Wordle 1388

⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️🟩 SCOWL

⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️🟩 DRILL

⬛️🟨⬛️🟨🟩 PETAL

⬛️🟩⬛️🟩🟩 NAVEL

⬛️🟩⬛️🟩🟩 BAGEL

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HAZEL

Time 9:45

I probably moved a little too quickly at first but I definitely slowed down once I got past my third guess. Maybe I should have tried Plan B instead of attacking this one directly. I’m not sure if there were any other possible answers after my fifth guess.

This is the first time this month that I have started a game with 1.0.4 and successfully finished it in 6 guesses. This is the 13th time that I have started a game with 1.0.4 and successfully finished it in 6 guesses.

Games played: 1140

Winning streak: 51

Wordle 1387

⬛️⬛️🟨⬛️⬛️ PRAWN

🟨🟨⬛️⬛️⬛️ LATCH

⬛️🟨⬛️🟨⬛️ GLEAM

⬛️⬛️🟩🟨⬛️ SOLID

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 VILLA

Time 18:00

I spent most of my time on my fourth and fifth guesses. I considered playing ABOIL or VOILA for my fourth guess, the latter of which would have gotten me pretty close. I chose to play SOLID because it had S and D, which I wanted to include in my fourth guess, even though it was missing A.

This is the first time this year that it has taken me over 15 minutes to finish a game.

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 18th 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 36 of the past 38 months.

Games played: 1139

Winning streak: 50

This is the 50th game of my current winning streak. Here are some stats.

Wordle 1386

⬛️⬛️🟩⬛️⬛️ PLANT

⬛️⬛️🟩⬛️⬛️ SHARE

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 FOAMY

Time 1:10

I see it but I don’t believe it. My first thought after my second guess was to try a word that ended in Y and FOAMY was the first word that came to mind that fit.

I love the symmetry in the grid. See also my game on 02/10/25 for an identical looking grid and my games on 07/17/22 and 12/05/24 for similar but not identical looking grids.

This is the first time this month that I have started a game with 1.0.4. This is the 17th 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 37 of the past 38 months.

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 24 of the past 38 months.

This is my first 0Y game this month. This is the 13th consecutive month that I have had at least one 0Y game. I have had at least one 0Y game in 35 of the past 38 months.

This is the first time this month that I have started a 0Y game with 1.0.4. Almost half (47/101) of my 0Y games have started with 1.0.4. This is the 11th 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 29 of the past 38 months.

This is the first time this month that I have started a 0Y game with 1.0.4 and finished it in 3 guesses. This is the 13th time that I have started a 0Y game with 1.0.4 and finished it in 3 guesses.

Games played: 1138

Winning streak: 49

Wordle 1385

⬛️🟨⬛️⬛️⬛️ CLAPT

⬛️⬛️⬛️🟩⬛️ WHOLE

⬛️🟩🟩🟩🟩 DRILL

⬛️🟩🟩🟩🟩 GRILL

⬛️🟩🟩🟩🟩 FRILL

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 KRILL

Time 3:00

Yikes! Could I have completed this game in fewer guesses? Maybe, but KRILL did not occur to me until after my fifth guess.

I checked after the fact and I think this is the first time that the answer has ended with RILL. In other words my third, fourth, and fifth guesses were reasonable options because they have not been the answer in the past.

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 38 months.

This is the first time this month that I have started a game with 0.1.4 and finished it in 6 guesses. I have started at least one game with 0.1.4 and finished it in 6 guesses in 23 of the past 38 months.

Games played: 1137

Winning streak: 48

Wordle 1384

⬛️🟩🟩⬛️⬛️ WHELP

⬛️🟩🟩⬛️⬛️ THEFT

🟩⬛️🟨🟨⬛️ SCARY

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SHEAR

Time 6:30

I moved a little too quickly at first and then I really slowed down. It took me more than a couple minutes to decide, after my second guess, that I needed to go with Plan B. It took me another minute or so after that to come up with my third guess.

This is the first time this month (and this year) that I have started a game with 2.0.3. I have started at least one game with 2.0.3 in 27 of the past 38 months.

This is the first time this month (and this year) that I have started a game with 2.0.3 and finished it in 4 guesses. I have started 12 games with 2.0.3 that I finished in 4 guesses.

Games played: 1136

Winning streak: 47

Wordle 1383

🟩⬛️🟨⬛️⬛️ CHUNK

🟩⬛️⬛️🟨⬛️ CLOUD

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CURSE

Time 1:30

The first word that popped into my head after my second guess was CURRY but I set that aside for obvious reasons.

I like the symmetry in the grid for today’s game, even if it is a bit cockeyed.

This is the first time this month that I have started a game with 1.1.3. This is the twelfth 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 37 of the past 38 months.

This is the first time this month that I have started a game with 1.1.3 and finished it in 3 guesses. This is the fourth consecutive month that I have started at least one 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 25 of the past 38 months.

Games played: 1135

Winning streak: 46

Wordle 1382

⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️ CHAMP

⬛️🟨⬛️⬛️⬛️ SLING

⬛️⬛️⬛️🟨🟨 DROLE

⬛️🟩🟨🟩⬛️ TELEX

⬛️🟩⬛️🟩🟩 LEVEL

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 JEWEL

Time 11:30

I probably spent more time on my fourth guess than I did on the others combined. I wanted to try LEVEL at that point but I didn’t because it only had three distinct letters. I thought for a minute or more after my fifth guess before JEWEL came to mind.

This is the first time that I have successfully finished a game in 6 guesses during my current winning streak. This game ends my streak of games without successfully finishing a game in 6 guesses at 59 games. This is only the third time I have had such a streak last more than 50 games. My longest streak of games without successfully finishing a game in 6 guesses lasted 77 games and ended 11/12/22.

This is the first time this month that I have started a game with 0.0.5. This is the 26th 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 36 of the past 38 months.

This is the first time this month that I have started a game with 0.0.5 and finished it in 6 guesses. This is the 14th time that I have started a game with 0.0.5 and finished it in 6 guesses.

This is the third time that I have successfully finished a game in 6 guesses on the first of the month. The other two times this happened were 06/01/22 and 01/01/25.

Games played: 1134

Winning streak: 45