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#1868 FRI 07/31/2026
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Wordle 1,868 2/6
🟨⬜🟨🟩🟩 ROUSE
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PURSE
2 eagles in a row. Yay!
Curse and Nurse were both used fairly recently.
Excellent!
Wordle 1,868 3/6
🟦⬛🟦⬛⬛
🟦⬛🟦⬛⬛
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧
STEAL, ROUND left 3 possible. CURSE, USHER were already used, but PURSE wasn’t.
Wordle 1,868 3/6*
🟨⬛⬛⬛🟩 STILE
🟩⬛🟩🟩🟩 PARSE
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PURSE
WordleBot
Skill 99/99
Luck 77/99
NYT AVG. 3.3
PARSE and PURSE were previously unused, but I thought of PARSE first. Just bad luck.
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 CHOMP
🟨🟨⬛🟨⬛ SPIED
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PURSE
Back to normal
Are chomp and spied even solve words?
CHOMP is not on the 2315 list, but it is a likely ADD with a WB score of %57.03.
SPIED is an unplayed 2315 which is even more likely to be an answer (even though it is a past tense ED word.) It’s WB score is %58.
%58 might as well be %100 the way they do it.
They were accepted, so they must be. Nice thing about Wordle is that there’s no penalty for trying a word not in the dictionary; it just isn’t accepted, so it’s always worth a try.
Has anyone ever figured out which dictionary they’re using?
I think for all “playable” words (which means they are either in the 2315 or 10657 word list), they initially came from the OED (Oxford English Dictionary).
I think this because I haven’t come across a word yet that isn’t in that dictionary, because they list words that aren’t even in use anymore (centuries old) and they list all words used in all English speaking countries.
Also, Josh Wardle was from Wales. So, that’s why words like FIBRE were in the original answer set.
PURSE was my first choice to start, but I passed on it since we had a U word yesterday. If I had stuck to my new strategy I would have had another Wordle in 1. Nonetheless, a start word was still crossed off my list.
Wordle 1,868 2/6*
🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜ ROAST 17
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PURSE
WordleBot
Skill 99/99
Luck 90/99
You are on a roll!!! Nice!
July Stats
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1 = 1
2 = 9
3 = 13
4 = 7
5 = 1
Avg: 2.935
BTB: 21
SoG: 4
I figured you had to be below 3.0 on your AVG.
9 X 2’s is tremendous! I don’t even sniff those totals.
The 1 neutralized your 5.
2 more 2’s than 4’s put you under 3.
You’re awesome at this game!
😲
Way to finish July strong!
Thank you! Honestly, I owe a lot of it to After Party. Before I saw all of the analytics so many others– especially you–used to solve, I didn’t put anywhere near as much thought into my games. I remember seeing how many 2s and 3s you had and was like, “How the hell is he so consistent?” Now I get it and I think I’ve just about found my groove.
June was actually a tad better on my average, but I hadn’t yet started my spreadsheet. Just entered everything and here they are.
June Stats
1 = 0
2 = 11
3 = 12
4 = 6
5 = 1
Avg: 2.90
BTB: 17
SoG: 4
You’re amazing to get so many 2s. ! Way to go!
Wordle 1,868 3/6*
⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛ TREAD
🟨⬛⬛🟩🟩 RINSE
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PURSE
[Under the Dome of Fab 1 with Lady Penelope and Parker]
Happy for a 3 today.
Wordle 1,868 2/6*
🟨⬛⬛⬛🟩 SLATE
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PURSE
We’re nearing the end of the pool of “magic e” words and especially ones that are -S-E.
There aren’t any beginning consonant “S” blends except “PS”
HORSE
WHOSE
CHOSE
ARISE
are all burned, and PURSE was not!
THOSE
Burned also, the CURSE of the NURSE. Nice 2 Robyn. Welcome to the After Party!
