the past 30 months.

Wordle 1168

⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️🟩 WROTE

⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️🟩 CHIDE

⬛️🟨⬛️⬛️🟩 LAPSE

⬛️⬛️🟩🟩🟩 AGAVE

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 KNAVE

Time 6:50

I probably spent most of my time on my fourth and fifth guesses.

This is the first time this month that I have started a game with 1.0.4 and finished it in 5 guesses. This is the fifth consecutive month that I have started at least one game with 1.0.4 and finished it in 5 guesses. I have started at least one game with 1.0.4 and finished it in 5 guesses in 19 of the past 30 months.

This is the 200th time that it has taken me 5 guesses to finish a game.

Games played: 920

Winning streak: 35

Wordle 1167

⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️ TRICE

⬛️⬛️⬛️🟩⬛️ WHANG

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 FLUNK

Time 5:50

I was moving a little slow but I got it.

This is the first 0Y game this month and 17th overall that I have started with 0.0.5. I have started at least one 0Y game with 0.0.5 in 13 of the past 30 months. 

This is the fifth 0Y game that I have started with 0.0.5 and finished in 3 guesses.

Games played: 919

Winning streak: 34

Wordle 1166

🟨⬛️🟨⬛️🟩 TRIBE

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LITHE

Time 2:35

This is the first time this month, first time this streak, and sixth time overall that I have started a game with 1.2.2 and finished it in 2 guesses. The five prior times that I started a game with 1.2.2 and finished it in 2 guesses all occurred during my three longest streaks (95, 213, 443 games). 

Games played: 918

Winning streak: 33

Wordle 1165

⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️🟨 PAVER

⬛️⬛️🟨🟨⬛️ LUNCH

🟩🟩🟩🟨⬛️ CRONY

🟩🟩🟩⬛️🟩 CROON

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CROWN

Time 4:25

I forgot to make sure that there was an R in my second guess.

I think my fourth guess was a solid one. It just wasn’t the right answer. I didn’t think of CROWN until after I tried CROON.

Games played: 917

Winning streak: 32

Wordle 1164

⬛️🟨⬛️⬛️🟨 HABIT

⬛️⬛️🟩🟨🟩 PLATE

🟨⬛️🟩⬛️🟩 TRADE

🟩🟩🟩⬛️🟩 STAGE

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STAKE

Time 1:50

I thought of STAKE before I thought of STAGE but I liked STAGE better so I tried that first. After the fact I checked and STAGE had been the solution once before. Oops?

Today’s answer uses the same five letters as yesterday’s answer. I didn’t notice that until I was updating my spreadsheet. It is pretty sneaky of them to do that. 

Games played: 916

Winning streak: 31

Wordle 1163

⬛️⬛️⬛️🟨⬛️ LOUSY

🟩⬛️⬛️⬛️🟩 SPINE

🟩⬛️🟩⬛️🟩 SHAME

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SKATE

Time 1:40

I almost made SPIKE my second guess. I might have finished in 3, if I had.

This is the tenth game this month that I have finished in 4 guesses. I have finished at least ten games in 4 guesses in 24 of the past 30 months.

Games played: 915

Winning streak: 30

Wordle 1162

⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️ CHAOS

⬛️⬛️⬛️🟨🟨 BUGLE

⬛️🟩🟩🟩⬛️ MILER

🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛️ FILED

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 FILET

Time 7:05

I thought of FILET when I was working on my fourth guess but I didn’t think that was how it was spelled. Maybe if I had been thinking a little more clearly then I would have at least tried it and finished the game a little faster than I did. 

This is the first time this month that I have started a 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 18 of the past 30 months.

Games played: 914

Winning streak: 29

Wordle 1161

⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️ JAUNT

⬛️🟨⬛️⬛️🟨 SLOPE
⬛️🟩🟨🟩🟩 BELCH
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEECH

Time 3:20

I hesitated a bit after my third guess to consider the possibilities before going with what turned out to be the right answer.

Games played: 913
Winning streak: 28

Wordle 1160

🟨⬛️⬛️🟨🟨 TIMER

🟨⬛️🟨🟩⬛️ EARTH

⬛️🟩⬛️🟩🟩 WROTE

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BRUTE

Time 5:40

This is the first time this month and 16th time overall that I have started a game with 0.3.2 and finished it in 4 guesses. I have started at least one game with 0.3.2 and finished it in 4 guesses in 12 of the past 30 months.

