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593 responses to “Feedback for Past Wordle Answers”
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The answer for Sat. March 7, 2026 was the first word in 16 days (since Feb. 19) that had the letter ‘O’ in it.
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O my. 😉
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Okay, you got me going on this one. After manually finding a long stretch for “U,” I decided to use AI for all the usual vowels. Well, after a lot of pointing out its hallucinations (I checked and then “schooled” it about a dozen times) I finally came up with this (hopefully correct) “record” list:
A (9 days): SOLAR (#211 01/16/22) and SUGAR (#220, 01/25/22)
E (6 days): UPSET (#405, 07/29/22) and RHYME (#411, 08/04/22)
I (7 days): TIBIA (#449, 09/11/22 and STICK (#456, 09/18/22)
O (16 days): HOIST (#1706, 02/19/26) and VOGUE (#1722, 03/07/26)
U (17 days): SUITE (#1417, 05/06/25) and SHUCK (#1434, 05/23/25)
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Now that they are using “repeats” (recycled words), do you think they will recycle the “repeated” word as well, or are they burning the “repeat” after it has been used?
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My guess is answers will not appear a 3rd time for 5 years, but that is only based on NYT having a non-random way of introducing a small set of past words from year one.
I think they should reshuffle the answer deck on January 1 and let everyone know. You can’t get too mad at a random shuffle.
We’ll know more as the year goes on.
Thanks Jonathan!
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Agreed. A 1/1 annual shuffle would make sense.
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Please tell me that I’m not the only one who thought yesterday’s word was just dumb. GUNKY? Seriously?? 😑 Sorry, had to vent.
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I’ll see your vent and raise you an eye roll! There are better UNKY words.
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Cigar has been repeated three times.
6-19-21
5-12-25
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Michelle,
CIGAR has only been used twice. It was the first word #0 in the game (6/19/21) and so NYT decided to give CIGAR a “hat tip” on Ground Hog Day to be the first word repeated (2/2/26.) That was a one-off humorous (?) way to introduce the idea of repeating words. Repeat words are supposed to be more random go forward but TBD on that.
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I really appreciate having the Search function. It makes checking whether a word was ever used – and when – quicker. The design is uncomplicated and slick. Very nice work!
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Thanks Mosher! It really helps with iPhone or iPad where on-page search is hard to find. Apple buries it under the “Share” button for some reason.
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Missing “SCENE” in block list used on 2/10/26 maybe?
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Great spot Jim! I ran an audit on all 3 lists, and that was the only gap. Thanks!
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There are plenty of five letter words they haven’t used. I am very disappointed that they are reusing words. I have been using the same word now for a while and it’s not on the used list.
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Only about 1 in 10 are repeats right now, so new words are still in play. Roughly 3,000 words are common enough to be answers. But the “candidate” list has 12,000 words you can guess. The “common” aspect is very important to avoiding player frustration. As they get closer to running out of those common words, they’ve had to start repeating them. We knew it was coming, but we weren’t sure how they would shuffle the deck.
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Why were there two answers for 324 and 325?
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When NYT bought Wordle, they started making a few edits early on for [reasons]. But the technology was not built to insure the edits went out to everyone right away, so there would be days when two words (original and replacement) were played by different Wordlers. They fixed that after a few months, so we don’t see that anymore. Thanks for asking Gerry!
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I now complete my Wordle far more quickly, as I’m not constantly checking for previously used words.
I’m not sure whether this is a good thing or not!
However, I make sure that my starter word is not in the list of burned words to give me a slightly better chance of hitting it in one!!
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I’m still checking the list with the added twist of considering re-using first year words (#0 to #365) for guess 2 if it is a good filter. Twice that has paid off.
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I am referencing the entry line “Reuse sequence” which appears at the very beginning below the line…
Reuse (4) New (28) = 12.5% ….
Sequence line needs the forth addition of (#51)
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I see. I missed updating it on the BLOCK list. I was looking at MAIN.
I struggle with keeping the BLOCK list because it does not contain sequence #s, dates, repeat timing gaps, etc, like the ALPHA and CHRON on MAIN. Plus it appears first year words are what have been added into the repeat pool. The BLOCK list just doesn’t help with any of that.
Fixed. Thanks Don!