Almost 2, but 3 is good and it tied the Bot…my July avg is 3.4
Wordle 1,868 3/6
🟨⬜🟨⬜🟩 SAUCE
🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 PULSE
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PURSE
Like Donna, I thought having a pulse was more important than a purse…
3.4 is excellent. Nice job.
Wordle(Bot) 1868 2/6
🟨⬜🟨⬜🟩 sauce (7)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 purse
Thanks to FF Filter, avoided the CURSE of the NURSE.
Beware of that NURSE!
Nicely done.
Lol. Nice Jeb!
Wordle 1,868 3/6
⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 Trace
🟨🟨🟩⬜🟩 Spree
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Purse
Congrats to those who got it in 2! I got it down to 8 possible answers, went with Spree due to the frequency of each letter by position on my homemade chart, and was surprised that Spree left only Purse. 🙂
Well played.
🗡️🏴☠️🦜 chased that arrrrr all across the island today! shiver me timbers if i ain’t found them pieces o’ eight in a purse layin’ on the sand. 🎯⚡️🤷♂️
Wordle 1,868 4/6*
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ creek
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 aware
🟨⬜🟨⬜🟩 rouge
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 purse
Sept 19th is getting closer!
ARRRRR you ready?
Wordle 1,868 2/6
🟨⬜⬜🟩🟩 RAISE
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PURSE
Tracy must like me. We might even be the same age. I wont share that with my wife. LOL.
RAISE leaves only PURSE.
I would have gotten 2 with ROATE even though that left 6 words, because that was my 2nd guess word (picked in advance).
I haven’t charted it, but I would have done much better this month with ROATE.
But, I’m not going change strategies.
July was a good month with RAISE anyway. I improved my average 0.1 guess for the second month in a row.
0-5-20-6-0-0 (3.03). July
0-4-18-8-0-0 (3.13). June
0-5-16-8-2-0 (3.23). May
If it weren’t for LOSER (on POSER day), I would have had a 3.00
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A mutt is happy as he waits at the end of the porch for his master to arrive.
Nice JD!
Woot! Great work improving each month—in August you’re going under 3 at this rate.
Wordle 1,868 4/6
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 adieu
⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩 cause
🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 pulse
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 purse
Because this never happens…
Wordle 1,868 1/6*
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Wow! What a spectacular entrance to the After Party! Welcome Jeffe! 👏
You can’t NEVER(967) anymore!
Congratulations!
Congrats! 🎉
Amazing!
Nice!!! Must have been looking shocked to see all green!
Wordle 1,868 4/6
⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛ DAIRY
⬛⬛🟨🟨🟩 COUPE
🟩🟩🟩⬛🟩 PUREE
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PURSE
Went w Puree over Purse because of dbl letters!
Good logic. I might have done the same thing.
Solve it the day
🟨⬛⬛⬛🟩SLATE (5 NU words left)
⬛⬛🟨🟩🟩COPSE (a NU word and perfect filter)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩PURSE (only NU word left)
Tied w/🤖 even though 🤖 didn’t like my inefficient COPSE.
JD I copied and pasted your monthly average formulas into gemini who made a google sheet for me. It must have done it wrong.
My July average is showing as 3.0 on 7/31.
With the scores below, that doesn’t sound right. Back to the drawing board to set up the spreadsheet. I just noticed my spreadsheet uses 30 days as a month. Gemini flunked this test. 👎
July scores
2s: 5
3s: 18
4s: 7
5s: 1
Shouldn’t it actually be 3.129 (97/31)?
Your math is correct. I just did it by hand.
You know it has to be over 3, because you have more 4’s than 2’s and then the 5.
3.13 average is really really good!! Well done!
Thanks JD for your help!
2s x 5…. nice one !
Wordle 1,868 4/6
🟨⬜⬜🟨🟨 Saner
⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 Twerp
🟨🟨🟩⬜🟩 Spree
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Purse
After TWERP, only 3 unused words remained. Of those, I decided it was either SPREE or PURSE. Considering the double letters lately, I tried SPREE first.