I started seven games with 0.3.2 that I finished in 4 guesses during my eighth streak (213 games). I started four games with 0.3.2  that I finished in 4 guesses during my tenth streak (443 games).

Games played: 912

Winning streak: 27

Wordle 1159

⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️ PRIZE

🟨⬛️🟨⬛️🟩 LOUGH

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 MULCH

Time 2:20

This is the second time during my current winning streak and 15th time overall that I have started a game with 0.0.5 and finished it in 3 guesses.

Games played: 911

Winning streak: 26

Wordle 1158

⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️🟨 SPUME

🟨⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️ EVICT

🟨⬛️⬛️🟨⬛️ LOWER

⬛️🟩🟨🟨🟩 HEADY

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 DELAY

Time 5:30

I forgot to make sure that my fourth guess included the letter L but it all worked out in the end.

This is the first time this month that I have started a game with 0.1.4 and finished it in 5 guesses. This is the tenth consecutive month that I have started at least one 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 28 of the past 30 months.

This game completes my bingo card for the seven most common start finish combinations for this month. I have now managed to complete this bingo card in 12 of the past 30 months.

My seven most common start finish combination are

started with 0.1.4 and finished in 4 guesses

started with 0.2.3 and finished in 4 guesses

started with 0.1.4 and finished in 5 guesses

started with 0.1.4 and finished in 3 guesses

started with 0.0.5 and finished in 4 guesses

started with 0.2.3 and finished in 3 guesses

started with 1.0.4 and finished in 4 guesses

Games played: 910

Winning streak: 25

This is the 25th game of my current winning streak. This is currently my fifth longest winning streak. I feel as though I have reached low Earth orbit in terms getting this far in this streak.

My average score for my current winning streak is better than I was 25 games in to all my other winning streak that reached this point.

Here are some stats.

Wordle 1157

🟨⬛️⬛️⬛️🟨 EIGHT

🟨🟩⬛️⬛️🟩 TENOR

⬛️🟩🟩🟩🟩 DETER

⬛️🟩🟩🟩🟩 PETER

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 METER

Time 2:50

I saw two possible answers, after my third guess. I tried them in the order that they occurred to me.

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 fourth consecutive month that I have started at least one game with 0.2.3 and finished it in 5 guesses. I have started at least one game with 0.2.3 and finished it in 5 guesses in 21 of the past 30 months.

Games played: 909

Winning streak: 24

Wordle 1156

⬛️⬛️🟩⬛️⬛️ SENOR

🟩⬛️🟩⬛️⬛️ LUNCH

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LANKY

Time 3:25

This is the first time this month that I have started a game with 1.0.4 and finished it in 3 guesses. This is the third consecutive month that I have started at least one game with 1.0.4 and finished it in 3 guesses. I have started at least one game with 1.0.4 and finished it in 3 guesses in 18 of the past 30 months.

This is the first time this month that I have finished a 0Y game in 3 guesses. This is the third consecutive month that I have finished at least one 0Y game in 3 guesses. I have finished at least one 0Y game in 3 guesses in 17 of the past 30 months.

This is the eighth time that I have started a 0Y game with 1.0.4 and finished it in 3 guesses. I have started at least one 0Y game with 1.0.4 and finished it in 3 guesses in 8 of the past 30 months. 

Games played: 908

Winning streak: 23

Wordle 1155

🟨⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️ MAGIC

🟩⬛️⬛️🟨⬛️ SPUME

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STORM

Time 4:50

I spent most of my time on my third guess. STORM was the first word that came to mind that fit.

Games played: 907

Winning streak: 22

Wordle 1154

⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️🟩 SHUTE

⬛️⬛️🟩⬛️🟩 PLANE

⬛️🟩🟩⬛️🟩 GRADE

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BRACE

Time 2:25

This is my first 0Y game this month. This is the fifth consecutive month that I have had at least one 0Y game. I have had at least one 0Y game in 27 of the past 30 months.

This is the third consecutive month that I have started at least one 0Y game with 1.0.4. I have started at least one 0Y game with 1.0.4 in 21 of the past 30 months. 

