Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Wordle 1789

⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️ FEIGN
⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️ PATCH
🟨🟩⬛️⬛️🟨 WORLD
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 DOWDY

Time 6:25

I spent at least half my time on my fourth guess. It took me a few minutes to come up with DOWDY. It was the only word that I found that fit. Maybe there were others. I’m not sure.

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 26th 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 47 of the past 51 months.

This is the first time this month that I have had nothing but black letters in my first two guesses. This is the fourth consecutive month that I have had at least one game in which I had nothing but black letters in my first two guesses. Prior to 2026 I had never had this happen more than two months in a row.

Games played: 1541
Winning streak: 39

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Wordle 1788

🟨⬛️⬛️🟩⬛️ LURCH
⬛️🟩⬛️🟩🟩 BLACK
⬛️🟩⬛️🟩🟩 SLICK
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CLOCK

Time 2:15

I saw a few possible answers after my third guess and went with the first one that came to mind.

CLOCK has been the answer in the past. The first time it was the answer (11/26/21) predates my first game. There have now been 11 words that been the answer twice. Nine of the 11 were the answer for the first time prior to my first game.

This is the 600th time it has taken me 4 guesses to finish a game.

This a the first time this month that I have started a game with 1.1.3. This is the third month in a row that I have started at least one game with 1.1.3. I have started at least one game with 1.1.3 in 49 of the past 51 months.

This is the first time this month that I have started a 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 31 of the past 51 months.

Games played: 1540
Winning streak: 38

Monday, May 11, 2026

Wordle 1787

🟨⬛️⬛️🟨🟨 LADEN
⬛️🟨⬛️🟩🟨 UNCLE
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 NEWLY

Time 6:35

This is the first time I have tried playing NEWLY in a game of Wordle. NEWLY is the 2400th different word I have tried playing.

I probably spent more than half of my time on my third guess.

This is the first time this month and 32nd time overall that I have started a game with 0.3.2 and finished it in 3 guesses. This is the second month in a row that I have started at least one game with 0.3.2 and finished it in 3 guesses.

Games played: 1539
Winning streak: 37

Sunday, May 10, 2026

Wordle 1786

⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️ LETCH
⬛️🟨🟨⬛️🟨 GRASP
🟨🟨🟩⬛️⬛️ APRON
🟩🟩🟩⬛️⬛️ PARRY
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PARKA

Time 11:15

I probably spent a couple minutes deciding what my second guess should be. It probably took me at least as long to come up with my fifth guess although in that case my guess was the only word that I thought of that fit.

Games played: 1538
Winning streak: 36

Saturday, May 9, 2026

Wordle 1785

⬛️🟨🟨⬛️⬛️ MISER
🟩⬛️⬛️🟩🟨 SPLIT
🟩🟨🟨🟩🟩 STAIN
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SATIN

Time 3:05

This is the first time this month and the first time since 03/18/26 that I have started a 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 46 of the past 51 months.

This game ends the drought I had of games without starting a game with 0.2.3 and finishing it in 4 guesses. It lasted for 51 games. It was almost 3 weeks short of my longest stretch (70 games) without that start / finish combination. It is my third longest streak without sight of this particular start / finish combination.

This is the first time this month that I have finished a game in 4 guesses. This the furthest I have got into a month before finishing a game in 4 guesses. My previous record in this regard was the 7th of the month which happened 3 times in the past.

This is the 14th time that there have been no black letters in my next to last guess. My next to last guess in the overwhelming majority of those games (11/14) has been 3.2.0. It has been just over eight months since 09/07/25, the last time my next to last guess didn’t include any black letters.

Games played: 1537
Winning streak: 35

Friday, May 8, 2026

Wordle 1784

⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️🟨 WISER
⬛️⬛️🟨🟩⬛️ CHARD
🟨⬛️⬛️🟩⬛️ ANGRY
⬛️⬛️⬛️🟩🟩 FLORA
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 UMBRA

Time 24:15

I spent probably more than half my time on my fifth guess. It took me forever to find a word that fit.

This is the first time since Nov 2025 that it has taken me over 20 minutes to finish a game. This is only the fourth time since the end of 2023 that it has taken me over 20 minutes to finish a game.

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 51 months.

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 second month in a row 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 48 of the past 51 months.

Games played: 1536
Winning streak: 34

Thursday, May 7, 2026

Wordle 1783

⬛️🟩⬛️⬛️⬛️ PUNKY
⬛️🟩⬛️⬛️⬛️ LURCH
⬛️🟩⬛️⬛️🟩 QUOTE
⬛️🟩🟩🟩🟩 FUDGE
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BUDGE

Time 4:25

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 ninth 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 36 of the past 51 months.

This is my first 0Y game this month and the first one I’ve had since Mar 30. I have had at least one 0Y game in 48 of the past 51 months. 

I’m seven days into this month and I’ve finished five of my seven games in 5 guesses. If I continue at this pace then I will finish over 20 games in 5 games. I don’t expect that to happen. Only twice in the past have I finished 10 or more games in 5 guesses in a calendar month. I’ve never finished more than 12 games in 5 guesses in a calendar month.

Games played: 1535
Winning streak: 33