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San Francisco. Sharks, Giants, 49ers. Avid walker and reader. Business owner. Trains and planes - yes, automobiles not as much. Hope to do some bigish travel in 2025.
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Michael M @makfan.bsky.social · Nov 17
The first community I found here was a group of daily puzzlers. We solve the Wordle, daily Quordle, and sequence Quordle. Many of us do other puzzles, with Squareword and Octordle being very popular.

We tag with #WQuers so you can join us, or mute.
makfan.bsky.social
Saturday 27 Dec

#WQuers

Wordle 1,652 3/6*

🟨🟩⬛🟨⬛
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

🙂 Daily Quordle 1433
4️⃣3️⃣
5️⃣7️⃣

Daily Sequence Quordle 1433
3️⃣5️⃣
6️⃣9️⃣

🆘 3+2+1=6

squareword.org 1426: 7 guesses

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟨🟩
🟨🟨🟩🟨🟨
🟨🟨🟨🟨🟩

<6:🟩 <11:🟨 <16:🟧 16+:🟥
#squareword #squareword1426
December 28, 2025 at 5:17 PM
makfan.bsky.social
Friday 26 Dec 📦

#WQuers

Wordle 1,651 3/6*

⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨
🟩🟩🟩⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

🙂 Daily Quordle 1432
8️⃣7️⃣
5️⃣3️⃣

Daily Sequence Quordle 1432
5️⃣6️⃣
7️⃣9️⃣

🆘 3+1+1=5

squareword.org 1425: 6 guesses

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟨🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟨

<6:🟩 <11:🟨 <16:🟧 16+:🟥
#squareword #squareword1425
December 27, 2025 at 6:55 AM
makfan.bsky.social
Thursday 25 Dec 🎄

#WQuers

Wordle 1,650 6/6*

⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛
🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛
⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

🙂 Daily Quordle 1431
8️⃣🟥
4️⃣6️⃣ 🙄

Daily Sequence Quordle 1431
5️⃣6️⃣
7️⃣8️⃣

🆘 0-1+2=1 🙄

squareword.org 1424: 6 guesses 🥳

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟨🟩🟨🟨

<6:🟩 <11:🟨 <16:🟧 16+:🟥
#squareword #squareword1424
December 26, 2025 at 7:32 AM
makfan.bsky.social
Wednesday 24 Dec

#WQuers

Wordle 1,649 4/6*

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
🟨⬛🟩⬛⬛
⬛🟨🟩🟩🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

🙂 Daily Quordle 1430
4️⃣5️⃣
3️⃣6️⃣

Daily Sequence Quordle 1430
9️⃣🔟
🟥🟥 😭

🆘 2+3-1=4

squareword.org 1423: 8 guesses

🟩🟨🟩🟩🟨
🟨🟩🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟨🟩🟨🟨

<6:🟩 <11:🟨 <16:🟧 16+:🟥
#squareword #squareword1423
December 25, 2025 at 8:06 PM
makfan.bsky.social
Tuesday 23 Dec

#WQuers

Wordle 1,648 3/6*

⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛
🟨⬛🟩🟩🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

🙂 Daily Quordle 1429
4️⃣6️⃣
3️⃣5️⃣

Daily Sequence Quordle 1429
4️⃣6️⃣
7️⃣8️⃣

🆘 3+3+2=8

squareword.org 1422: 7 guesses

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟩🟩🟨
🟩🟩🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

<6:🟩 <11:🟨 <16:🟧 16+:🟥
#squareword #squareword1422
December 24, 2025 at 8:08 AM
makfan.bsky.social
Monday 22 Dec

#WQuers

Wordle 1,647 4/6*

🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛
🟩⬛⬛🟩⬛
🟩🟩⬛🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

🙂 Daily Quordle 1428
7️⃣3️⃣
6️⃣4️⃣

Daily Sequence Quordle 1428
5️⃣6️⃣
7️⃣8️⃣

🆘 2+2+2=6

squareword.org 1421: 8 guesses

🟨🟩🟩🟨🟨
🟨🟨🟩🟩🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟨🟨

<6:🟩 <11:🟨 <16:🟧 16+:🟥
#squareword #squareword1421
December 23, 2025 at 8:40 AM
makfan.bsky.social
The San Francisco outage has kept subway trains to limited service for around 48 hours now, and the worst of the storm hasn't hit yet. Sheesh.
December 23, 2025 at 12:34 AM
makfan.bsky.social
Sunday 21 Dec

#WQuers

Wordle 1,646 4/6*

⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛
🟨⬛🟩⬛⬛
⬛⬛🟩⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

🙂 Daily Quordle 1427
5️⃣6️⃣
8️⃣4️⃣

Daily Sequence Quordle 1427
4️⃣5️⃣
6️⃣7️⃣

🆘 2+1+3=6

squareword.org 1420: 9 guesses

🟩🟩🟩🟨🟨
🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟩🟨🟨🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟨🟨

