@brkrusty.bsky.social
I saw the answer as a possibility early but didn't want to use it. But once my consideration eliminated other possibilties, I had no choice.
Wordle 1,667 3/6
⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛
⬛🟨🟩⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Wordle 1,667 3/6
⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛
⬛🟨🟩⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
January 11, 2026 at 10:06 AM
I saw the answer as a possibility early but didn't want to use it. But once my consideration eliminated other possibilties, I had no choice.
Wordle 1,667 3/6
⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛
⬛🟨🟩⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Wordle 1,667 3/6
⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛
⬛🟨🟩⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
I took my time choosing a second word. Though I knew it had been used previously, it probed for desirable letters. That gave me the win in 3, beating the NYT's average by almost a full guess.
Wordle 1,666 3/6
⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛
⬛🟩⬛🟩⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Wordle 1,666 3/6
⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛
⬛🟩⬛🟩⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
January 10, 2026 at 11:22 AM
I took my time choosing a second word. Though I knew it had been used previously, it probed for desirable letters. That gave me the win in 3, beating the NYT's average by almost a full guess.
Wordle 1,666 3/6
⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛
⬛🟩⬛🟩⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Wordle 1,666 3/6
⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛
⬛🟩⬛🟩⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
A effort quite average in result, though I'm content with the path I followed to get there.
Wordle 1,665 4/6
⬛🟨⬛⬛🟨
⬛⬛🟨⬛🟩
🟩⬛🟨⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Wordle 1,665 4/6
⬛🟨⬛⬛🟨
⬛⬛🟨⬛🟩
🟩⬛🟨⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
January 9, 2026 at 11:17 AM
A effort quite average in result, though I'm content with the path I followed to get there.
Wordle 1,665 4/6
⬛🟨⬛⬛🟨
⬛⬛🟨⬛🟩
🟩⬛🟨⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Wordle 1,665 4/6
⬛🟨⬛⬛🟨
⬛⬛🟨⬛🟩
🟩⬛🟨⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Someone else claimed no credit for winning in 2 because of the success of the first word. I, however, will claim a bit of credit, as it was I who chose this opening word. It was also I who deciphered the clues from my opening word to win in 2.
Wordle 1,664 2/6
🟨🟩🟩🟨⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Wordle 1,664 2/6
🟨🟩🟩🟨⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
January 8, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Someone else claimed no credit for winning in 2 because of the success of the first word. I, however, will claim a bit of credit, as it was I who chose this opening word. It was also I who deciphered the clues from my opening word to win in 2.
Wordle 1,664 2/6
🟨🟩🟩🟨⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Wordle 1,664 2/6
🟨🟩🟩🟨⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Solved in 4, a half a guess worse than the average. I'm not unhappy, though. This felt like a good effort.
Wordle 1,663 4/6
⬛⬛🟨⬛🟨
⬛⬛🟨🟩⬛
🟩🟩🟨🟩⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Wordle 1,663 4/6
⬛⬛🟨⬛🟨
⬛⬛🟨🟩⬛
🟩🟩🟨🟩⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
January 7, 2026 at 11:29 AM
Solved in 4, a half a guess worse than the average. I'm not unhappy, though. This felt like a good effort.
Wordle 1,663 4/6
⬛⬛🟨⬛🟨
⬛⬛🟨🟩⬛
🟩🟩🟨🟩⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Wordle 1,663 4/6
⬛⬛🟨⬛🟨
⬛⬛🟨🟩⬛
🟩🟩🟨🟩⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
The win (relatively) slowly unfolded. I expected to be very close to average, but beat it by a bit. I'm happy.
Wordle 1,661 4/6
⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛
⬛⬛⬛🟩⬛
⬛⬛🟨🟩🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Wordle 1,661 4/6
⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛
⬛⬛⬛🟩⬛
⬛⬛🟨🟩🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
January 5, 2026 at 11:11 AM
The win (relatively) slowly unfolded. I expected to be very close to average, but beat it by a bit. I'm happy.
Wordle 1,661 4/6
⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛
⬛⬛⬛🟩⬛
⬛⬛🟨🟩🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Wordle 1,661 4/6
⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛
⬛⬛⬛🟩⬛
⬛⬛🟨🟩🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
I made steady but slow progress and slipped to a 5 today.
Wordle 1,660 5/6
🟨⬛⬛⬛🟩
⬛⬛⬛🟩🟩
⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩
⬛🟩🟨🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Wordle 1,660 5/6
🟨⬛⬛⬛🟩
⬛⬛⬛🟩🟩
⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩
⬛🟩🟨🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
January 4, 2026 at 10:51 AM
I made steady but slow progress and slipped to a 5 today.
Wordle 1,660 5/6
🟨⬛⬛⬛🟩
⬛⬛⬛🟩🟩
⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩
⬛🟩🟨🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Wordle 1,660 5/6
🟨⬛⬛⬛🟩
⬛⬛⬛🟩🟩
⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩
⬛🟩🟨🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
The first word gave me a lot, but the second sealed the win in 3.