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For all interested . On January 9th, 2023. Tracy Bennett (New York Times Editor of Wordle) was interviewed on the Today Show. Here is the link.
A bunch of things I learned from this.
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1) They did start with Josh Wardle’s 2315 word list.2) She works 6 weeks ahead. (Meaning the all the Wordle answers are known defined for the next 6 weeks).
3) Wardle’s original list was supposed to last through 2027.
4) She specifically mentions (even back then) that they will start repeating words before they run out.
5) Par (like in golf) for Wordle is 4 guesses.
6) She is trying to make it solvable in 6 guesses.
7) She is trying to not pick words that are too obscure (What’s up with LORIS then!)
8) She also said it would be free, but it’s hard to fight signing up for that subscription! (I haven’t done it yet. I lost my Wordle history twice.)
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Nice recap JD. Thanks!
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You have not posted the 4th repeating number’s sequence (51) number .
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Don, LINEN’s repeat was posted the day after (yesterday) at 6 a.m. ET. Try refreshing your page. If that doesn’t work, you can use the blue recycle button at the top of the list to do a “cache busting” refresh.
Clip from Alpha list:
LINEN 51
LINEN 1718
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The first word to be reused occurred in the month of February. 2/2/26
This month, March, it occurred on 3/3/26.
So, next month, will the first repeat of the month of April be on 4/4/26?
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Santiago, There have been 4 words to repeat so far. The number of days between them has varied: 15, then 4, then 10.
Four words is not a lot to go on, but so far we are seeing about 12% re-use rate since the first repeated word, and all four are “old” words from the first year of play.
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PLEASE STOP REPEATING WORDS. There are still plenty of unused five-letter words; when those are used up, then repeat, for godsake. Thank you.
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Marsha, This site has no control or influence over what New York Times does with Wordle. This site was created to help make playing Wordle more fun. The list of common words had to repeat at some point, so here we are trying to figure that out.
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Recent Trends in Wordle Answers.
Date – Puzzle – Answer – Result
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2/02/26 – 1689 – CIGAR – Repeat #1 (Puzzle #1)
2/13/26 – 1700 – MOOCH – Added to List (32nd word added)
2/17/26 – 1704 – SQUAD – Repeat #2 (Puzzle #296)
2/21/26 – 1708 – AWAKE – Repeat #3 (Puzzle #4)
2/25/26 – 1712 – SHRED – Added to List (33rd word added)
2/28/26 – 1715 – HYDRA – Added to List (34th word added)
3/03/26 – 1718 – LINEN – Repeat #4 (Puzzle #51)
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You can see once MOOCH was played, an added or repeated word happened every 4 days. Then, it accelerated to every 3 days.Past CIGAR, there are equal numbers of added and repeated words (3 each).
If the trend continues, I expect an added or repeated word on 3/6 or 3/7. Since, it looks like pairs. My guess is another repeat.
If it is a repeat, it will be an early word again.
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3/06/26 – 1721 – GUNKY – Added to List (35th word added)
3/10/26 – 1725 – Repeated Word Coming?? (#5)
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Is there a repeat pattern: 2/2/2026 and 3/3/2026? Will 4/4/2026 be the next in this sequence? Too soon to tell.
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Thanks for pattern watching, Sarah! The spacing looks somewhat random right now, running around 10% re-use. Here they are in a list:
WORD * REPEAT SEQ# DATE * DAYS PASSED * ORIGINAL SEQ# DATE
CIGAR * #1689 02/02/26 * n.a. * #0 06/19/21
SQUAD * #1704 02/17/26 * 15 * #296 04/11/22
AWAKE * #1708 02/21/26 * 4 * #4 06/23/21
LINEN * #1718 03/03/26 * 10 * #51 08/09/21The # of days between repeat are: 15, 4, 10
The only pattern I’m seeing is roughly 1 in 10 days average are repeats and all repeats are from year 1 (#365 or less.)
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See my post above to see my analysis of the trend.
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Jeb,
Just a couple of reminders:
Add #51 to TIP 3
FEEDBACK link after TIP 4 should take you to new Feedback page?
Hope I’m not being a nag: one of my duties in a previous job was to follow links on the website to look for broken or outdated ones. I know your work has become much more complicated in the new Wordle.
Thanks for all you do on Five Forks!-
Thank you ADK! #51 added, and I had a broken href in the Feedback link. And no nagging at all. You guys help keep the site tidy!
