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SWAMI 🎈💥 Another tricky word near impossible to 2. Nice Tries: Glenda Astir, Charles Soapy, Ruth Milch, Paul Claim, kralc quasi, Donna Sabir, Christine Chomp, Fran Squib, Sven & Eric Sigma, Big Al Agami.
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#1842 SUN 07/05/2026
Spoilers OK here. For today’s puzzle, post your comments, replies, wins, rants, or any observation. Feel free to paste in your green + yellow box solution share, Scoredle, or WordleBot results.
69 responses to “#1842 SUN 07/05/2026”
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⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️ LURED
⬛️⬛️🟨🟩⬛️ CHIMP
⬛️🟨⬛️🟩⬛️ JIMMY
⬛️⬛️🟩🟩🟩 AGAMI (spamming anything that remotely sounded like a word at this point)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SWAMI (again)My theory is they’re trying to make this game unlikeable for… some reason…
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BIG AL:
I deleted the original #1842 you posted and then re-posted. The reason the first one went into moderation is WordPress did not recognize your email as “approved” because of a missing “l” in @gmai.com.
You can check the “Remember Me Box” and it will store your post name and email in a cookie on your local device. If you use two devices, you have to check the box on both.
Happy Wordling! — Jeb
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I would figure you’d like getting a 5 for the extra puzzling. 😁
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Wordle 1,842 4/6
🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ Slate
🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ Shark
🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜ Scamp
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SwamiSlate led to 12 words not on the PUL. Shark took it down to 4 potential answers: Scamp, Soapy, Spawn, Swami. Scamp ruled in/out each of the 4 words. I reworked it on paper with Raise which got it down to 3 words not on the PUL. Then I tried it with my usual Slate followed by Orcin which would have led to Swami with a score of 3. Buyer’s regret!
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If I had gotten out my mechanical pencil and worked this out, I probably would’ve done better. But being exhausted and slightly hungover from yesterday prevented me from exerting the extra effort.
Wordle 1,842 5/6*
🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜ SAUCE 62
🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ SPANK 21
🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ SHADY 9
🟩🟩🟩⬜🟨 SWARM 1
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SWAMIWordleBot
Skill 83/99
Luck 38/99:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Me, last night, lying on my back performing my circus juggling act with one ball, head detached.
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Wordle 1,842 4/6*
🟩⬛🟨⬛⬛ STILE
🟩⬛⬛🟨⬛ SCRIP
🟩🟨⬛🟩🟨 SIGMA
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SWAMIWordleBot
Skill 85/99
Luck 56/99
NYT AVG. 4.1I don’t always understand Wordlebot’s suggestions. For SCRIP it said “This was a good guess; SINUS would have been more efficient. It has a U, which better narrows down the possible solutions, like SQUID or SUSHI.” As it turns out, they’ve both been used, and SINUS repeats theS.
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There is a setting in WordleBot that says to score based on past word list. I have it set that way, but I’ve never tested the difference.
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Wordle 1,842 4/6
🟧⬛⬛🟦⬛
⬛⬛⬛🟧⬛
🟧🟦⬛🟧🟦
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧STEAL left 34 possible, 18 were used. I chose CHOMP as a filter. It left SIGMA, SWAMI. I chose poorly.
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But you lived to tell about it.
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I probably would have picked SIGMA over SWAMI too
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Once again I tied the Bot with 4…
Wordle 1,842 4/6⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ RINSE
🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ SPILT
🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ SQUIB
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩I finally found where the I went…
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Wordle 1,842 4/6*
⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛ TREAD
⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛ POACH
🟩⬛🟩🟨⬛ SLAIN
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SWAMI[Obstacle Course]
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🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ SLATE (107)
⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ CHOMP (2)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SWAMII could only find one word after CHOMP, but, scoredle also says SWAMY which is not one of the possibilities according to the WORDLEBOT. After chomp, wordlebot says there’s only one solution left (swami).
If the wordlebot doesn’t count it as a possible word, could SWAMY still become the answer according to the current Wordle rules/practices?
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Question: is there a list of acronyms used in this forum somewhere? PU, NU, ADD, etc.
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I believe JD just posted some last week. At least I remember him talking about acronyms and initialisms because I responded about it being a pet peeve of mine when people call an initialism an acronym.
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I don’t think this is what she was asking about.
She is looking for something on FF to explain the acronyms we are using to describe word lists etc.
eg
FF – Five Forks
PU – Previously Used (Words already played)
ADD – Words played that wasn’t on the original answer list.etc. etc etc.
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Well, that makes perfect sense now that my head is clear.
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Except, these are just abbreviations, not acronyms. Gotta get the terminology right. 😉
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You’re right of course.
Abbreviations.
My apologies
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I will start one if there isn’t.
PU: previously used (it was one of the daily answers.
NU: never used as in, an answer.
ADD: a new word added beyond the original Wordle words but part if the larger subset. JD can describe this more succinctly, I’m sure.-
Thanks for the INFO 😜
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See above.
