Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Wordle 1418

⬛️🟨🟨⬛️⬛️ SCOLD
⬛️🟨⬛️🟨🟨 PORCH
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 MACHO

Time 2:05

This is the sixth time that I have had a 5.5.5 game: 5 green, 5 yellow, and 5 black letters. Five of those games have started with 0.2.3. Four of those games happened during 2024. This is my first one in 2025.

Games played: 1170
Winning streak: 7

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Wordle 1417

⬛️🟩⬛️⬛️🟩 PUDGE
⬛️🟩⬛️🟨🟩 CURSE
⬛️🟩🟨⬛️🟩 FUSEE
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SUITE

Time 9:40

I spent most of my time on my third guess. I was convinced at that point that the two missing letters must be consonants. It didn’t take me long to come up with my fourth guess once I saw the outcome of my third guess.

This is the first time this month that I have started a game with 2.0.3. I have started at least one game with 2.0.3 in 28 of the past 39 months.

This is the first time this month I have started a game with 2.0.3 and finished it in 4 guesses. This is the 13th time I have started a game with 2.0.3 and finished it in 4 guesses.

Games played: 1169
Winning streak: 6

Monday, May 5, 2025

Wordle 1416

⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️ CLOVE
🟩🟩⬛️⬛️⬛️ SHARP
🟩🟩⬛️⬛️⬛️ SHIFT
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SHUSH

Time 10:10

I spent most of my time on my fourth guess. I was looking for a word that had five distinct letters. It wasn’t until I considered the possibility that there might be a second S or H in the word that I thought of SHUSH.

This is the first time this month that I have started a game with 0.0.5. This is the 27th 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 37 of the past 39 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 15th 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 35 of the past 39 months.

This is my first 0Y game this month. This is the 14th consecutive month that I have had at least one 0Y game. I have had at least one 0Y game in 36 of the past 39 months.

I have started slightly more than 20 percent (21/104) of my 0Y games with 0.0.5.

I have finished almost a third (33/104) of my 0Y games in 4 guesses. I have finished at least one 0Y game in 4 guesses in 26 of the past 39 months.

This is the ninth time that I have started a 0Y game with 0.0.5 and finished it in 4 guesses.

Games played: 1168
Winning streak: 5

Sunday, May 4, 2025

Wordle 1415

⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️🟩 BLAST
⬛️⬛️🟩🟨🟩 WHORT
⬛️🟩🟩⬛️🟩 FRONT
⬛️🟩🟩⬛️🟩 DROIT
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TROUT

Time 6:45

It didn’t occur to me to try a word that started with T until after my fourth guess. At that point TROUT was the only word that I could think of that fit.

This is the first time this month that I have started a game with 1.0.4. This is the 18th 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 38 of the past 39 months.

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 sixth 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 26 of the past 39 months.

Games played: 1167
Winning streak: 4

Saturday, May 3, 2025

Wordle 1414

🟨⬛️⬛️🟨🟨 SCRAP
🟩🟩🟨🟨⬛️ PASTE
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PATSY

Time 1:15

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 28 of the past 39 months.

This is the first time this month that I have started a game with 0.3.2 and finished it in 3 guesses. I have started at least one game with 0.3.2 and finished it in 3 guesses in 20 of the past 39 months.

Games played: 1166
Winning streak: 3

Friday, May 2, 2025

Wordle 1413

⬛️🟨⬛️⬛️🟨 BENCH
🟨🟩⬛️⬛️🟩 SHAPE
⬛️🟩🟩🟩🟩 THOSE
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WHOSE

Time 1:30

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 sixth 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 37 of the past 39 months.

Games played: 1165
Winning streak: 2

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Wordle 1412

🟨⬛️🟨⬛️⬛️ TIPSY
🟨⬛️🟨🟨🟨 PLATE
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ADEPT

Time 2:15

I don’t feel terribly ADEPT at this game following my performance in yesterday’s game.

This is the first time this month that I have started a game with 0.2.3. This is the 39th 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 3 guesses. I have started at least one game with 0.2.3 and finished it in 3 guesses in 32 of the past 39 months.

This is my first 5G game this month. This is the fourth consecutive month that I have had at least one 5G game. I have have had at least one 5G game in 35 of the past 39 months.

This is the fourth time that I have had a 5G game on the first day of the month. This is the third time that I have had a winning streak begin with a 5G game.

Games played: 1164
Winning streak: 1