Wordle

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July 2nd, 2026 at 6:19:03 AM permalink

Connections
Puzzle #1117
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟨🟨🟩🟨
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩

smoothgrh

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July 2nd, 2026 at 8:52:54 AM permalink

Wordle 1,839 4/6

⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛
⬛🟨⬛⬛🟨
⬛🟩🟨🟩⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

BLOAT
INURE
PANED
MAVEN

Connections
Puzzle #1117
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟩🟦🟩🟩
🟦🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦

HotBlonde

HotBlonde

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July 2nd, 2026 at 10:02:07 AM permalink

Wordle 1,839 4/6

⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜
⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

OFFICIALLY and justifiably reclaimed my title as SuperHotBlonde!

DogHand

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July 3rd, 2026 at 12:37:38 AM permalink

Wordle #1840 July 3: 5/6 bogey

⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ PARSE / BGBBB
⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ FAUNA / BGBYB
⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ MANGY / BGYBB
⬜🟩🟨⬜🟩 CABIN / BGYBG
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BATON / Correct

With G = 1, Y = ½, & B = 0, I scored 1, 1½, 1½, 2½, and 5.

I spent more than ten minutes solving this one.

Repeat alert: December 19, 2021 #183: BATON

Lifetime I now have 9 more birdies than pars.

My streak is at a new personal high of 455.

Connections Puzzle #1118 July 3: perfect

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

Today I saw all of the Connections.

My streak is at 2.

Dog Hand

DogHand

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July 3rd, 2026 at 12:49:54 AM permalink

"You ranked in the top 8% of players today."

Thrice Game #1100 → 12 points!
🎲: 3️⃣2️⃣3️⃣2️⃣2️⃣
https://thricegame.com

Today's average is about 9½.

Dog Hand

ThatDonGuy

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July 3rd, 2026 at 6:10:43 AM permalink

Connections
Puzzle #1118
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟩🟩🟩🟩

How does Cool Beans go with Right On, Far Out, and Groovy?

Wizard

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July 3rd, 2026 at 7:34:08 AM permalink

🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ TRIAL
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ CONES
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BATON

Connections
Puzzle #1118
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦

Thrice Game #1100 → 10 points!
🎲: 3️⃣2️⃣3️⃣❌2️⃣
https://thricegame.com

I'm mad at myself for not getting a question on particle physics. What is my punishment?

Last edited by: Wizard on Jul 3, 2026

"No great mind has ever existed without a touch of madness." -- Aristotle

Wizard

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July 3rd, 2026 at 7:47:34 AM permalink

Quote: ThatDonGuy

How does Cool Beans go with Right On, Far Out, and Groovy?

link to original post

It also means loosely "good for you," but I don't think it's retro. I have only lately started hearing people use the expression. There is a chain of coffee stands in Washington state by that name.

"No great mind has ever existed without a touch of madness." -- Aristotle

smoothgrh

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July 3rd, 2026 at 8:26:45 AM permalink

Wordle 1,840 4/6

⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛
🟨⬛🟨🟨⬛
⬛🟨🟨🟨⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

INURE
THONG
MONTY
BATON
Looks like I picked a bad day to quit using BLOAT

Connections
Puzzle #1118
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪

HotBlonde

HotBlonde

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July 3rd, 2026 at 8:44:35 AM permalink

Wordle 1,840 3/6

⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨
🟨🟩🟨⬜🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

OFFICIALLY and justifiably reclaimed my title as SuperHotBlonde!

DogHand

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July 3rd, 2026 at 11:25:36 AM permalink

Quote: Wizard
<snip>

Thrice Game #1100 → 10 points!
🎲: 3️⃣2️⃣3️⃣❌2️⃣
https://thricegame.com

I'm mad at myself for not getting a question on particle physics. What is my punishment?
link to original post

Bad Wiz!

As punishment you must rescind your plan to step down 😆

Dog Hand

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July 3rd, 2026 at 10:36:50 PM permalink

Wordle #1841 July 4: 2/6 eagle (how appropriate for July 4th)

🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜ PARSE / GYBBB
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PIZZA / Correct

With G = 1, Y = ½, & B = 0, I scored 1½ and 5.

I spent about four minutes solving this one.

Eagle #143 for this old dog.

Lifetime I now have 9 more birdies than pars.

My streak is at a new personal high of 456.

Connections Puzzle #1119 July 4: perfect

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

Today I saw all of the Connections... and in precisely the same order as yesterday.

My streak is at 3.

Dog Hand

DogHand

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July 3rd, 2026 at 10:48:35 PM permalink

"You ranked in the top 22% of players today."

Thrice Game #1101 → 10 points!
🎲: 1️⃣1️⃣2️⃣3️⃣3️⃣
https://thricegame.com

Today's average is about 8.