You played that well.
Thank you! 🙂
Wordle 1,868 2/6
🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 SHONE
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PURSE
Second 2 this week! Nice end to July
Well done! 👏
Well played 🦅
That’s great!
Good end indeed! Well done!
Wordle 1,868 3/6*
🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ STEAL
🟨⬜⬜🟩🟩 RINSE
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PURSE
Charles and I were twinning today. My strategy: FF and my old school way of taking screenshots of the solves and handwriting in the words the Bot suggests that are not PU.
Fixed. Removing note. (And his note!)
Wordle 1,868 2/6*
⬛🟨⬛🟩🟩 arose
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 purse
just for a second the thought of back to back but “nah”
You made the right choice 🦅
Arose was great start choice today!
PURSE may have been the only NU word left for that pattern.
Well done!
CURSE fit the bill also
actually, it didn’t, I have a bad list
Any other words? I would have to build a chart for AROSE to find out. (takes too long).
It’s a solid start word and I think it hasn’t been played yet.
Apparently RINSE per Judy. That hasn’t been played yet.
Wordle 1,868 3/6
⬛🟨⬛🟨🟨 ASTER
🟨⬛⬛🟨🟩 SWORE good guess I thought
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PURSE thanks ff filter!
July you’re done. 3 5s, 8 4s, 1 deuce, and 19 3s! Ave. 3.4 guesses
Your teeleepathy has paid off—that’s an awesome average! Congrats!
Well done! Any time you’re below 3.5, it’s excellent.
Wordle 1,868 3/6
🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ STEAL 56
🟨⬜⬜🟩🟩 RINSE 7
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PURSE
Good from the first word. Straightforward SOLVE.
Wordle 1,868 3/6
⬜🟨⬜🟩🟩arose
🟨⬜⬜🟩🟩rinse
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩purse
Rinse and purse were my 2 options for 2nd guess….bummer
You went with the better odds with rinse first. 🙌🏻
It’s slightly noteworthy that we have had two P words in a row.
It will be even more noteworthy if it happens again tomorrow!
I don’t think “better odds” works this far into the Wordle list. Maybe if we knew the distribution of letters in the as yet unused words
Wordle 1,868 4/6
⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ QUASI 14
⬜🟩🟨🟩⬜ GUESS 4
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 CURSE 2
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PURSE
Bold first word! Now quasi will be on my mind later on.
Mornin’ 😊
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ SLANT (Aw, JD – at least it gave me the S)
🟩🟩🟨⬜⬜ PUSHY (from yesterday – not many PU— words)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 no need to —– my lips over this puzzle now
3.6 monthly average. Aw, well – could’ve been worse right!
It’s a pretty good start word. PUSHY is a good follow up too. (Although, I might have sought out an “E” word which wouldn’t have helped today).
At least you didn’t get a 4!
3.6 isn’t bad. I suspect that will improve next month.
I tracked the results if I had used SLANT as a start word thru July
3 – 4
2 – 13
1 – 10
0 – 4
I will continue with my random start word for now, as I haven’t got it in 1 since Jan (cruel) one of my find the vowels starter-pairs
I came up with a good follow up to SLANT if you don’t match any letters.
PRICY (it would be an ADD which has a WB score of %54; so, it has a high probability of being an answer).
If you really want the “E” CREPY works, but it’s not going to be the answer. Also, CYDER or DECRY (1288).
CURDY for “U”.
If you match the T in the right position, CRYPT(1264) but that’s been played and it’s not a first year REPEAT.
Thanks JD, I’ve added DECRY & PRICY (which I’d thought was PRICEY – either/or apparently) to my single-vowel word list 👍
You’re welcome
I thought about it and CRYPT is a bad play. If T is already in the last position, there’s no sense in playing the Y.
You’d be better off with CREPT. I’m not at my computer; so, I don’t know the status of CREPT. At least there’s an E in it.