Wordle

Wordle 951 4/6*

⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ crown
⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ slope
🟨🟩🟩🟨⬜ float
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 aloof

Connections
Puzzle #229
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟩🟩🟩🟩

⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ STARE / BBYBB
⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜ CLOAK / BGGYB
🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ ALONG / GGGBB
🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ ALOUD / GGGBB
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ALOOF / Correct

With G = 1, Y = ½, & B = 0, I scored ½, 2½, 3, 3, and 5.

I spent about four minutes solving this one.

My streak is at 73.

🟪🟪🟪🟪 PPPP
🟩🟩🟩🟩 GGGG
🟨🟨🟨🟨 YYYY
🟦🟦🟦🟦 BBBB

For a change, this time the blue connection baffled me.

BLOCK
RELIC
STILL
TWEAK
NORTH
LARGE
THING
STOLE
COURT
BLOND
LUNCH
DOING
HEARD
ROUTE
BRIEF
THREW
LINER
FINAL
STONY
CABLE
LUNGE
SCANT
TWIRL
AGING
MURAL
SALTY
THREE
CHILD
LEARN
DAISY
PHONE
EVOKE
GRACE
SLOPE
TOUCH
BUILT
SMALL
TABLE
FUNNY
BACON
GLOBE
TOPIC
WOULD
SPENT
THESE
HOUSE
CHAIN
SHIFT
SHARP
SLEEP
WOMAN
YOUNG
WORST
ADAPT
GENRE
TAKEN
RESIN
SUSHI
SCOPE
TAWNY
SOLID
GUIDE
THROW
QUEEN
PIXEL
PIANO
CANDY
QUEUE
THINK
TARDY
TRUST
SIGHT
SASSY
GREEN
MEANT
ACTOR
LEASH
GLAZE
NINJA
LIMIT
TRADE
FLARE
MANIA
ARDOR
UNTIL
NOISE
BLEAK
GRAIL
PHONY
MASON
NOBLE
PIQUE
RETRY
CAUSE
TEMPO
GIVEN
SMIRK
OCCUR
SPLAT
MERCY
ADULT
GRAPH
LEAKY
AGENT
UNCLE
KNELT
SKUNK
SNAIL
TRUTH
BINGE
VIOLA
CHIME
BUNCH
SPURT
WHILE
MERRY
BERET
DADDY
AZURE
COACH
SMILE
LOYAL
ROCKY
RIGHT
CAROL
BRUSH
STONE
SNARE
CLOSE
FRANK
MUSIC
ANGEL
EXERT
RAYON
CLEAR
WHISK
OLDER
QUOTE
LUCKY
ROUSE
DWELL
GNASH
BIRCH
GIDDY
AWAIT
ONION
SPACE
BRIDE
AUDIO
CAPER
WRITE
PEACE
CHOIR
OCEAN
WORDY
VERVE
SPICE
BEACH
QUEST
MAGMA
EXACT
AMISS
SCRUB
INDEX
SNAKY
WRATH
QUICK
HELLO
EMPTY
LOVER
BULLY
BROOK
POLYP
ANODE
CHART
PARTY
BEGET
TENTH
STYLE
BATHE
CURLY
ETHOS
DISCO
HEART
WHEEL
HOBBY
WHALE
FROZE
BURLY
FLANK
TONIC
FLYER
DROOP
TOPAZ
CRONE
FIEND
BARGE
WHIRL
EARTH
FOLLY
ENTER
COWER
DONUT
WINDY
VENOM
IRATE
HOTEL
MOSSY
BLEEP
STRAW
DINER
TRACT
ABOUT
GUEST
RODEO
GRAND
COVET
TASTE
CRANE
FROST