Wordle 1,659 3/6
🟩⬛🟨🟨⬛
🟩🟨🟩🟨⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Wordle 1,659 3/6
🟩⬛🟨🟨⬛
🟩🟨🟩🟨⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
January 3, 2026 at 10:35 AM
The first word gave me a lot, but the second sealed the win in 3.
Wordle 1,659 3/6
🟩⬛🟨🟨⬛
🟩🟨🟩🟨⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Wordle 1,659 3/6
🟩⬛🟨🟨⬛
🟩🟨🟩🟨⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Not bad for reusing a correct letter in the wrong spot.
Wordle 1,658 4/6
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
🟨🟨⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Wordle 1,658 4/6
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
🟨🟨⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
January 2, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Not bad for reusing a correct letter in the wrong spot.
Wordle 1,658 4/6
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
🟨🟨⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Wordle 1,658 4/6
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
🟨🟨⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
After getting good clues from my first word, I quickly found a word which met my goals for a next word. But I decided to explore a bit further! This win in 2 is a hat-tip to persistence.
Wordle 1,657 2/6
⬛🟨🟨⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Wordle 1,657 2/6
⬛🟨🟨⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
January 1, 2026 at 12:30 PM
After getting good clues from my first word, I quickly found a word which met my goals for a next word. But I decided to explore a bit further! This win in 2 is a hat-tip to persistence.
Wordle 1,657 2/6
⬛🟨🟨⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Wordle 1,657 2/6
⬛🟨🟨⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Not bad for such mindlessness. Twice I misused a letter - one in the same wrong spot, and once forgot to use it.
Wordle 1,656 4/6
🟩⬛⬛⬛🟨
🟩⬛⬛🟨🟨
🟩⬛⬛🟩🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Wordle 1,656 4/6
🟩⬛⬛⬛🟨
🟩⬛⬛🟨🟨
🟩⬛⬛🟩🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
December 31, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Not bad for such mindlessness. Twice I misused a letter - one in the same wrong spot, and once forgot to use it.
Wordle 1,656 4/6
🟩⬛⬛⬛🟨
🟩⬛⬛🟨🟨
🟩⬛⬛🟩🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Wordle 1,656 4/6
🟩⬛⬛⬛🟨
🟩⬛⬛🟨🟨
🟩⬛⬛🟩🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Another 3 fueled by a great second word.
Wordle 1,655 3/6
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨
🟨⬛🟨⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Wordle 1,655 3/6
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨
🟨⬛🟨⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
December 30, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Another 3 fueled by a great second word.
Wordle 1,655 3/6
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨
🟨⬛🟨⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Wordle 1,655 3/6
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨
🟨⬛🟨⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
My usual second words following few clues have been used. So I hunted for a new one. And it immediately entered the previously used list!
Wordle 1,654 2/6
⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Wordle 1,654 2/6
⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
December 29, 2025 at 10:40 AM
My usual second words following few clues have been used. So I hunted for a new one. And it immediately entered the previously used list!
Wordle 1,654 2/6
⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Wordle 1,654 2/6
⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
A basic 4, but one which beat the NYT's average by a bit.
Wordle 1,653 4/6
⬛⬛🟨🟨⬛
⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟨⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Wordle 1,653 4/6
⬛⬛🟨🟨⬛
⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟨⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
December 28, 2025 at 11:23 AM
A basic 4, but one which beat the NYT's average by a bit.
Wordle 1,653 4/6
⬛⬛🟨🟨⬛
⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟨⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Wordle 1,653 4/6
⬛⬛🟨🟨⬛
⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟨⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
As Wordlebot said, "With 10 words still to choose from, this was a bit of a lucky guess." But checking previously used words eliminated most of the luck!
Wordle 1,652 3/6
⬛⬛🟨🟨⬛
🟨🟩⬛⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Wordle 1,652 3/6
⬛⬛🟨🟨⬛
🟨🟩⬛⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
December 27, 2025 at 10:18 AM
As Wordlebot said, "With 10 words still to choose from, this was a bit of a lucky guess." But checking previously used words eliminated most of the luck!
Wordle 1,652 3/6
⬛⬛🟨🟨⬛
🟨🟩⬛⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Wordle 1,652 3/6
⬛⬛🟨🟨⬛
🟨🟩⬛⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Another 3. My usual opening word gave me some good clues. My second word confirmed the structure. My third was the answer. (I could claim a lost coin toss, but I see the second word as a possibility when I picked my second word.)
Wordle 1,651 3/6
🟩⬛⬛⬛🟨
🟩⬛🟩🟩⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Wordle 1,651 3/6
🟩⬛⬛⬛🟨
🟩⬛🟩🟩⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
December 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Another 3. My usual opening word gave me some good clues. My second word confirmed the structure. My third was the answer. (I could claim a lost coin toss, but I see the second word as a possibility when I picked my second word.)