Pretty good week, except for Thursday:

Dog Hand

ThatDonGuy

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July 4th, 2026 at 6:05:02 AM permalink

Connections
Puzzle #1119
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩

There were a couple of these where I saw three right away, but I didn't know what a villanelle or a painkiller (the drink) was before now

Wizard

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July 4th, 2026 at 7:21:55 AM permalink

⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ TRIAL
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ CONES
⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ VAPID
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PIZZA

Connections
Puzzle #1119
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟦🟦🟦
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪

Thrice Game #1101 → 8 points!
🎲: 1️⃣2️⃣2️⃣❌3️⃣
https://thricegame.com

Last edited by: Wizard on Jul 4, 2026

"No great mind has ever existed without a touch of madness." -- Aristotle

IndyJeffrey

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July 4th, 2026 at 8:57:47 AM permalink

Wordle 1,841 6/6*

⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections: Sports Edition #649
Purple first today: 8%
🟣🟣🟣🟣
🟡🟡🟡🟡
🟢🟢🟢🟢
🔵🔵🔵🔵
Play the puzzle: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/connections-sports-edition/?share=true

Connections: Soccer Edition #24
Green first today: 21%
🟢🟢🟢🟢
🔵🟣🔵🔵
🔵🔵🔵🔵
🟣🟣🟣🟣
🟡🟡🟡🟡
Play the puzzle: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/connections-soccer-edition/?share=true

smoothgrh

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July 4th, 2026 at 9:03:57 AM permalink

Wordle 1,841 5/6

🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟩⬛⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

INURE
DAILY
SMOCK
TIARA
PIZZA

Connections
Puzzle #1119
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪

DogHand

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July 4th, 2026 at 11:04:26 PM permalink

Wordle #1842 July 5: 4/6 par

⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ PARSE / BYBYB
🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ STALK / GBGBB
🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ SHADY / GBGBB
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SWAMI / Correct

With G = 1, Y = ½, & B = 0, I scored 1, 2, 2, and 5.

SWAIN was the only other possibility.

I spent more than ten minutes solving this one.

Lifetime I now have 8 more birdies than pars.

My streak is at a new personal high of 457.

Connections Puzzle #1120 July 5: perfect

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

Today I saw all of the Connections.

My streak is at 4.

Dog Hand

DogHand

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July 4th, 2026 at 11:24:43 PM permalink

"You ranked in the top 58% of players today."

Thrice Game #1102 → 8 points!
🎲: 3️⃣❌2️⃣1️⃣2️⃣
https://thricegame.com

I suspect question 4 will contend for the "July's Toughest Question" award: 62% of players have missed it.

Today's average is 9.

Dog Hand

ThatDonGuy

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July 5th, 2026 at 6:41:58 AM permalink

Connections
Puzzle #1120
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟪🟦🟦
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪

Wizard

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July 5th, 2026 at 8:19:00 AM permalink

⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ TRIAL
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 CONES
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜SWAMP
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SWAMI

Connections
Puzzle #1120
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦

Thrice Game #1102 → 7 points.
🎲: 3️⃣❌3️⃣❌1️⃣
https://thricegame.com

Last edited by: Wizard on Jul 5, 2026

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smoothgrh

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July 5th, 2026 at 9:47:52 AM permalink

Wordle 1,842 4/6

⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛
⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛
⬛⬛🟩🟩⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

BLOAT
DEARY
CHAMP
SWAM
Had to tap into my Johnny Carson ken for this one!

Connections
Puzzle #1120
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟦🟩🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟪🟦
🟦🟪🟪🟦
🟦🟪🟦🟦

Last edited by: smoothgrh on Jul 5, 2026

HotBlonde

HotBlonde

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July 5th, 2026 at 10:23:50 AM permalink

Wordle 1,842 5/6

🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜
🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜
🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜
🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

OFFICIALLY and justifiably reclaimed my title as SuperHotBlonde!

DogHand

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July 5th, 2026 at 11:56:11 PM permalink

Wordle #1843 July 6: 5/6 bogey

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ PARSE / BBBBB
⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 MOUND / BGBBY
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 BLOOD / BBYBY
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 WOODY / BGBGG
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TODDY / Correct

With G = 1, Y = ½, & B = 0, I scored 0, 1½, 1, 3, and 5.

Not my finest effort: both BLOOD and WOODY were impossible.

I spent about eight minutes solving this one.

Lifetime I now have 8 more birdies than pars.

My streak is at a new personal high of 458.

Connections Puzzle #1121 July 6: perfect

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

Today I saw all of the Connections.

My streak is at 5.

Dog Hand

DogHand

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July 6th, 2026 at 12:18:32 AM permalink

Also not my finest effort: "You ranked in the top 71% of players today."

Thrice Game #1103 → 7 points.
🎲: ❌3️⃣3️⃣❌1️⃣
https://thricegame.com

Today's average is about 8½.