This is the fifth consecutive month that I have finished at least one 0Y game in 4 guesses. I have finished at least one 0Y game in 4 guesses in 19 of the past 30 months.

This is the eleventh time that I have started a 0Y game with 1.0.4 and finished it in 4 guesses. I have started at least one 0Y game with 1.0.4 and finished it in 4 guesses in 11 of the past 30 months. 

My fifth winning streaks lasted 21 games. My average number of guesses per game in both my fifth winning streak and my current winning streak was exactly 3.95 guesses per game. My first winning streak also lasted 21 games but I averaged 4.33 guesses per game during that winning streak. 

Games played: 906

Winning streak: 21

Wordle 1153

🟨⬛️🟨⬛️⬛️ REALM

⬛️🟨🟨🟨⬛️ PARCH

🟨🟨🟨⬛️⬛️ CRAFT

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ACORN

Time 4:00

I goofed on my third guess and placed the A in the same place as is my first guess and yet somehow I still got it on my fourth guess. Go figure.

This is the second time this month and 14th time overall that I have started a 5G game with 0.2.3. This is the fifth time that I have started two 5G games in a calendar month with 0.2.3. I have yet to start more than two 5G games in a calendar month with 0.2.3.

This is the first time this month that I have finished a 5G game in 4 guesses. I have finished at least one 5G game in 4 guesses in 14 of the past 30 months.

This is the first time this month and fifth time overall that I have started a 5G game with 0.2.3 and finished it in 4 guesses. I have yet to start more than one 5G game in a calendar month with 0.2.3 and finish it in 4 guesses.

Games played: 905

Winning streak: 20

Wordle 1152

⬛️🟩⬛️⬛️🟩 WHALE

⬛️🟩🟩⬛️🟩 PHONE

⬛️🟩🟩🟨🟩 THOSE

🟩🟩🟩⬛️🟩 SHOVE

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SHORE

Time 2:20

This is the first time this month that I have started a game with 2.0.3. This is the 16th 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 23 of the past 30 months.

This is the first time this month and eighth time overall that I have started a game with 2.0.3 and finished it in 5 guesses. The seven previous times that I started a game with 2.0.3 and finished it in 5 guesses all occurred during my three longest streaks.

Games played: 904

Winning streak: 19

Wordle 1151

🟨⬛️⬛️⬛️🟨 GLAZE

🟨🟨🟨🟨⬛️ EIGHT

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 NEIGH

Time 1:35

This is the first time this month I have started a 5G game with 0.2.3. This is the 13th time that I have started a 5G game with 0.2.3. The last time I started a 5G game with 0.2.3 was in Mar 2024.

This is the first time this month that I have started a 5G game with 0.2.3 and finished it in 3 guesses. This is the sixth time that I have started a 5G game with 0.2.3 and finished it in 3 guesses. The last time I started a 5G game with 0.2.3 and finished it in 3 guesses (Oct 2023) it took me 46 minutes to finish the game. 

Games played: 903

Winning streak: 18

Wordle 1150

🟨⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️ FLAME

🟩⬛️🟩🟩⬛️ SHIFT

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SKIFF

Time 1:45

I also considered playing SNIFF but I thought of SKIFF first so I went with that. 

This is the first time this month that I have started a game with 0.1.4 and finished it in 3 guesses. This is the 25th 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 28 of the past 30 months.

Games played: 902

Winning streak: 17

Wordle 1149

🟨🟨🟨🟨⬛️ NOSEY

🟩🟨🟨🟨⬛️ SENOR

🟩⬛️🟩🟩🟩 STONE

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SCONE

Time 1:45

I had my doubts as to whether SENOR was a word that the game would let me play.

This is the fifth time that I have started a game with 0.4.1. The last time I started a game with 0.4.1 was in Jan 2024.

This is the third time I have started a game with 0.4.1 and finished it in 4 guesses. The last time I started a game with 0.4.1 and finished it in 4 guesses was in Dec 2022.

I have finished all the games that I began with 0.4.1 in two or four guesses.

Games played: 901

Winning streak: 16

Wordle 1148

⬛️⬛️🟩🟨⬛️ NUDER

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 MEDIC

Time 2:30

This is the first time this month that I have started a game with 1.1.3. This is the fourth consecutive month that I have started at least one game with 1.1.3. I have started at least one game with 1.1.3 in 29 of the past 30 months.