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In the Block List which I refer to daily it did not show LINEN as a previous winner. But your alphabetical list and chronological list show it won on August 9, 2021. It allowed me to use it today, not thinking it had ever been a winner.
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I’m not following Cheryl. LINEN has been on ALPHA, CHRON, and BLOCK lists since August 10, 2021 (the day after it was an answer on August 9.) Yesterday (3/3/26) it was a repeated answer, the 4th repeat NYT has used since it announced it would start doing that on Ground Hog Day.
The list is “past” answers through yesterday, so there will be no spoiler. As such, I do not update any answer (repeat or new) until the next day to avoid spoiler information. Indicating a word repeated on day of play would be spoiler-ish. Today you will see the repeat indicators on all three lists for LINEN.
May I recommend using the MAIN list now instead of BLOCK because it has date and sequence information? I added a “search” field to help. The reason is it appears (for now) that word age matters on repeats. So far the answers have been from first year (first 365 answers.)
With repeats being allowed, take a look at the TIPS & FAQs link at the top of the list.
Thanks for the feedback!
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Hello, i rarely post, but want to find out what’s the reason. Today (3/3/26) I checked possible answers to this list and it was on the used list. So I get to the 5th try and the only other word it could be was the one that was already on the used word list. Entered it, and that was the answer. This is the 3rd time. TYIA for insight.
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Patricia,
This site is the Past Answers List and does not include any information from today to avoid spoiling. That includes new words or (now) repeat words. I don’t make any changes to the past record of answers, but on the next day after a word repeats, it now appears twice on the Main ALPHA and CHRON lists. That doesn’t help you today, though.
I could go play tomorrow’s game early and bring back information from the future to give everyone a hint, but that crosses a line and would be spoiler-ish. (And I personally want to play the same time everyone else does.)
Right now the odds are 90% chance the answer will be new (not on list) but 10% it will be a repeat (on list). But it also looks like repeats are only coming from the first year of answers, so you can include that in your strategy. I will now use old words sometimes if it looks like a really good guess.
See the TIPS & FAQs link at the top of the list for more ideas on using the list.
Thanks for the feedback!
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Wordle has started reusing words. Some of your words listed as used are being used again. It would be helpful if you would update your list daily.
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The list is past words used through yesterday. No spoiler. This means I cannot use information from today or future games to manipulate the list. I would have to set my computer 36 hours ahead, play the game, and then update the list to bring information back from the future.
It is proving helpful to see that a word is “old” (first year so far) to identify it as a candidate for repeat. See TIPS & FAQs link at top of list for using the list.
Thanks Bruce!
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Follow-up RE: chronological list of past Wordle answers—
My previous comment applies to using an iPhone in vertical, portrait position where the chrono list no longer displays in column two adjacent to alphabetical list.
We found that rotating the phone to landscape mode did display both columns, but many of us playing Wordle on our phone don’t want to fuss with rotating the phone back and forth.
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The design is meant to work vertical and make the text as large as possible and fit at 100% (Actual) mode. See my other reply. Will tweak further.
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Cindy:
Just did some tweaking that allows an iPhone to be set to 125% zoom, and the two columns will remain side by side. I tested it and seems to solve. Hope that helps!
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Please return to display the chronological last of past Wordle answers in column two so those show adjacent to the alphabetical list.
The inconvenience of scrolling, scrolling and still scrolling down to the chrono list makes me not want to use your site.
At the very least, have a link near the page top so we can jump to the top if the chronological list.
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Cindy,
This has to do with making room for the repeat @ symbol. If you set your phone browser to “Actual” (100%) view size, the two lists have been optimized to fit. That being said, I can tweak the design some more to avoid the “list stack” from happening too soon. Thanks for the feedback.
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Another recycled word today and my “seed word” still hasn’t hit! 😤
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Sarah, Your seed word may never be used depending on how “common” it is (which is subjective.) The design is to keep the game fun for the most people (and not frustrating.) Wordle allows about 12,000 words to be guessed, but only about 3,000 will be used as answers based on a “common” level. As the 3,000 was being used up, the editors decided to start recycling words vs. adding less common words.