Dog Hand

ThatDonGuy

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July 6th, 2026 at 6:28:50 AM permalink

Connections
Puzzle #1121
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟩🟪
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟩🟩🟩🟩

Wizard

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July 6th, 2026 at 8:26:17 AM permalink

🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ T RIAL
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ CONES
🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ TOUGH
🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 TOFFY
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TODDY

Connections
Puzzle #1121
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟪

Thrice Game #1103 → 5 points.
🎲: ❌2️⃣2️⃣❌1️⃣
https://thricegame.com

Last edited by: Wizard on Jul 6, 2026

"No great mind has ever existed without a touch of madness." -- Aristotle

smoothgrh

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July 6th, 2026 at 8:52:34 AM permalink

Wordle 1,843 4/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛⬛🟨⬛🟨
⬛🟩🟨⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

INURE
BLOAT
POTTY
TODDY

Connections
Puzzle #1121
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟪🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
Phew!

IndyJeffrey

IndyJeffrey

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July 6th, 2026 at 8:06:09 PM permalink

Wordle 1,843 5/6*

⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜
🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections: Sports Edition #651
Average mistakes today: 1.1
🟢🟢🟢🟢
🔵🔵🔵🔵
🟡🟡🟡🟡
🟣🟣🟣🟣
Play the puzzle: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/connections-sports-edition/?share=true

DogHand

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July 6th, 2026 at 10:59:49 PM permalink

Wordle #1844 July 7: 4/6 par

⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ PARSE / BBBYB
🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ SHOCK / GBBBB
🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ SLIMY / GGGBB
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLING / Correct

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

I spent about seven minutes solving this one.

Lifetime I now have 7 more birdies than pars.

My streak is at a new personal high of 459.

Connections Puzzle #1122 July 7: 1 error

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

Today I eventually saw all of the Connections.

My streak is at 6.

Dog Hand

DogHand

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July 6th, 2026 at 11:24:06 PM permalink

"You ranked in the top 42% of players today."

Thrice Game #1104 → 9 points!
🎲: 3️⃣2️⃣1️⃣❌3️⃣
https://thricegame.com

Today's average is 9.

Question 1 will likely be the "July's Easiest Question": 94% got it on the first try.

Dog Hand

Wizard

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July 7th, 2026 at 3:25:58 AM permalink

⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 TRIAL
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 CONES
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ SLINK
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLING

Connections
Puzzle #1122
🟪🟩🟨🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦

Yes, I fell for it.

Thrice Game #1104 → 7 points.
🎲: 3️⃣3️⃣1️⃣❌❌
https://thricegame.com

I started out so well...

"No great mind has ever existed without a touch of madness." -- Aristotle

ThatDonGuy

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July 7th, 2026 at 6:18:44 AM permalink

Connections
Puzzle #1122
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦

Okay, I almost did, but our old friend, "What else could this possibly be?", showed up - in this case, San Anselmo - and as I couldn't find Nicasio (near where Skywalker Ranch is located - it was at Nicasio's post office where the 2021 Star Wars Droids stamps were released), Sausalito, and Larkspur, "Cities in Marin County, CA" wasn't a category

smoothgrh

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July 7th, 2026 at 9:58:12 AM permalink

Wordle 1,844 5/6

⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

BLOAT
FLIER
SLIMY
SLICK
SLING

Connections
Puzzle #1122
🟪🟩🟨🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
Lazy, rushed play today

DogHand

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July 7th, 2026 at 10:17:23 PM permalink

Wordle #1845 July 8: 3/6 birdie

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 PARSE / BBBBY
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 FELON / BGBGG
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 DEMON / Correct

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

I spent about four minutes solving this one.

Lifetime I now have 8 more birdies than pars.

My streak is at a new personal high of 460.

Connections Puzzle #1123 July 8: 1 error

🟪🟦🟨🟩 pbyg: wax, pluck, shave, thread: EYEBROW TREATMENTS
🟪🟪🟪🟪 PPPP
🟩🟩🟩🟩 GGGG
🟨🟨🟨🟨 YYYY
🟦🟦🟦🟦 BBBB

Today I eventually saw all of the Connections... and then some!

My streak is at 7.

Dog Hand

DogHand

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Joined: Sep 24, 2011

July 7th, 2026 at 10:45:52 PM permalink

"You ranked in the top 81% of players today." Yippee!

Thrice Game #1105 → 7 points.
🎲: 3️⃣1️⃣2️⃣❌1️⃣
https://thricegame.com

Today's average is nearly 10.

My second answer for question 5 from Monday was accepted, bringing my score to 8:

Thrice Game #1103 → 8 points.
🎲: ❌3️⃣3️⃣❌2️⃣
https://thricegame.com

Dog Hand

ThatDonGuy

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Joined: Jun 22, 2011

July 8th, 2026 at 6:10:42 AM permalink

Connections
Puzzle #1123
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟨🟨🟨🟨

smoothgrh