Wordle 1564

⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️ HOWDY

⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️🟩 PRIME

🟨⬛️⬛️⬛️🟩 STALE

⬛️🟩⬛️🟩🟩 CENSE

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 GEESE

Time 6:05

I was looking to try include a U in my fourth guess but I couldn’t find any words that fit.

This is the fourth day in a row that I have started with 0.0.5. This is is the first time that I have started 4 consecutive games 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 5 guesses. This is the third month in a row that 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 29 of the past 43 months.

I have now started more games with 0.0.5 (31) than I have with 0.2.3 (30), during my current winning streak. This is my only winning streak that has lasted more than 25 games where this has happened.

Games played: 1316

Winning streak: 153

That’s it for September. I finished the month with an average score of exactly 4 guesses per game. That’s worse than last month but better than the month before that. Here are some more stats.

I started eight games in September with 0.0.5. That ties my count for the most games started with 0.0.5 in a calendar month. I also started eight games with 0.0.5 in Dec 2024.

I started eight games with 0.1.4 this month. I also finished last month with a tie between games started with 0.0.5 and those started with 0.1.4 but last month those counts only reached seven per starting combination. These are the only two months that I have started equal numbers of games with 0.0.5 and 0.1.4.

Wordle 1563

⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️ MARSH

⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️ DEPOT

🟩🟨🟨⬛️⬛️ CLING

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CIVIL

Time 4:25

I wasn’t expecting that my first two guesses wouldn’t net me any green or yellow letters. That’s the second time that has happened this month. This is the 13th this has happened in the 43 plus months that I’ve been playing Wordle. It is the first time that I’ve had had that happen more than once in a calendar month.

Games played: 1315

Winning streak: 152

Wordle 1562

⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️ BLIND

⬛️🟨⬛️⬛️⬛️ PEACH

⬛️⬛️🟩⬛️🟨 STORE

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 GOOEY

Time 17:30

I spent most of my time on my fourth guess. I was convinced, at first that E had to be the first or second letter but I couldn’t find any words that fit. It took me a good long while to consider other possibilities.

Games played: 1314

Winning streak: 151

Wordle 1561

⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️ SCALD

⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️ WHOMP

⬛️🟩🟩⬛️⬛️ BRING

🟨🟩🟩⬛️⬛️ TRIKE

🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛️ FRITT

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 FRITZ

Time 11:40

I tried to screw this one up but my first two attempts at my sixth guess weren’t playable words. It was only after both words had been rejected that FRITZ occurred to me.

This is the first time this month that I have started a game with 0.0.5 and successfully finished it in 6 guesses. This is the 17th time that I have started a game with 0.0.5 and successfully finished it in 6 guesses.

This is the twelfth time that I have had nothing but black letters in my first two guesses. I have yet to stumble and fall when I don’t get any green or yellow letters in my first two guesses. This is just the second time that it has taken me 6 guesses to successfully finish a game that I started with nothing black letters in my first two guesses.

Games played: 1313

Winning streak: 150

This is the 150th game of my current winning streak. Here are some stats.

Wordle 1560

⬛️⬛️🟨🟩⬛️ SCALP

⬛️🟩🟨🟩🟩 BADLY

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 DALLY

Time 3:50

I spent most of my time picking my second guess. It looks like it was time well spent.

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 started at least one game with 1.1.3 and finished it in 3 guesses in 27 of the past 43 months.

Games played: 1312

Winning streak: 149

Wordle 1559

🟩⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️ DISHY

🟩🟩⬛️⬛️🟩 DROLE

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 DRAPE

Time 2:10

That was a little too easy or I just got very lucky.

I also started yesterday’s game with 1.0.4 and finished it in 3 guesses. This is the first time that I have had back to back games that I started with 1.0.4 and that I finished in 3 guesses.

Games played: 1311

Winning streak: 148

Wordle 1558

⬛️🟩⬛️⬛️⬛️ GLORY

⬛️🟩🟩⬛️⬛️ PLUSH

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BLUNT

Time 1:55

I got lucky with my third guess. I’m pretty sure that there were other possible answers out there.