KAZOO
SHYLY
RANCH
STRAP
MAYBE
CRIME
PLUNK
WRONG
GUARD
AGAIN
BALSA
CRUMB
HATER
SCOUT
ENNUI
BEAST
NANNY
HUMID
JAZZY
AGILE
KNEEL
MOUSE
SKIMP
RAMEN
SWINE
BAGEL
UTTER
CLERK
IGLOO
BRASH
FLASK
GRIEF
SHORN
PLANK
LATTE
CANOE
SCARF
ACRID
SNACK
BROOM
ETHIC
COCOA
AGLOW
GHOUL
ANGER
BELOW
GUPPY
HORDE
SULKY
RANGE
PLAZA
CEDAR
CIRCA
LOGIC
METRO
JOKER
DITTO
UNZIP
BROKE
KAYAK
PLATE
THUMP
HOUND
WHIFF
DWELT
AGONY
THIEF
CARAT
BORAX
QUALM
UNDER
SNAFU
LEDGE
LOCUS
LEAFY
SMASH
RATIO
FLORA
STOCK
MARCH
EVERY
BREAD
BESET
HURRY
GUANO
UNTIE
VOTER
GROUT
STAID
DUVET
TOUGH
GLOVE
CREDO
YACHT
MEALY
CIDER
SWEEP
SURLY
BLAME
BIRTH
EMAIL
REVEL
WHERE
REGAL
HORSE
PINKY
TOXIC
TREND
SQUAT
ABOVE
MOOSE
POLKA
WORSE
SYRUP
FIFTY
ARBOR
VAGUE
RIPER
RUDDY
SWEAT
KIOSK
AVAIL
CACHE
MAGIC
SALSA
SOUND
USAGE
GIANT
DEBUG
HEADY
STAGE
FLAIL
APPLE
NINTH
DANCE
UNLIT
TASTY
SHIRK
SCOLD
CROSS
CRAVE
FISHY
FLIRT
WORRY
BEEFY
MAIZE
COUNT
ELUDE
MATEY
BLURB
ALTER
MUCKY
CHARD
ADOPT
FROCK
SPIRE
KOALA
HUMAN
LEAPT
SEDAN
GRIMY
PIXIE
OPERA
LEMON
BELIE
SLEEK
LAYER
ANTIC
SKIRT
WHINE
MANLY
MOLAR
HAVOC
IMPEL
CONDO
JUDGE
EXTRA
POISE
AORTA
EXCEL
LUNAR
THIRD
SLATE
TAPER
CHORD
PROBE
RIVAL
USUAL
SPOKE
APPLY
NAIVE
KNOCK
BRAID
INFER
JOUST
AMBER
WOKEN
ADORE
TORSO
CHAFE
EJECT
STUDY
UNDUE
TEPID
HAPPY
CLEAN
ITCHY
FEAST
DRIVE
PRIME
AXIOM
BRAVE
AVERT
GLYPH
THERE
BAKER
SNARL
MAPLE
INANE
VALET
MEDAL
UNITE
RAINY
SPELL
BEGIN
STALE
DREAM
PHOTO
ALOUD
INEPT
PINEY
APTLY
WALTZ
LIBEL
SNEAK
CARRY
FLOUT
FOGGY
FAULT
MUMMY
SPIEL
GROVE
DENIM
QUIRK
EXIST
STEIN
SPADE
CATCH
FLOOR
EQUAL
IONIC
VALID
ENJOY
HOWDY
VIGOR
DANDY
SLOTH
MARSH
BOUGH
STING
TWINE
LEAVE
SCORN
SCALD
USURP
SOGGY
BRISK
ADMIT
GRATE
GLORY
SAINT
RECAP
ALIKE
TRICE
STICK
CHUTE
PARER
DOUBT
THYME
ALPHA
BOOZE
TIBIA
LOFTY
THEME
CLASS
LEERY
TAUNT
WHOOP
INTER
GULLY
CHARM
FUNGI
PRIZE
ONSET
CHIEF
GAUZE
RUDER
IRONY
CLOWN
NEEDY
WOVEN
MERIT
WASTE
TREAT
SHRUG
TWANG
TWICE
GRUEL
POKER
KHAKI
HUNKY
LABEL
GLEAN
CLING
PATTY
UNFIT
SMEAR
ALIEN
BUGGY
RHYME
YOUTH
COYLY
QUART
CRAMP
BLUFF
UPSET
STOMP
MOTTO
CINCH
ELOPE
POWER
MIDGE
TRYST
APHID
TRITE
ANGRY
FLOCK
WACKY
ROOMY
WEDGE
LIVER
BLAND
NIGHT
MADAM
BERTH
STEAD
VOICE
AGAPE
FLUFF
FIELD
SEVER
LILAC
EGRET
PINTO
HUTCH
GAWKY
DROLL
RETRO
RUSTY
BEADY
SMITE
BRINK
AWFUL
GLOAT
INPUT
LOSER