This is the fifth time that I have started a game with 1.1.3 and finished it in 2 guesses. The other four times I started a game with 1.1.3 and finished it in 2 guesses all occurred during my three longest streaks.

Games played: 900

Winning streak: 15

This is my 900th game of Wordle. Here are some stats.

My overall average number of guesses per game has risen since my 800th game from 4.03 to 4.04 guesses per game. My average number of guesses per game for the past hundred games is definitely higher than for the previous couple hundred games but that average was trending much lower during games 601 to 800 than my overall average.

There seems to be a correlation between the number of games I start with 0.1.4 and my average number of guesses per game. If I start fewer than 30 games with 0.1.4 (as I did in my past 100 games) then my average number of guesses per game seems to be higher.

Wordle 1147

⬛️⬛️🟨🟨⬛️ IRONY

🟨🟨⬛️🟩⬛️ NOTCH

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 OUNCE

Time 1:15

This is the first time this month that I have started a 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 24 of the past 30 months.

Games played: 899

Winning streak: 14

Wordle 1146

⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️ WOVEN

🟨⬛️🟨⬛️⬛️ CHAIR

⬛️🟩🟨⬛️🟩 LACKY

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SAUCY

Time 3:30

This is the 100th time that I have started a game with 0.0.5. 

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 fifth consecutive month that 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 26 of the past 30 months. 

Games played: 898

Winning streak: 13

Cribbage - Aug 2024

I played cribbage tonight for the first time in a while. My most notable hand was my last hand of the night. I was dealt A-J-J-Q-K. I discarded the A. The turn card was the 5 of Diamonds. I was holding the J of Diamonds. I scored 17 points. It wasn't the highest scoring hand I've ever had but it was kind of unusual.

We had to stop at this point because Nando's was closing. I don't recall who was ahead in that game. We were playing with 5 people and two boards, one of which was shaped like the state of Minnesota.

Wordle 1145

🟨⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️ COVEN

🟩🟩⬛️⬛️🟨 MAGIC

🟩🟩⬛️🟨⬛️ MATCH

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 MACAW

Time 3:05

I hesitated after my third guess before trying MACAW. It was the first word that occurred to me but I thought that maybe there were other possible answers. I finally played it when I couldn’t think of any other words that fit.

This is the first time this month that I have started a game with 0.1.4. This is the 30th consecutive month that I have started at least one game with 0.1.4. 

This is the first time this month that I have started at least one game with 0.1.4 and finished it in 4 guesses. This is the 30th consecutive month that I have started at least one game with 0.1.4 and finished it in 4 guesses. 

This is the 360th time that I have finished a game in 4 guesses. This is the 120th time that I have started a game with 0.1.4 and finished it in 4 guesses.

Games played: 897

Winning streak: 12

Wordle 1144

⬛️🟩⬛️⬛️⬛️ ENJOY

🟨🟩⬛️⬛️⬛️ INPUT

⬛️🟩🟨🟩🟩 SNAIL

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ANVIL

Time 2:00

This is the eleventh game of my eleventh winning streak.

This is the first time this month that I have started a game with 1.0.4. This is the ninth consecutive month that I have started at least one game with 1.0.4. I have started at least one game with 1.0.4 in 29 of the past 30 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 21 of the past 30 months.

Games played: 896

Winning streak: 11

Wordle 1143

⬛️⬛️🟨🟨⬛️ GRUEL

🟨⬛️🟨⬛️🟩 SHUTE

⬛️🟨🟩⬛️🟩 MUSSE

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ENSUE

Time 7:20

I should have spent more time on my second guess. I spent a fair amount of time on my fourth guess. 

This is the first game this month that I have started with 0.2.3. This is the 30th consecutive month that I have started at least one game with 0.2.3.

This is the first game this month that I have started with 0.2.3 and finished in 4 guesses. This is the 18th consecutive month that I have started at least one game with 0.2.3 and finished it in 4 guesses. I have started at least one game with 0.2.3 and finished it in 4 guesses in 29 of the past 30 months.

Games played: 895

Winning streak: 10

Wordle 1142

⬛️🟩⬛️🟩🟩 POKER

⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️ STUDY

⬛️🟩⬛️🟩🟩 BONER

⬛️🟩⬛️🟩🟩 HOMER

⬛️🟩🟩🟩🟨 VOWEL

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LOWER

Time 14:50

My first thought, as I was typing in my first guess, before I saw what it yielded, was I sure hope that this doesn’t end with ER. I had a feeling this one was going to be trouble as soon as I saw that it did end with ER.

I wavered between going with Plan B and tackling it head on (Plan A). I went with plan B in my second and fifth guesses. I might have finished the game in fewer guesses if I had done the same with my third and fourth guesses.

I considered looking back to see which possible answers had previously been the answer in the past but decided not to do that.

This is my third consecutive game that I found three letters (green or yellow) on my first guess. This is the first time that I have done that in three consecutive games.

This is the eighth time that I have started a game with 3.0.2. The last time I started a game with 3.0.2 was in Dec 2023. Six of the eight games that I have started with 3.0.2 have occurred during my two longest streaks. 

This is the first time that I have started a game with 3.0.2 and finished it in 6 guesses. I have finished five of the eight games that I have started with 3.0.2 in 2 guesses. I have yet to start a game with 3.0.2 and finish it in 3 guesses. I have successfully finished all eight games that I started with 3.0.2.

Games played: 894

Winning streak: 9

Wordle 1141

⬛️🟨⬛️🟨🟨 FETAL

⬛️🟨🟨🟨⬛️ PALER

⬛️🟨🟩⬛️🟩 GLAZE

⬛️⬛️🟩🟩🟩 WHALE

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SCALE

Time 4:30

I could have finished this one faster but after my fourth guess I got nervous as to how many possible answers there were so I stared at it for a minute or two before finally inputting and submitting my fifth guess.

This is the first time this month that I have started a game with 0.3.2. I have started at least one game with 0.3.2 in 22 of the past 30 months.

This is the first time this month that I have started a game with 0.3.2 and finished it in 5 guesses. This is only the second time I have started a game with 0.3.2 and finished it in 5 guesses. The other time this happened was in Nov 2023, during my ninth winning streak.

Games played: 893

Winning streak: 8

Wordle 1140

🟩⬛️🟨🟨⬛️ FILED

🟩🟩🟩⬛️🟩 FLAME

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 FLAKE

Time 0:50

I saw two possibilities after my second guess and tried the first one that occurred to me. 

This is the first time this month that I have started a game with 1.2.2. This is the third consecutive month that I have started at least one game with 1.2.2. I have started at least one game with 1.2.2 in 22 of the past 30 months.

This is the first time this month that I have started a game with 1.2.2 and finished it in 3 guesses. This is the third consecutive month that I have started one game with 1.2.2 and finished it in 3 guesses. I have started at least one game with 1.2.2 and finished it in 3 guesses in 14 of the past 30 months.

Games played: 892

Winning streak: 7

Wordle 1139

⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️ RIPEN

🟨🟨⬛️🟨🟨 LATCH

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CHALK

Time 1:05

That doesn’t happen very often, at least not like that. I like the way the colors in the grid are arranged. It’s never happened exactly like that before. 

This is the first time this month that I have started a game with 0.0.5. This is the 18th 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 28 of the past 30 months. 

This is the first time this month that I have started a game with 0.0.5 and finished it in 3 guesses. This is the 14th time I have started a game with 0.0.5 and finished it in 3 guesses. 

This is my first 5G game this month. This is the 13th consecutive month that I have had at least one 5G game. I have had at least one 5G game in 27 of the past 30 months.

This is the ninth time that I have started a 5G game with 0.0.5. The eight previous times this has happened all occurred during my three longest winning streaks (97, 213, 443).

This is my first 5G game that I finished in 3 guesses this month. This is the fourth consecutive month that I have had at least one 5G game that I finished in 3 guesses. I have had at least one 5G game that I finished in 3 guesses in 17 of the past 30 months. 

This is the fifth time that I have started a 5G game with 0.0.5 and finished it in 3 guesses. Three of those games occurred during my third winning streak (97 games) and the other during my 10th winning streak (443 games).

This is the third time that I have started a month with a 5G game. The last time I started a month with a 5G game was Sep 2023.

Games played: 891

Winning streak: 6