Wordle 1,651 3/6
🟩⬛⬛⬛🟨
🟩⬛🟩🟩⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Wordle 1,651 3/6
🟩⬛⬛⬛🟨
🟩⬛🟩🟩⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
A satisfying 3.
Wordle 1,650 3/6
🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛
🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Now, to everyone,
Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:
“God is not dead, nor doth He sleep;
The Wrong shall fail,
The Right prevail,
With peace on earth, good-will to men.”
Wordle 1,650 3/6
🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛
🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Now, to everyone,
Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:
“God is not dead, nor doth He sleep;
The Wrong shall fail,
The Right prevail,
With peace on earth, good-will to men.”
December 25, 2025 at 10:02 AM
A satisfying 3.
Wordle 1,650 3/6
🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛
🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Now, to everyone,
Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:
“God is not dead, nor doth He sleep;
The Wrong shall fail,
The Right prevail,
With peace on earth, good-will to men.”
Wordle 1,650 3/6
🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛
🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Now, to everyone,
Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:
“God is not dead, nor doth He sleep;
The Wrong shall fail,
The Right prevail,
With peace on earth, good-will to men.”
No 2 today. But a good first word and great second word gave me a 3.
Wordle 1,649 3/6
🟩🟨⬛⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Wordle 1,649 3/6
🟩🟨⬛⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
December 24, 2025 at 10:09 AM
No 2 today. But a good first word and great second word gave me a 3.
Wordle 1,649 3/6
🟩🟨⬛⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Wordle 1,649 3/6
🟩🟨⬛⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
A two today.
Wordle 1,648 2/6
⬛🟩⬛🟨⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Wordle 1,648 2/6
⬛🟩⬛🟨⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
December 23, 2025 at 11:12 AM
A two today.
Wordle 1,648 2/6
⬛🟩⬛🟨⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Wordle 1,648 2/6
⬛🟩⬛🟨⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
A better result on my second word and some letter manipulation gave me a 4.
Wordle 1,647 4/6
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟩⬛🟨⬛
⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Wordle 1,647 4/6
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟩⬛🟨⬛
⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
December 22, 2025 at 10:15 AM
A better result on my second word and some letter manipulation gave me a 4.
Wordle 1,647 4/6
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟩⬛🟨⬛
⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Wordle 1,647 4/6
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟩⬛🟨⬛
⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
A nice effort gave me a 4, which beat the NYT's average by a bit.
Wordle 1,646 4/6
⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛
🟨⬛🟨⬛⬛
🟨⬛🟩🟩⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Wordle 1,646 4/6
⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛
🟨⬛🟨⬛⬛
🟨⬛🟩🟩⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
December 21, 2025 at 11:12 AM
A nice effort gave me a 4, which beat the NYT's average by a bit.
Wordle 1,646 4/6
⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛
🟨⬛🟨⬛⬛
🟨⬛🟩🟩⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Wordle 1,646 4/6
⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛
🟨⬛🟨⬛⬛
🟨⬛🟩🟩⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Good results from my opening word and a bit of pondering gave me the win in 2!
Wordle 1,645 2/6
⬛⬛⬛🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Wordle 1,645 2/6
⬛⬛⬛🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
December 20, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Good results from my opening word and a bit of pondering gave me the win in 2!
Wordle 1,645 2/6
⬛⬛⬛🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Wordle 1,645 2/6
⬛⬛⬛🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
One of those rare occasions where I got no positive clues from the first two guesses. When I finished and saw the word, I thought I would have beat the average significantly. Nope. Square on average, today!
Wordle 1,644 4/6
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Wordle 1,644 4/6
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
December 19, 2025 at 12:32 PM
One of those rare occasions where I got no positive clues from the first two guesses. When I finished and saw the word, I thought I would have beat the average significantly. Nope. Square on average, today!
Wordle 1,644 4/6
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Wordle 1,644 4/6
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Today was an exercise in finding a solution with few clues through the second guess. I did a bit better than the NYT's average, so I'm content.
Wordle 1,643 4/6
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛
🟩🟩⬛⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Wordle 1,643 4/6
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛
🟩🟩⬛⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
December 18, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Today was an exercise in finding a solution with few clues through the second guess. I did a bit better than the NYT's average, so I'm content.
Wordle 1,643 4/6
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛
🟩🟩⬛⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Wordle 1,643 4/6
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My usual strategy for a second guess is to find a word which has letters I'm trying to identify or place. (There's a tactic I use which will give too much information, so I won't share it 'til tomorrow.) Using that strategy, I "inadvertently" found the winning word!
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December 17, 2025 at 11:16 AM
My usual strategy for a second guess is to find a word which has letters I'm trying to identify or place. (There's a tactic I use which will give too much information, so I won't share it 'til tomorrow.) Using that strategy, I "inadvertently" found the winning word!
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