CACAO
BLOWN
APRON
PRIMO
ATONE
DONOR
FLOAT
GOOSE
PIETY
GIRTH
TRAIT
FLOOD
GLOOM
DEPTH
FROTH
PHASE
SHOWY
CREAK
MANOR
ATOLL
BAYOU
CREPT
TIARA
ASSET
VOUCH
ALBUM
HINGE
MONEY
SCRAP
GAMER
GLASS
SCOUR
BEING
DELVE
YIELD
METAL
TIPSY
SLUNG
FARCE
GECKO
SHINE
CANNY
MIDST
BADGE
HOMER
TRAIN
HAIRY
STORY
FORGO
LARVA
TRASH
ZESTY
SHOWN
HEIST
ASKEW
INERT
OLIVE
PLANT
OXIDE
CARGO
FOYER
FLAIR
AMPLE
CHEEK
SHAME
MINCE
CHUNK
ROYAL
SQUAD
BLACK
STAIR
SCARE
FORAY
COMMA
NATAL
SHAWL
FEWER
TROPE
SNOUT
LOWLY
STOVE
SHALL
FOUND
NYMPH
EPOXY
DEPOT
CHEST
PURGE
SLOSH
THEIR
RENEW
ALLOW
SAUTE
MOVIE
CATER
TEASE
SMELT
FOCUS
TODAY
WATCH
LAPSE
MONTH
SWEET
HOARD
CLOTH
BRINE
AHEAD
MOURN
NASTY
RUPEE
CHOKE
CHANT
SPILL
VIVID
BLOKE
TROVE
THORN
OTHER
TACIT
SWILL
DODGE
SHAKE
CAULK
AROMA
CYNIC
ROBIN
ULTRA
ULCER
PAUSE
HUMOR
FRAME
ELDER
SKILL
ALOFT
PLEAT
SHARD
MOIST
THOSE
LIGHT
WRUNG
COULD
PERKY
MOUNT
WHACK
SUGAR
KNOLL
CRIMP
WINCE
PRICK
ROBOT
POINT
PROXY
SHIRE
SOLAR
PANIC
TANGY
ABBEY
FAVOR
DRINK
QUERY
GORGE
CRANK
SLUMP
BANAL
TIGER
SIEGE
TRUSS
BOOST
REBUS
UNIFY
TROLL
TAPIR
ASIDE
FERRY
ACUTE
PICKY
WEARY
GRIPE
CRAZE
PLUCK
BRAKE
BATON
CHAMP
PEACH
USING
TRACE
VITAL
SONIC
MASSE
CONIC
VIRAL
RHINO
BREAK
TRIAD
EPOCH
USHER
EXULT
GRIME
CHEAT
SOLVE
BRING
PROVE
STORE
TILDE
CLOCK
WROTE
RETCH
PERCH
ROUGE
RADIO
SURER
FINER
VODKA
HERON
CHILL
GAUDY
PITHY
SMART
BADLY
ROGUE
GROUP
FIXER
GROIN
DUCHY
COAST
BLURT
PULPY
ALTAR
GREAT
BRIAR
CLICK
GOUGE
WORLD
ERODE
BOOZY
DOZEN
FLING
GROWL
ABYSS
STEED
ENEMA
JAUNT
COMET
TWEED
PILOT
DUTCH
BELCH
OUGHT
DOWRY
THUMB
HYPER
HATCH
ALONE
MOTOR
ABACK
GUILD
KEBAB
SPEND
FJORD
ESSAY
SPRAY
SPICY
AGATE
SALAD
BASIC
MOULT
CORNY
FORGE
CIVIC
ISLET
LABOR
GAMMA
LYING
AUDIT
ROUND
LOOPY
LUSTY
GOLEM
GONER
GREET
START
LAPEL
BIOME
PARRY
SHRUB
FRONT
WOOER
TOTEM
FLICK
DELTA
BLEED
ARGUE
SWIRL
ERROR
AGREE
OFFAL
FLUME
CRASS
PANEL
STOUT
BRIBE
DRAIN
YEARN
PRINT
SEEDY
IVORY
BELLY
STAND
FIRST
FORTH
BOOBY
FLESH
UNMET
LINEN
MAXIM
POUND
MIMIC
SPIKE
CLUCK
CRATE
DIGIT
REPAY
SOWER
CRAZY
ADOBE
OUTDO
TRAWL
WHELP
UNFED
PAPER
STAFF
CROAK
HELIX
FLOSS
PRIDE
BATTY
REACT
MARRY
ABASE
COLON
STOOL
CRUST
FRESH
DEATH
MAJOR
FEIGN
ABATE
BENCH
QUIET
GRADE
STINK
KARMA
MODEL
DWARF
HEATH
SERVE
NAVAL
EVADE
FOCAL
BLUSH
AWAKE
HUMPH
SISSY
REBUT
CIGAR

⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

POSIT
YEARN
MULCH
ALLOW -oops, not a possible answer
ALOOF

⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ BLAST
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ CUING
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ HYPED
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ALOOF

Yikes! Very hard today. NYT shows an average of 4.1 and a 2.8% failure rate, among the highest I've seen.

⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ TRACE
⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ SOUPY (wordlebot SALAD)
🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛ ALONG
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ALOOF

WordleBot
Skill 91/99
Luck 41/99

Is “alway” a real 5 letter word. How do you use it in a sentence without an “s”?

https://prowritingaid.com/grammar/1000198/Alway-vs-always—what-is-the-difference

Wordle 952 4/6*

⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ clamp
⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ trash
🟩⬜🟩🟨🟨 swank
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 snake

Connections
Puzzle #230
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟪🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦

🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 STARE / GBGBG
🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 SLAKE / GBGGG
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SNAKE / Correct

With G = 1, Y = ½, & B = 0, I scored 3, 4, and 5.

A "no yellow" day for me.

I spent about three minutes solving this one.

My streak is at 74.

🟨🟨🟨🟨 YYYY
🟩🟩🟩🟩 GGGG
🟦🟦🟦🟦 BBBB
🟪🟪🟪🟪 PPPP

Like yesterday, the blue connection baffled me.

After I got the yellows and greens, I stared at the remaining eight entries for at least twenty minutes. Thinking "DESIRABLE QUALITIES" I selected HEART, COURAGE, and BRAIN, then looked at the five remaining choices and suddenly realized four had SILENT W's, so I selected the odd man out, HOME.

⬛⬛🟩⬛🟩 TRACE
🟩⬛⬛🟨⬛ SWING (wordlebot SLUMP)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SNAKE

WordleBot
Skill 86/99
Luck 77/99

⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬜🟨🟩⬜🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

POSIT
YEARN
SNAKE

🟩⬜🟨⬜🟨 STERN
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 CHIDE
🟩⬜🟨⬜🟩 SENSE -- the double/double letter seemed the obvious choice
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SNAKE -- lesson, always choose the word with the higher scrabble value

🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 STARE
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ CHILD -- I was a little surprised when none of these hit.
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SNAKE

Loved the blue group!

⬛🟨⬛⬛🟨TRACE
⬛⬛⬛🟩🟩DINER (wordlebot LINED)
⬛⬛🟩🟩🟩 SOBER (Wordlebot PLOWS)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EMBER

WordleBot
Skill 85/99
Luck 48/99

Wordle 953 5/6*

⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ stork
🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ready
⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 wiper
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 umber
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ember

Connections
Puzzle #231
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪

⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 STARE / BBBYY
🟨⬜⬜🟩🟩 MINER / YBBGG
⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩 HOMER / BBYGG
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EMBER / Correct

With G = 1, Y = ½, & B = 0, I scored 1, 2½, 2½, and 5.

I spent about three minutes solving this one.

Curiously, I had trouble logging in to play at NYTimes. I had to reboot my Fire tablet before I could login. Then, since I started playing after 8 am GMT, I couldn't use my usual website to check for past World answers, since that's when they are supposed to update their answers. That's how I ended up playing a past answer, HOMER, on turn 3. Finally, after playing I checked the website and it had NOT been updated yet :-p

My streak is at 75.

🟨🟨🟨🟨 YYYY
🟩🟩🟩🟩 GGGG
🟦🟦🟦🟦 BBBB
🟪🟪🟪🟪 PPPP

Today was easy: less than three minutes total. I had no trouble guessing the categories.