<6:🟩 <11:🟨 <16:🟧 16+:🟥
#squareword #squareword1420
December 22, 2025 at 5:17 PM
makfan.bsky.social
A little context on why my puzzle posting and solve scores have been so up and down in December:

We've just closed an acquisition to expand into Oregon and Washington. I love the PNW and now I have business reasons to visit places I love.
December 22, 2025 at 5:16 PM
makfan.bsky.social
Saturday 20 Dec

#WQuers

Wordle 1,645 2/6*

⬛⬛⬛🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🦅

🙂 Daily Quordle 1426
3️⃣5️⃣
4️⃣6️⃣

Daily Sequence Quordle 1426
3️⃣5️⃣
6️⃣7️⃣

🆘 4+3+3=10

squareword.org 1419: 6 guesses 🥳

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟨🟩🟩

<6:🟩 <11:🟨 <16:🟧 16+:🟥
#squareword #squareword1419

I believe today is a personal best for these.
December 21, 2025 at 5:33 AM
makfan.bsky.social
Normally, I hate how much time I am spending away from home, but I’m not sorry I’m missing the great San Francisco blackout of 2025.

A friend said it took 2.5 hours to drive an 11 mile round trip within city limits.
December 21, 2025 at 4:30 AM
makfan.bsky.social
It was a little annoying when I followed the advice to "park far away to get some extra steps," only to have my cart lock up before I got to where I parked. Apparently I parked farther than the carts are allowed to go. I had $315 worth of groceries to deal with. Sigh.
December 21, 2025 at 12:09 AM
makfan.bsky.social
Friday 19 Dec

#WQuers

Wordle 1,644 3/6*

⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛
⬛⬛🟩🟩🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

🙂 Daily Quordle 1425
5️⃣6️⃣
8️⃣7️⃣

Daily Sequence Quordle 1425
5️⃣7️⃣
8️⃣9️⃣

🆘 3+1+1=5

squareword.org 1418: 7 guesses

🟩🟩🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟨🟩🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

<6:🟩 <11:🟨 <16:🟧 16+:🟥
#squareword #squareword1418
December 20, 2025 at 6:55 AM
makfan.bsky.social
Daily Gold Octordle #1425
3️⃣1️⃣
4️⃣🔟
6️⃣5️⃣
8️⃣7️⃣
Score: 44

I don’t usually share this one or play it daily, but I got lucky today.

#WQuers
December 20, 2025 at 6:36 AM
makfan.bsky.social
Thursday 18 Dec

#WQuers

Wordle 1,643 4/6*

⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛
🟩⬛🟨⬛⬛
🟩🟩⬛⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

🙂 Daily Quordle 1424
6️⃣4️⃣
5️⃣8️⃣

Daily Sequence Quordle 1424
4️⃣5️⃣
7️⃣8️⃣

🆘 2+1+2=5

squareword.org 1417: 8 guesses

🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟨🟨🟩🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

<6:🟩 <11:🟨 <16:🟧 16+:🟥
#squareword #squareword1417
December 20, 2025 at 4:03 AM
makfan.bsky.social
Wednesday 17 Dec

#WQuers

Wordle 1,642 3/6*

⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛
⬛🟩🟩🟩⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

🙂 Daily Quordle 1423
8️⃣9️⃣
5️⃣6️⃣

Daily Sequence Quordle 1423
4️⃣5️⃣
6️⃣7️⃣

🆘 3+0+3=6

squareword.org 1416: 9 guesses

🟨🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨🟩
🟨🟩🟨🟨🟨

<6:🟩 <11:🟨 <16:🟧 16+:🟥
#squareword #squareword1416
December 19, 2025 at 3:27 AM
makfan.bsky.social
Tuesday 16 Dec

#WQuers

Wordle 1,641 4/6*

⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩
🟩⬛⬛⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

🙂 Daily Quordle 1422
7️⃣6️⃣
4️⃣3️⃣

Daily Sequence Quordle 1422
4️⃣5️⃣
6️⃣7️⃣

🆘 2+2+3=7

squareword.org 1415: 7 guesses

🟩🟩🟨🟨🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

<6:🟩 <11:🟨 <16:🟧 16+:🟥
#squareword #squareword1415
December 17, 2025 at 7:16 AM
makfan.bsky.social
Monday 15 Dec

#WQuers

Wordle 1,640 5/6*

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛⬛🟨⬛🟩
⬛🟩⬛⬛🟩
⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

🙂 Daily Quordle 1421
6️⃣4️⃣
8️⃣9️⃣

Daily Sequence Quordle 1421
5️⃣6️⃣
7️⃣8️⃣

🆘 1+0+2=3

squareword.org 1414: 8 guesses

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟩🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟩🟨🟨🟨