This is the first time this month that I have started a 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 27 of the past 43 months.

This is the first time this month that I have finished a 0Y game in 3 guesses. I have finished 30 percent (36/120) of my 0Y games in 3 guesses.

Games played: 1310

Winning streak: 147

Wordle 1557

⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️ SLICK

⬛️🟨🟨⬛️⬛️ PHONE

⬛️🟩⬛️🟩🟩 WORTH

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 MOUTH

Time 2:10

The first word that came to mind after my third guess was TOOTH but I was pretty sure that it was the answer in the past. I decided to try MOUTH instead, the only other word that came to mind. I checked after the fact and my hunch was correct about TOOTH.

Games played: 1309

Winning streak: 146

Wordle 1556

⬛️⬛️🟩⬛️⬛️ SHIRK

⬛️🟨🟩⬛️⬛️ PLING

⬛️⬛️🟩🟩⬛️ DOILY

⬛️🟩🟩🟩⬛️ BUILT

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 QUILL

Time 7:25

It didn’t occur to me until after my fourth guess that the answer might start with QU or end with LL.

This is the first time this month that I have started a 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 28 of the past 43 months.

Games played: 1308

Winning streak: 145

Wordle 1555

⬛️⬛️⬛️🟨⬛️ SHANK

⬛️🟨⬛️⬛️⬛️ REPLY

⬛️🟩⬛️🟩🟩 WOMEN

⬛️🟩⬛️🟩🟩 DOZEN

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 COVEN

Time 8:05

I hesitated for a couple minutes after I thought of COVEN. Once I was satisfied that I couldn’t find any other possible answers I gave it a try.

Games played: 1307

Winning streak: 144

Wordle 1554

⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️ LINTY

⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️🟨 PHASE

⬛️⬛️🟨🟩🟩 CODER

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 DEFER

Time 3:50

I think my third guess narrowed the possibilities quite a bit but it took me a minute to see that. DEFER is the only word that I came up with (for my fourth guess) that fit.

Games played: 1306

Winning streak: 143

Wordle 1553

🟨⬛️🟩🟨⬛️ APTLY

⬛️⬛️🟩🟨🟨 VITAL

🟩🟩🟩⬛️🟨 LATHE

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LATER

Time 1:50

I don’t think there were any other possible answers after my third guess.

This is the first time this month that I have started a game with 1.2.2. This is the fourth 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 29 of the past 43 months.

This is the first time this month that I have started a game with 1.2.2 and finished it in 4 guesses. This the seventh time that I have started a game with 1.2.2 and finished it in 4 guesses.

Games played: 1305

Winning streak: 142

Wordle 1552

⬛️⬛️⬛️🟨⬛️ SLANG

⬛️🟨🟨⬛️⬛️ PINCH

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 KNIFE

Time 5:10

I spent most of my time on my third guess. I’m not sure what other possible answers there were but I really didn’t think that my third guess would do it.

This is the first time this month that I have started a 5G game with 0.1.4 and finished it in 3 guesses. This is the third month in a row that I have started at least one 5G game with 0.1.4 and finished it in 3 guesses. I have started just over a quarter (22/87) of my 5G games with 0.1.4 and finished them in 3 guesses.

Games played: 1304

Winning streak: 141

Wordle 1551

⬛️🟨⬛️⬛️⬛️ CHURN

⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️🟩 PLISH

⬛️🟩⬛️🟩🟩 DEATH

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TEETH

Time 4:20

My fourth guess was the only one that I could think of that fit.

Games played: 1303

Winning streak: 140

Wordle 1550

⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️🟩 MUSHY

⬛️⬛️🟨🟨🟩 APTLY

🟩⬛️⬛️🟩🟩 LINTY

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEFTY

Time 4:35

This is the 10th time this month that I have finished a game in 4 guesses. This is the third month in a row that I have finished at least 10 games in 4 guesses. I have finished at least 10 games in 4 guesses in 34 of the past 43 months.

