Brian Miller

I'm meeting with NY Times higher-ups to convince them to negate my flawed fifth guess.

Wordle 1,723 6/6*

⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩
🟩⬛⬛⬛🟩
🟩🟩⬛⬛🟩
🟩🟩⬛⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

This word can be used as a verb, thanks to Madonna.

Wordle 1,722 5/6*

🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩
⬛🟨⬛⬛🟩
⬛🟩🟨⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Golden Age Superman stands head to thigh alone in a panel black at the top and red on the bottom where Superman stands pointing at the reader as he says, "Be wary of unscrupulous operators of gambling games--they are always on the look out for unsuspecting victims."

Wordle 1,721 6/6*

⬛🟨⬛⬛🟩
⬛⬛🟩🟩🟩
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

I went through every iteration of what that first letter could be, and considered a couple that couldn't be.

BUNKIE can only end in IE; and apparently you can't be LUNKY, only a LUNKHEAD. I had to burn through all 5 legitimate first letters to get this one.

Wordle 1,721 6/6*

⬛🟨⬛⬛🟩
⬛⬛🟩🟩🟩
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Could've been a trap but most of the possible letters had been used...

Wordle 1,720 4/6*

🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛
🟩⬛⬛⬛🟨
🟩🟨🟩🟩⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Shoulda been a 3; I was robbed.

Wordle 1,719 4/6*

🟨⬛🟨⬛⬛
🟩🟨⬛⬛🟨
🟩🟩⬛⬛🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

I just kept throwing absurdities at it. "Does it have a Z? It'd ssure be a lot cooler if it did."

Wordle 1,718 6/6*

🟨🟨⬛⬛⬛
⬛⬛⬛🟩🟩
⬛⬛⬛🟩🟩
⬛⬛⬛🟩🟩
🟩🟩⬛🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

The primordial ooze, in four.

Wordle 1,717 4/6*

🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟩🟨🟨⬛
🟩🟩⬛⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

My streak is at 124, so I don't think it was a fluke...

Wordle 1,716 4/6*

🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛⬛⬛🟨🟩
🟨⬛🟩⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Wrong vowel, or I'd have had A 2. I didn't even consider the correct response until it was too late...

Wordle 1,715 3/6*

⬛⬛⬛🟩🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

My head is spinning! I'm seeing double! Seeing crummy double letters that I would not have guessed until the last resort, that is.

Wordle 1,714 5/6*

⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩
⬛⬛🟨⬛🟩
🟩🟩⬛⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

I don't remember whaat this was. BEANS or something.

Wordle 1,713 4/6*

🟨🟨⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟨🟩🟩⬛
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Sometimes it's the first vowel you try.

Wordle 1,712 5/6*

🟨⬛⬛🟨⬛
⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛
🟨🟨⬛⬛⬛
🟩⬛⬛🟩🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Sort of a Wordle-trap with limited options...

Wordle 1,711 4/6*

🟨⬛⬛🟨🟨
⬛⬛🟩🟩🟩
⬛⬛🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

three

Wordle 1,710 3/6*

⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛
🟨🟨🟩⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Tricky combination of letters today. Also. it's probably never going to be IMAGO, is it?

Wordle 1,709 4/6*

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛
⬛⬛🟩🟨⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

A deadly double-letter sucker-trap.

Wordle 1,708 5/6*

🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛⬛