Wordle

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July 10th, 2026 at 5:52:32 AM permalink

Connections
Puzzle #1125
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦

smoothgrh

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July 10th, 2026 at 9:46:57 AM permalink

Wordle 1,847 5/6

⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟩🟨⬛🟨
🟨🟩🟩⬛⬛
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

INURE
TALON
LANKY
BANAL
CANAL

Connections
Puzzle #1125
🟨🟨🟪🟨
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦

Wizard

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July 10th, 2026 at 9:30:21 PM permalink

I don't want to talk about my Thrice score today.

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

DogHand

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July 10th, 2026 at 10:20:10 PM permalink

Wordle #1848 July 11: 3/6 birdie

⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ PARSE / BYBBB
⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ ILIAC / BBGGB
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AVIAN / Correct

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

I spent about five minutes solving this one.

Lifetime I now have 11 more birdies than pars.

I hope avianrandy plays today!

My streak is at a new personal high of 463.

Connections Puzzle #1126 July 11: perfect

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

Today I did not see the purple DOUBLE LETTERS APPEARING IN THAT LETTER'S ALPHABETICAL POSITION Connection.

My streak is at 10.

Dog Hand

DogHand

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July 10th, 2026 at 10:50:42 PM permalink

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

Thrice Game #1108 → 12 points!
🎲: 2️⃣3️⃣3️⃣2️⃣2️⃣
https://thricegame.com

Today's average is just below 10.

Dog Hand

ThatDonGuy

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July 11th, 2026 at 6:22:17 AM permalink

Connections
Puzzle #1126
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪

Woody, Jessie, Bo Peep, Slinky? That has to be a trap...

IndyJeffrey

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July 11th, 2026 at 8:05:54 AM permalink

Connections
Puzzle #1126
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪

Flashback for July 11, 2026

28 points
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Play here:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/07/10/upshot/flashback.html?campaign_id=308&emc=edit_fbq_20260711&instance_id=178575&nl=flashback-quiz&regi_id=96028562&segment_id=222926&user_id=3b1168d94f18b8e186a3be8c72ab7ff3

Wizard

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July 11th, 2026 at 8:40:03 AM permalink

⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ TRIAL
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ CONES
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AVIAN

Connections
Puzzle #1126
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪

Thrice Game #1108 → 9 points!
🎲: 2️⃣1️⃣3️⃣1️⃣2️⃣
https://thricegame.com

I have hope they will give me three points for question 2 later.

Flashback for July 11, 2026

28 points
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Play here:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/07/10/upshot/flashback.html?campaign_id=308&emc=edit_fbq_20260711&instance_id=178575&nl=flashback-quiz&regi_id=96028562&segment_id=222926&user_id=3b1168d94f18b8e186a3be8c72ab7ff3

Last edited by: Wizard on Jul 11, 2026

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

smoothgrh

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July 11th, 2026 at 11:14:17 AM permalink

Wordle 1,848 4/6

🟨🟨⬛⬛⬛
⬛⬛🟨🟨🟩
⬛🟨⬛🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

INURE
PLAIN
TITAN
AVIAN
I hope AvianRandy posts today!

Connections
Puzzle #1126
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪

avianrandy

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July 11th, 2026 at 1:51:25 PM permalink

I was advised to and my first inclination was they repeated my starter word lol

DogHand

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July 11th, 2026 at 11:04:41 PM permalink

Wordle #1849 July 12: 4/6 par

⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ PARSE / BYBBB
⬜🟩⬜🟨🟨 ILIAC / BGBYY
🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 CLANK / GGGBG
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CLACK / Correct

With G = 1, Y = ½, & B = 0, I scored ½, 2, 4, and 5.

I spent about two minutes solving this one.

Both yesterday and today I played ILIAC on turn 2, since both days gave BYBBB for PARSE.

Lifetime I now have 10 more birdies than pars.

My streak is at a new personal high of 464.

Connections Puzzle #1127 July 12: failed: 2 of 4

🟨🟨🟨🟨 YYYY
🟩🟩🟩🟩 GGGG
🟦🟪🟦🟦 bpbb
🟦🟪🟪🟦 bppb
🟪🟦🟦🟦 pbbb
🟪🟦🟦🟪 pbbp

Today I saw two Connection.