Games played: 1302

Winning streak: 139

Wordle 1549

⬛️⬛️🟨⬛️⬛️ TIGER

🟨🟩⬛️⬛️⬛️ GLYPH

⬛️🟩⬛️🟩🟩 FLUNG

⬛️🟩🟨🟩🟩 SLANG

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ALONG

Time 7:40

I spent most of my time on my third guess because it took me a few minutes to figure out where to place the G and what letter to place before or after it.

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 23rd 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 41 of the past 43 months.

Games played: 1301

Winning streak: 138

Wordle 1548

⬛️🟩⬛️⬛️🟩 LOFTY

⬛️🟩⬛️⬛️🟩 WORDY

⬛️⬛️⬛️🟩⬛️ PHASE

⬛️🟩⬛️🟩🟩 BOSSY

⬛️⬛️🟨🟨⬛️ AMONG

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 NOISY

Time 8:30

NOISY was one of a few possible answers I considered after my fourth guess. I decided to play it safe with my fifth guess, which oddly enough is the only one of my first five guesses that had not been the answer in the past.

This is the first time this month that I have started a game with 2.0.3. This is the sixth 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 32 of the past 43 months.

This is the third time that I have started a game with 2.0.3 and finished it in 6 guesses. This is the second time during my current winning streak that I have started a game with 2.0.3 and finished it in 6 guesses.

This is the sort of game that very likely could have ended my winning streak if I was playing in hard mode.

Games played: 1300

Winning streak: 137

Wordle 1547

⬛️⬛️🟨🟨⬛️ CHARM

⬛️🟩⬛️⬛️⬛️ LAPSE

🟨🟩🟨🟨⬛️ RANDY

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 NADIR

Time 8:05

I spent most of my time on my fourth guess. Even after I figured that the missing letter must be a vowel I still had to play around with the letters I before NADIR occurred to me.

Games played: 1299

Winning streak: 136

Wordle 1546

⬛️🟩⬛️⬛️⬛️ SHADY

⬛️🟩⬛️⬛️⬛️ WHELP

⬛️🟩⬛️🟨⬛️ CHURN

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 THROB

Time 4:20

I didn’t think I was going to get it in 4 guesses after my third guess.

This is the 14th consecutive game that I have finished in either 3 or 4 guesses. This ties my longest such streak which occurred Feb 1-14, 2025. My game on 02/15/25 ended not only that streak but also my 14th winning streak.

Games played: 1298

Winning streak: 135

Wordle 1545

⬛️⬛️🟨🟨⬛️ SPICY

🟩🟩🟨⬛️⬛️ CHILE

🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛️ CHAIN

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CHAIR

Time 1:50

Playing the I in the same place on my second guess as in my first guess was not a choice but a mistake.

Games played: 1297

Winning streak: 134

Wordle 1544

⬛️⬛️🟨⬛️⬛️ CLOWN

⬛️🟩⬛️🟨🟩 SOAPY

🟩🟩⬛️🟩🟩 POTTY

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 POUTY

Time 4:30

My fourth guess would have made a better third guess but I’m glad that my third guess got me as close as it did to the solution.

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 in all of the past 43 months.

Games played: 1296

Winning streak: 133

Wordle 1543

⬛️⬛️🟨⬛️⬛️ SHRUB

⬛️🟩🟩⬛️⬛️ PRIDE

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRICK

Time 5:15

What a treat!

Games played: 1295

Winning streak: 132

Wordle 1542

⬛️🟨🟨⬛️⬛️ SPRUG

🟨🟨⬛️⬛️⬛️ PRONE

🟩⬛️⬛️🟨⬛️ CLAIM

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CHIRP

Time 9:35

I spent most of my time on my third guess. It took me a while to decide that I should make it a word that had five letters I had yet to try.

Games played: 1294

Winning streak: 131

Wordle 1541

🟩⬛️⬛️🟨⬛️ THANG

⬛️🟨🟨⬛️⬛️ PROUD

🟩🟨🟩🟨🟩 TONER

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TENOR

Time 4:00

I spent most of my time on my second guess.