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I’m sure we can persuade Jeb to make a glossary of terms somewhere on this site in a handy place.
@Jeb
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And if he needs any help with the layout, I’d be happy to assist. Thirty years of publication design and editing made me a bit of a snob when it comes to format and layout, if you hadn’t yet noticed. 🤷🏻♀️😆
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Any playable word could conceivably be the answer in theory.
Unplayed words on the 2315 list have the best chance (assuming they play them all)
REPEATS of words played probably have the next best chance.
Finally, common words from the 10657 playable words list have the next best chance. These would be the ADDs.
SWAMY if it even playable (is it?) is very unlikely to be the answer because it’s not the primary spelling of SWAMI which is on the 2315 list.
We went through a similar discussion on EMEER which is subordinate to EMIR and not likely to be the answer for that reason.
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Wordle 1,842 4/6
🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ adieu
⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜divan
🟩🟨⬜🟨⬜sabir
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩swami -
🤔 was it a swami or a yogi that said “it’s deja vu all over again”? ⚾️😎
i literally used my same play list from yesterday to sort this one out. even used my afterparty post to reconfirm it. i just liked the sound of quasi more than swami for the fourth try. 🤷♂️
Wordle 1,842 5/6*
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟩🟨🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩—–
a tugboat out in the harbor. toot toot!-
🤔 missing something???
🤷♂️😎Wordle 1,842 5/6*
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ creek
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ingot
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ daily
⬜⬜🟩🟨🟩 quasi
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 swami -
Maybe Yogi was a swami and we never knew that about him.
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Wordle 1,842 3/6
⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ RAISE
🟩⬜🟩🟨⬜ SLAIN
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SWAMIRAISE leaves only SIGMA, SLAIN, SWAMI and VISTA.
Playing any of the words starting with S leads to the answer; so, I went for SLAIN which contains the tier 2 letters L and N.
This led to SWAMI.
I am glad that I started with RAISE today
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The top on the back of the convertible retracting?-
Why doesn’t RAISE also leave SWAIN?
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It does, but it’s not a word I’m considering to guess.
SWAIN might be a nice ADD.
I’ll check its COCA score on Tuesday (if I remember)
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seems RAISE is serving you well JD 👍
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Yes, I deserve a RAISE! LOL.
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Question for the group. I know words ending in S are allowed but will they ever be the answer?
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Plurals and verbs ending in S are never the answer, because it would add a ton of possibilities making the game much more difficult.
I think Wardle didn’t want to make the game too difficult to play; so, most words are solvable in 6. Neither does TB.
Words ending SS, are possible like CLASS and FLOSS.
OASIS was an ADD I believe.
I would have to scan the 2315 list to come up with some other examples.
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ABYSS, AMASS, ATLAS, BASIS, BLESS, BLISS, BONUS, BRASS, CHAOS, CHESS, CLASS, CRASS, CRESS, CROSS, DRESS, DROSS, ETHOS, FETUS (banned and played), FICUS, FLOSS, FOCUS, GLASS, GLOSS, GRASS, GROSS, GUESS, HUMUS, LOCUS, LUPUS, MINUS, MUCUS, PRESS, REBUS, TORUS, TRUSS, VIRUS.
I may have missed a couple.
I already mentioned OASIS was an ADD.
You’ll have to look up which ones have been played (and there are many). CHAOS has been played – pretty sure.
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Thank you JD. You fully answered my questions. And now I have another list I can reference.
I’m guessing the same must be true for past tense verbs ending in ED or D.
It’s allowable. But won’t be the answer.-
You’re welcome.
The subject of “ED” words came up some time ago.
There are some “ED” words on the answer list but not a lot.
There are “ER” words too.
When I get back to work on Tuesday, I can check those too.
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Complete list from 2315
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ABLED
BLEED
BREED
BUSED
CLUED
CREED
CRIED
DRIED
EMBED
FREED
FRIED
GREED
KNEED
PLIED
PRIED
SHIED
SPEED
SPIED
STEED
TRIED
TWEED
UNFED
UNWED====================================
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Past Tense words from the above.
BUSED
CLUED
CRIED
DRIED
FREED
FRIED
KNEED
PLIED
PRIED
SHIED
SPIED
TRIEDThis opens up the possibility of A LOT of ADDs ending in “ED” since these were allowed.
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ER words (from 2315) // There are a lot more of these.
Some of them are of the “BAKER” type (one who bakes) of word.
This also opens things up for a lot of ADD’s.