My streak is at 0.

Dog Hand

DogHand

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July 11th, 2026 at 11:26:54 PM permalink

"You ranked in the top 52% of players today."

Thrice Game #1109 → 7 points.
🎲: 2️⃣1️⃣❌3️⃣1️⃣
https://thricegame.com

Today's average is just below 8.

Dog Hand

Hunterhill

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July 12th, 2026 at 3:55:39 AM permalink

Quote: DogHand
Wordle #1849 July 12: 4/6 par

⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ PARSE / BYBBB
⬜🟩⬜🟨🟨 ILIAC / BGBYY
🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 CLANK / GGGBG
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CLACK / Correct

With G = 1, Y = ½, & B = 0, I scored ½, 2, 4, and 5.

I spent about two minutes solving this one.

Both yesterday and today I played ILIAC on turn 2, since both days gave BYBBB for PARSE.

Lifetime I now have 10 more birdies than pars.

My streak is at a new personal high of 464.

Connections Puzzle #1127 July 12: failed: 2 of 4

🟨🟨🟨🟨 YYYY
🟩🟩🟩🟩 GGGG
🟦🟪🟦🟦 bpbb
🟦🟪🟪🟦 bppb
🟪🟦🟦🟦 pbbb
🟪🟦🟦🟪 pbbp

Today I saw two Connection.

My streak is at 0.

Dog Hand
link to original post

I also had 2 on connections I think there will be a lot of failures today.

Happy days are here again

ThatDonGuy

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July 12th, 2026 at 7:26:07 AM permalink

Connections
Puzzle #1127
🟪🟪🟨🟪
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟩🟩🟩🟩

I was going for NBA cities, before realizing that Pittsburgh doesn't have one (they did have the Pipers back in the ABA)

smoothgrh

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Posts: 2466

Joined: Oct 26, 2011

July 12th, 2026 at 8:13:56 AM permalink

Wordle 1,849 4/6

⬛🟩⬛🟨⬛
⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛
⬛🟩🟩🟨⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

BLOAT
GLARE
FLAKY
CLACK

Connections
Puzzle #1127
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟨🟪
🟩🟩🟨🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟨
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟩🟩🟩🟩

Wizard

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July 12th, 2026 at 8:47:39 AM permalink

⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 TRIAL
🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ CONES
🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ CLAMP
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CLACK

Connections
Puzzle #1127
🟨🟨🟪🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟩🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟨🟪
🟩🟪🟨🟪

Thrice Game #1109 → 5 points.
🎲: 2️⃣1️⃣❌2️⃣❌
https://thricegame.com

Flashback for July 4, 2026

28 points
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Play here: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/07/03/upshot/flashback.html

Last edited by: Wizard on Jul 12, 2026

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

DogHand

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July 13th, 2026 at 1:22:38 AM permalink

Wordle #1850 July 13: 3/6 birdie

⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ PARSE / BBBYB
🟩⬜🟩🟨⬜ SOOTH / GBGYB
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STOUT / Correct

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

I spent about four minutes solving this one.

Lifetime I now have 11 more birdies than pars.

My streak is at a new personal high of 465.

Connections Puzzle #1128 July 13: 3 errors

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

Today I did not see the blue FICTIONAL CATS Connection or the green THINGS WITH HANDLES Connection. For blue I thought the category was operas.

My streak is at 1.

Dog Hand

DogHand

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July 13th, 2026 at 1:50:02 AM permalink

"You ranked in the top 54% of players today."

Thrice Game #1110 → 9 points!
🎲: 3️⃣2️⃣3️⃣1️⃣❌
https://thricegame.com

Today's average is nearly 10.

Dog Hand

ThatDonGuy

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July 13th, 2026 at 6:23:52 AM permalink

Connections
Puzzle #1128
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟩🟩🟩🟩

I have never heard of "bus(s)" as a synonym for a kiss.

Almost fell for what I assume was the trap, but I associate "grill" with teeth more than the mouth itself.