This is the first time this month that I have started a game with 1.1.3. This is the 17th 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 42 of the past 43 months.

This is the first time this month that I have started a game with 1.1.3 and finished it in 4 guesses. This is the second month in a row that I have started at least one game with 1.1.3 and finished it in 4 guesses. I have started at least one game with 1.1.3 and finished it in 4 guesses in 26 of the past 43 months.

This is the 13th time that all the letters in my next to last guess have been either green or yellow. This is the 10th time that my next to last guess has been 3.2.0. I have finished all of the games in which my next to last guess had no black letters in 4 (13) or 5 (2) guesses.

Games played: 1293

Winning streak: 130

Wordle 1540

⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️ SHARK

⬛️🟨⬛️⬛️⬛️ DEPOT

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BULGE

Time 1:50

I see it but I don’t believe it.

This is the 22nd time that 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 third month in a row that I have had at least one 5G game. I have had at least one 5G game in 38 of the past 43 months.

This is the sixth time that I have started a 5G game with 0.0.5 and finished it in 3 guesses.

Ten percent of the games I have played, roughly speaking, have been part of my current winning streak.

Games played: 1292

Winning streak: 129

Wordle 1539

⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️ HUNKY

⬛️⬛️⬛️🟨⬛️ PLATE

🟨🟨🟨⬛️🟩 FIRST

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 DRIFT

Time 1:50

I considered making GRIFT my fourth guess but I was pretty sure that it had been the answer in the recent past. I was right but it wasn’t quite as recently as I thought it had been. GRIFT was the answer on 05/25/25. GRAFT was the answer seven days ago. That might have been what I kind of sort of recalled.

What is undeniably true is that my third guess was a big leap forward from my second guess.

This is the first time this month that I have started a game with 0.0.5. This is the 31st 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 41 of the past 43 months.

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 19th 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 39 of the past 43 months.

Games played: 1291

Winning streak: 128

Wordle 1538

⬛️⬛️🟨⬛️⬛️ PINKY

⬛️⬛️⬛️🟩🟨 SHONE

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BLEND

Time 1:15

I got very lucky with my third guess. I have no idea how many possible answers there were after my second guess but there probably were at least dozens.

Games played: 1290

Winning streak: 127

Wordle 1537

🟨⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️ CLANK

⬛️🟩⬛️🟩🟩 PERCH

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 FETCH

Time 1:05

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 in all of the past 43 months.

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 ninth 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 40 of the past 43 months.

Games played: 1289

Winning streak: 126

Wordle 1536

⬛️⬛️🟨⬛️🟨 CLING

🟨🟩🟩⬛️⬛️ TIGER

🟩⬛️⬛️🟩⬛️ SOFTY

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 MIGHT

Time 4:00

I decided to go with Plan B after my second guess because I saw that there were more than a couple possible answers. I figured that some of them might have been the answer in the past but I didn’t want to check because that would feel a bit like cheating.

This is the first time this month that I have started a game with 0.2.3. This is the 43rd consecutive month that I have started at least one game with 0.2.3.

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 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 41 of the past 43 months.

Games played: 1288

Winning streak: 125

This is the 125th game if my current winning streak. Here are some stats.

Wordle 1535

🟩⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️ LUMPY

🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛️ LEASH

🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛️ LEASE

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST

Time 1:35

I played my third and fourth guesses in the order that they occurred to me but I saw them as the only two possible answers after my second guess.

This is the first time this month that I have started a game with 1.0.4. This is the 22nd 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 42 of the past 43 months.

This is the first time this month that I have started a game with 1.0.4 and finished it in 4 guesses. This is the fifth consecutive month that I have started at least one game with 1.0.4 and finished it 4 guesses. I have started at least one game with 1.0.4 and finished it in 4 guesses in 32 of the past 43 months.

This is the fourth time that I have started a month with a 0Y game. The last time I started a month with a 0Y game was exactly one year ago today.

This is the 500th time that I have finished a game in 4 guesses.

Games played: 1287

Winning streak: 124