Friday, January 30, 2026

Wordle 1686

🟨⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️ BLINK
⬛️⬛️⬛️🟨🟨 THROW
⬛️🟨🟨⬛️⬛️ ABOVE
⬛️🟨⬛️🟩⬛️ COBBY
⬛️🟩🟩🟩🟩 GUMBO
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 JUMBO

Time 8:25

I thought about trying GUMBO as early as my third guess but for some reason I didn’t until I felt like my back was against the wall. Silly me.

I tried COBBY thinking that it would get rejected. It is the only one of my first five guesses that was not the answer in the past.

This is the first time this month that I have started a game with 0.1.4 and finished it in 6 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 6 guesses. I have started at least one game with 0.1.4 and finished it in 6 guesses in 28 of the past 47 months.

Games played: 1438
Winning streak: 70

Thursday, January 29, 2026

Wordle 1685

⬛️🟨🟨⬛️⬛️ WAKEN
⬛️🟨⬛️🟨🟨 SKOAL
⬛️⬛️🟩🟨🟨 CHALK
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 FLAKY

Time 4:20

I had two words in mind for my second guess. I chose SKOAL because I thought of it first but if I had gone with FLASK then maybe I would have finished this one in 3 guesses.

This is the 10th game this month that I have finished in 4 guesses. This is the seventh consecutive month that I have finished at least 10 games in 4 guesses. I have finished at least 10 games in 4 guesses in 38 of the past 47 months.

Games played: 1437
Winning streak: 69

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Wordle 1684

⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️🟨 BASTE
⬛️⬛️🟨🟨⬛️ WHELP
⬛️🟨🟨⬛️⬛️ GELID
🟨⬛️⬛️🟩🟨 LOVER
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRUEL

Time 10:15

My average score for this month continues to sink and stink.

This is the 10th game this month that I have finished in 5 guesses. This is just the third time that I have finished 10 or more games in a calendar month in 5 guesses.

Games played: 1436
Winning streak: 68

Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Wordle 1683

⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️ RIVET
⬛️⬛️🟨⬛️⬛️ LAUGH
🟩🟩⬛️⬛️🟩 DUMPY
🟩🟩⬛️🟩🟩 DUCKY
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 DUSKY

Time 3:40

I checked after the fact and my first two guesses have been the answer in the past but my third and fourth guesses have not.

Games played: 1435
Winning streak: 67

Monday, January 26, 2026

Wordle 1682

⬛️⬛️🟨🟨⬛️ QUARL
⬛️🟨🟨⬛️⬛️ PARCH
🟨🟩⬛️⬛️🟨 ARISE
⬛️🟩🟩🟩⬛️ DREAM
⬛️🟩🟩🟩⬛️ TREAT
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 FREAK

Time 7:15

Maybe I was tempting fate by starting with a word that included a Q.

I thought I had it narrowed down to two possible answers after my fourth guess but the answer was not one of those two words. Thankfully, either of those two words I thought of eliminated the other word because they both ended with the same letter. My sixth guess did not immediately come to mind after I saw the results of my fifth guess.

I checked after the fact and both of the words that I thought I had it narrowed down to after my fourth guess have been the answer in the past. I checked after the fact and my second guess is the only one of my first five guesses that has not been the answer in the past.

It didn’t occur to me until just now but I guess BREAK was also a possible answer except for the fact that I just checked and it has been the answer in the past. I sure am glad that FREAK came to mind and not BREAK.

This is the first time this month and 17th time overall that I have started a game with 0.2.3 and successfully finished it in 6 guesses. I have also had five games that began with 0.2.3 that I unsuccessfully finished in 6 guesses.

This is the 100th time I have successfully finished a game in 6 guesses.

This is the first time I have finished a game (successfully or unsuccessfully) in six guesses and that it has consisted of 12 green, 6 yellow, and 12 black letters.

Games played: 1434
Winning streak: 66

Sunday, January 25, 2026

Wordle 1681

⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️🟩 FIGHT
⬛️⬛️⬛️🟨🟩 ALERT
⬛️🟨🟨🟨🟩 CRUST
⬛️🟨🟩🟨🟩 BURST
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STRUT

Time 14:40

Most of my time was spent on my fourth and fifth guesses. If I had been thinking a little clearer then I might have gotten this one with my fourth guess. That said, my fourth guess did help to narrow down the possibilities even thought I should have known that it couldn’t be the answer.

Games played: 1433
Winning streak: 65

Saturday, January 24, 2026

Wordle 1680

⬛️⬛️⬛️🟨🟨 BASIL
⬛️🟩🟩⬛️⬛️ PLING
🟨🟩🟩⬛️⬛️ FLIRT
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CLIFF

Time 4:00

CLIFF came to mind almost immediately after my third guess but I looked for other possible words that fit before giving it a try. I couldn’t come up with any others so I gave it a try.

Games played: 1432
Winning streak: 64