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

POSIT
MULCH
YEARN
EMBER

⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 STARE
⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ CRUEL
🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜ RIPEN
🟨⬜⬜🟩🟩 BOXER
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EMBER

⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ CREST
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ PYLON
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ HUMID
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 AMBER
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EMBER

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 STARE / BBBBY
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ DEMON / BGBBB
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ BEECH / BGBBB
⬜🟩🟨⬜🟩 JELLY / BGYBG
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEGGY / Correct

With G = 1, Y = ½, & B = 0, I scored ½, 1, 1, 2½, and 5.

I spent about five minutes solving this one.

The advantage of playing double letters: when JELLY gave BGYBG, I knew that the L had to be the first letter. This knowledge facilitated my last, successful, try.

My streak is at 76.

🟦🟦🟦🟦 BBBB
🟨🟨🟨🟨 YYYY
🟩🟩🟩🟩 GGGG
🟪🟪🟪🟪 PPPP

Like yesterday, today was easy: less than three minutes total. I had no trouble guessing the categories, though I am unfamiliar with JACK FRUIT.

Correction: according to Wikipedia, the name is one word: jackfruit.

Why didn't they just use GRAPE?

🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ LARNT
⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ POSED
🟩⬜🟨🟩⬜ LIEGE
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEGGY

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩⬜🟨🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

POSIT
MULCH
YEARN
FEELY
LEGGY

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 STARE
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 MONEY
⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ CHILD -- This probing word didn't come up with much. I was pretty confident there would be an L somewhere.
🟨🟨⬜🟩🟩 ELEGY -- Took a while to think of anything that worked.
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEGGY -- Ugh. If someone played this in Scrabble, I probably would have challenged it as a legitimate word.

I've heard of a jackfruit and saw the purple category easily in part because of it. You often see them in Asian markets. They are easily confused (at least by me) with durians. You can tell them apart in that durians have bigger and fewer spikes. Both are big green spiky fruits that have stinky edible pasty "meat" on the inside. Non-Asians usually find them disgusting. I don't know why I find both so interesting. One of my favorite conversation starters with women from southeast Asia is "Do you like durians?"

Wordle 954 3/6*

⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ bloom
🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ leave
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 leggy

Connections
Puzzle #232
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟩🟩🟩🟩

Pedantic: I don't think "Ad" is a tennis term, other than that is how "Advantage" may appear on a scoreboard. No one says, "Ad {player name}."

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜manic
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨stoke
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨wheel
⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ruler
⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨devil
⬜🟩⬜🟨🟩feely

Wordle 955 3/6*

🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ prism
🟨🟨⬜⬜🟩 petal
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 expel

Connections
Puzzle #233
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪 (I have never player that video game.)

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 STARE / BBBBY
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ MELON / BYYBB
⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ WHELK / BBYYB
🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜ LIVED / YBBGB
⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ GLUEY / BLBGB
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EXPEL / Correct

With G = 1, Y = ½, & B = 0, I scored ½, 1, 1, 1½, 1½, and 5... talk about slow progress!

I spent over ten minutes solving this one.

My streak is at 77.

🟦🟦🟦🟦 BBBB
🟨🟨🟨🟨 YYYY
🟩🟩🟩🟩 GGGG
🟪🟪🟪🟪 PPPP

Today's answers were somewhat weak: not all MOONs are CRESENT-SHAPED, and BANG to me is not synonymous with HIT HARD.

Also, I never played SUPER MARIO WORLD, so the purple connection was a complete surprise.

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ TRANS
⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ CHILD
⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 FLUKE
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ BELOW
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EXPEL

Wow! An all-time high 6.8% failure rate X/6 for this one. The average is 4.7. Yikes!!! Glad I survived it.

🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

POSIT
YEARN
MULCH
EXPEL

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 STARE
⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ MONEY
⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ CHILD
⬜🟨🟨🟩🟨 BLEEP
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EXCEL

⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 TRACE
🟨⬛⬛🟩⬛ LINED
⬛🟨🟨🟩🟨 SLEEP (wordlebot BOWEL)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 EXPEL

WordleBot
Skill 94/99
Luck 36/99

Er, the moon is not crescent shaped - even if you go by appearance, it does not always appear that way