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AFTER
AIDER
ALTER
AMBER
BAKER
BALER
BLUER
BOXER
BUYER
CAPER
CATER
CHEER
CIDER
CORER
COVER
COWER
CRIER
CYBER
DEFER
DETER
DINER
DIVER
DRIER
DRYER
EAGER
EATER
ELDER
EMBER
ENTER
ESTER
ETHER
FEVER
FEWER
FIBER
FILER
FINER
FIXER
FLIER
FLYER
FOYER
FREER
GAMER
GAYER
GAZER
GIVER
GONER
HATER
HOMER
HOVER
HYPER
IDLER
INFER
INNER
INTER
JOKER
LAGER
LATER
LAYER
LEPER
LEVER
LINER
LIVER
LOSER
LOVER
LOWER
MAKER
METER
MINER
MISER
MOVER
MOWER
NEVER
NEWER
NICER
ODDER
OFFER
OLDER
ORDER
OTHER
OTTER
OUTER
OWNER
PALER
PAPER
PARER
PAYER
PIPER
PLIER
POKER
POSER
POWER
PURER
QUEER
RACER
RARER
REFER
RIDER
RIPER
RISER
RIVER
ROGER
ROVER
ROWER
RUDER
RULER
SAFER
SANER
SEVER
SEWER
SHEER
SKIER
SNEER
SOBER
SOWER
STEER
SUPER
SURER
TAKER
TAMER
TAPER
TIGER
TIMER
TOWER
TRUER
TUBER
UDDER
ULCER
UNDER
UPPER
USHER
UTTER
VIPER
VOTER
WAFER
WAGER
WATER
WAVER
WIDER
WISER
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Interesting list of past tense words. Seems this list could be seen as the exceptions that prove the rule.
8 of the 12 words are past tense forms of 3-letter words ending in Y, with the past tense form being significantly different than the present tense.
1 of the remaining three, BUSED, adds ED.
And the last three that simply have D added to become past tense have double vowels when present tense: CLUE, FREE, KNEE.
These seem like outliers that would not lead to the players constantly falling into pit traps like we would if a whole bunch of past tense (c/v)(v/c)(c)ED words could show up.
What’s the ADD?
_ _KED
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Hi JD
Thank you for providing the extensive lists for words ending in S, ED, and ER. That does open it up to a ton of possible answers!(I hope you used the computer to list and cut and paste the words! )
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Well, I used the computer to search for “ED” and “ER”, but then I typed them in one by one.
Not very efficient! LOL
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Word tips lists 40 wordle words ending in S. 🙂
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Wordle 1,842 5/6*
🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ STEAL
🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ SNARK
🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ SOAPY
🟩🟨🟩⬜⬜ SMASH
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SWAMISMASH was a PU because SWAMI didn’t occur to me. I was sure SOAPY would be it!
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🧏♂️ methinks i hear the bloke in r4c2 shouting up “hey, wait for me!” to the one already dropping over the wall in the r1c4 spot. 😎
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@kralc- Love it!!
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You always come up with the best grid art interpretations!
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love your word choices & will start with one of them today 😊
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Wordle 1,842 3/6*
⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛ orate let’s go for something new with another vowel
⬛⬛🟩🟨🟨 claim nice try
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 swami even better-
Well done!
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Wordle 1,842 5/6
🟨🟨⬛⬛⬛ ASTER
🟩🟨⬛⬛⬛ SADLY
🟩⬛🟩⬛⬛ SHACK
🟩⬛🟩🟨⬛ SPAWN
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SWAMIThere must be something I can say…
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well, there’s a lot of ASSSS there!
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…especially if you go right down the list. 😎
🤔 that’s actually kind of an interesting exercise. i might try it on some of mine to see what bubbles up.
ASSSS
SAHPW
TDAAA
ELCWM
RYKNI…
would likelydoes look more interesting and secret code-ish with monospacing. 🤷♂️-
Uh oh. Now they’re really going to think this site is up to something. 😉
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monospaced added!
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👍 thanks.
🕵️♂️🤫🥁???
…hmmm, looks like mostly entertainment value so far…but stay tuned. i’m sure something interesting will eventually bubble up. 🤓
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and, I should have reversed my new word search, hindsight is always 20/20
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Wordle 1,842 3/6
🟩🟨⬛⬛⬛ Saner
🟨🟨⬛⬛⬛ Milch
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SwamiNow I need to look up milch.
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Such a cool solve!
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Thank you. 😊
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Wordle 1,842 5/6
🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ STEAL 45
🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ SHACK 11
🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ SOAPY 7
🟩🟩🟩⬜🟨 SWARM 1
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩My last 3 was Tuesday, which means if I don’t get it tomorrow within 3 guesses it will be the first time that I’ve gone a full week without a 3 or better score
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yay – not here 1st 😊
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ FEIGN
🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ ASTIR (ADD anyone ??)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SWAMI-
I’ve identified words like that on the 10657 list, but I think there about 150 words that are even better.
I have them ranked into groups ranked 1 through 10. (This is probably about %8 of the words on this list). I can check back on Tuesday to see where that on ranks.
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Wordle 1,842 3/6
⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜CRASH
🟩⬜🟩🟨⬜STAIN
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩SWAMI-
Good solve!
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Thanks!
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