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I don’t understand their decision to reuse words when there are 9000 unused words!! It doesn’t make sense to me.😡
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I quit! It’s now a waste of time. It’s pitiful to have made this mistake because it has been a good game until now. I still have over five hundred words on my “possible” list. Ridiculous! 😜
According to Google, budge is a used word, but it’s not on the list , or, it wasn’t as of 2200 last night.-
Jose, I’ve had to reframe how I play the game now that words can be re-used. You may want to take a look at the “LIST TIPS” link at the top of http://www.fiveforks.com/wordle.
I can confirm “budge” is not a used word. The Five Forks Wordle list has several people doing a lot of work to keep it accurate. I know because I see what happens when I make a mistake! 😉
I do not use or trust any “future” data information in terms of “eligible words” vs. “eligible answers”. Those often come from older code extracts, and are not reliable given that the editors do mix things up. And personally I don’t want to use future data because that crosses some line. Past answers are just a factual experience we all share.
I’m enjoying the game, and the list still helps for now. Good luck!
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Also, THANK YOU for this website!
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I’ll keep it up as long as it proves useful. See the LIST TIPS link at the top if you have not already. Thanks CarolPro!
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I have played 1411 wordles, but now that the NYT has decided to reuse words I’m not sure I want to continue. Are there other players who feel this way?
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I’m finding the game still fun, but I’ve had to reframe. If I think of a good answer, find it on the list, but see that it is an old word (first year for now) then I’m ok playing it. It’s working out because if nothing else I am able to use good filter words at guess 2 or 3.
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Not for me. I actually think it improves the game, requires more strategy.
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How about @ followed by the repeat number, e.g., “@2”? Then we could have our searchable cake and eat it, too.
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Thank you for this wonderfully comprehensive list and the variations it provides. I use it every day. How disappointing that they are reusing winning answers with so many words left unused!
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I just want to thank you for making this list and keeping it up to date with the latest information. My husband use it every day. I appreciate you!
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You are welcome Sally!
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Jeb,
I think I noticed one of the words that appears next to each other in the two lists. I hesitate to identify it today, but I’ll check back tomorrow and see if anyone found it. I think you have a term for this, but I don’t remember it!
FF forever!-
NEVERMIND:-)
The word was FAITH: today on separate lines. I’m not sure how that happened, but that’s why I’m a list user not a list creator/curator!
I’m using your hints in every game.
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The “eclipse” can be fleeting, lasting just one day. What happens is, the CHRON list on the right is always being pushed down from the top one word at a time. All words shift. But the same word on the ALPHA list appears somewhat randomly on the left from A to Z, so you get some words on the left moving down at a slower pace than the words on the right. The closer to “Z” a word is, the more likely it will be pushed down on both sides, so a longer “eclipse”. The closer to “A” the more likely it will not move down on the left but will on the right. None of it means anything, but they are fun to spot.
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I did some calculating. Next two “eclipses” to line up will be:
LOYAL #829
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JEB,
Thanks for the explanation: eclipse is the perfect term as they can be predicted.
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your site is awesome! very well done! cannot say enough good things about it. Thank you for your effort.
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I play 2 Wordle games daily. One at “wordlenyt.io” and the other at “nytimes.com…”
There are always different answers . Today was the first day they had the same answer. Because of that I searched “was today the first time both Wordle games had the same answer” and I couldn’t get confirmation there are two games. Very confused.
Are there 2 different games? I mean, I’m playing twice a day and stats are accumulated separately. The page sites look very different.
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Well that is a mystery. I wonder if “wordlenyt.io” is their development copy? I know techies will use .io domain (input / output) for development. You’ve found a way to have double the fun!
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I asked Grok the Lawyer:
The website wordlenyt.io appears to be an unauthorized clone or variant of the popular word puzzle game Wordle… Based on an analysis of the site’s content and relevant legal precedents, it likely constitutes both trademark and copyright infringement.
more…
https://grok.com/share/bGVnYWN5_62e94e33-72a3-4b69-80ec-8574bf309018
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Could you put a superscript behind the ‘new’ words (like LORIS) and highlight them in another color in the Block List?
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David,
This list is the past answers based on what we all experience when we play with no spoiler information based on future or proprietary information or code. I’m not clear how I would know what words have been added or removed from the list other than the few in the early NYT months that they announced.
Does highlighting newly added words help in some way? Perhaps because they are more likely future answers?
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