<6:🟩 <11:🟨 <16:🟧 16+:🟥
#squareword #squareword1414
December 16, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Reposted by Michael M
dieworkwear.bsky.social
This NYT story failed the reader by not digging deeper. One subject dropped out of college after one year (five years ago) and lists "Windows" as his skillset. Story should be: young conservatives who blame immigrants for their personal failures and whose lives won't be improved w/ fewer immigrants
NYT headline reads: "The Young People Fixated on Who Gets to Work in America For some Gen Z conservatives, H-1B visas are a hot new topic." Excerpt reads: "Take Mitchell Boone, a 27-year-old Trump supporter. Five years after leaving a computer science program at the University of Missouri, and what he says are over 1,000 job applications later, Mr. Boone claims he has landed just a single job interview. Today, he says he keeps three part-time jobs in Greenville, S.C., and grows his own food to cut down on expenses. Having abandoned hopes of working in tech, Mr. Boone says he is exploring alternative fields like construction or farming. Mr. Boone, who said he voted for Mr. Trump in the last two presidential elections, spoke of his post-grad years with an air of exasperation. But he’s finally settled on an explanation for his bleak economic straits: the H-1B." On his LinkedIn, it says he spent one year at University of Missouri-Columbia, studying computer science from Aug 2022 to Sept 2023. He says he dropped out to join the workforce. Skillset includes Windows and attention to detail.
December 15, 2025 at 8:36 AM
makfan.bsky.social
Sunday 14 Dec

#WQuers

Wordle 1,639 4/6*

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛⬛⬛🟩⬛
🟩⬛🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

🙂 Daily Quordle 1420
5️⃣7️⃣
4️⃣6️⃣

Daily Sequence Quordle 1420
3️⃣5️⃣
7️⃣8️⃣

🆘 2+2+2=6

squareword.org 1413: 8 guesses

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟨🟨🟨🟩🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟩🟨🟨🟨

<6:🟩 <11:🟨 <16:🟧 16+:🟥
#squareword #squareword1413
December 15, 2025 at 8:31 AM
makfan.bsky.social
Saturday 13 Dec

#WQuers

Wordle 1,638 3/6*

⬛⬛🟨⬛🟨
🟨🟨🟨⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

🙂 Daily Quordle 1419
7️⃣6️⃣
4️⃣5️⃣

Daily Sequence Quordle 1419
4️⃣7️⃣
9️⃣🔟

🆘 3+2+0=5

squareword.org 1412: 7 guesses

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟩🟨🟩
🟩🟩🟨🟩🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

<6:🟩 <11:🟨 <16:🟧 16+:🟥
#squareword #squareword1412
December 14, 2025 at 7:11 AM
makfan.bsky.social
Friday 12 Dec

#WQuers

Wordle 1,637 3/6*

🟨⬛🟨🟨⬛
🟩🟩⬛🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

🙂 Daily Quordle 1418
6️⃣5️⃣
7️⃣4️⃣

Daily Sequence Quordle 1418
5️⃣6️⃣
7️⃣8️⃣

🆘 3+2+2=7

squareword.org 1411: 6 guesses 🥳

🟨🟨🟨🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟩🟩🟩🟩

<6:🟩 <11:🟨 <16:🟧 16+:🟥
#squareword #squareword1411
December 13, 2025 at 7:42 AM
makfan.bsky.social
Thursday 11 Dec

#WQuers

Wordle 1,636 4/6*

⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨
⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛
🟩🟨⬛⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

🙂 Daily Quordle 1417
7️⃣8️⃣
4️⃣6️⃣

Daily Sequence Quordle 1417
4️⃣6️⃣
8️⃣🔟

🆘 2+1+0=3

squareword.org 1410: 7 guesses

🟩🟨🟨🟩🟨
🟩🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

<6:🟩 <11:🟨 <16:🟧 16+:🟥
#squareword #squareword1410
December 12, 2025 at 7:29 AM
makfan.bsky.social
Wednesday 10 Dec

#WQuers

Wordle 1,635 5/6*

⬛🟨🟨⬛🟩
⬛🟩🟩⬛🟩
⬛🟩🟩⬛🟩
⬛🟩🟩⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

🙂 Daily Quordle 1416
5️⃣6️⃣
9️⃣8️⃣

Daily Sequence Quordle 1416
2️⃣4️⃣
5️⃣6️⃣

🆘 1+0+4=5

squareword.org 1409: 7 guesses

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟨🟩🟩

<6:🟩 <11:🟨 <16:🟧 16+:🟥
#squareword #squareword1409
December 11, 2025 at 7:28 AM
makfan.bsky.social
Tuesday 9 Dec

Almost overwrote

#WQuers

Wordle 1,634 4/6*

⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩
⬛⬛⬛🟨🟩
🟩🟨🟨⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

🙂 Daily Quordle 1415
8️⃣6️⃣
7️⃣4️⃣
m-w.com/games/quordle/

Daily Sequence Quordle 1415
3️⃣5️⃣
6️⃣7️⃣

🆘 2+1+3=6

squareword.org 1408: 8 guesses

🟩🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨🟩

<6:🟩 <11:🟨 <16:🟧 16+:🟥
#squareword #squareword1408
December 11, 2025 at 5:29 AM