If you didn't recognize the blues:
Puss - Puss in Boots
Figaro - Pinocchio
Tom - Tom & Jerry
Salem - Sabrina the Teenage Witch

Wizard

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July 13th, 2026 at 7:00:05 AM permalink

🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ TRIAL
⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 CONES
🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ STOMP
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STOUT

Connections
Puzzle #1128
🟩🟨🟨🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟪🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟩🟩🟩🟩

Thrice Game #1110 → 5 points.
🎲: 1️⃣1️⃣1️⃣2️⃣❌
https://thricegame.com

Last edited by: Wizard on Jul 13, 2026

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

HotBlonde

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July 13th, 2026 at 7:51:04 AM permalink

Wordle 1,850 6/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜
🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩
🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩
🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

OFFICIALLY and justifiably reclaimed my title as SuperHotBlonde!

smoothgrh

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July 13th, 2026 at 11:15:33 AM permalink

Wordle 1,850 5/6

⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛
⬛⬛🟩🟩🟩
⬛⬛🟩🟩🟩
🟩⬛🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

INURE
FLOUT
ABOUT
SHOUT
STOUT

Connections
Puzzle #1128
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪

DogHand

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July 13th, 2026 at 10:46:22 PM permalink

Wordle #1851 July 14: 4/6 par

⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 PARSE / BYBYY
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ STEAL / GGGGB
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ STEAM / GGGGB
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAK / Correct

With G = 1, Y = ½, & B = 0, I scored 1½, 4, 4, and 5.

I spent about two minutes solving this one. I erred: STEAM is a past answer.

Lifetime I now have 10 more birdies than pars.

My streak is at a new personal high of 466.

Connections Puzzle #1129 July 14: 1 error

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

Today I did not see the purple SYMBOLIZED WITH ARROWS Connection.

My streak is at 2.

Dog Hand

DogHand

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July 13th, 2026 at 11:06:26 PM permalink

"You ranked in the top 38% of players today."

Thrice Game #1111 → 8 points!
🎲: 3️⃣2️⃣❌2️⃣1️⃣
https://thricegame.com

Today's average is about 7½: ouch!

Dog Hand

Wizard

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July 14th, 2026 at 2:49:43 AM permalink

🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜ TRIAL
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 CONES
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAK

Connections
Puzzle #1129
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦

I have never heard of a shopping basket. If they mean the thing you push around (with often a broken wheel), I call those shopping carts.

Thrice Game #1111 → 6 points.
🎲: 2️⃣1️⃣❌2️⃣1️⃣
https://thricegame.com

Last edited by: Wizard on Jul 14, 2026

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

DogHand

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July 14th, 2026 at 3:23:38 AM permalink

Quote: Wizard

🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜ TRIAL
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 CONES
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAK

Connections
Puzzle #1129
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦

I have never heard of a shopping basket. If they mean the thing you push around (with often a broken wheel), I call those shopping carts.

Thrice Game #1111 → 6 points.
🎲: 2️⃣1️⃣❌2️⃣1️⃣
https://thricegame.com
link to original post

Wiz, See spoiler.

Here you go

Dog Hand

Hunterhill

Hunterhill

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July 14th, 2026 at 3:26:43 AM permalink

Quote: Wizard

🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜ TRIAL
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 CONES
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAK

Connections
Puzzle #1129
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦

I have never heard of a shopping basket. If they mean the thing you push around (with often a broken wheel), I call those shopping carts.

Thrice Game #1111 → 6 points.
🎲: 2️⃣1️⃣❌2️⃣1️⃣
https://thricegame.com
link to original post

You have never seen the small baskets that you can carry around in the store for when you only need a few things?They are common in New England I don�t know about the rest of the country

Happy days are here again

ThatDonGuy

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Posts: 7896

Joined: Jun 22, 2011

July 14th, 2026 at 6:13:30 AM permalink

Connections
Puzzle #1129
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩

Cut, copy, paste? That has to be the trap this time...

I don't know about bargain being a contract.

By the way, the new season of Only Connect has started; the first episode is on YouTube.

smoothgrh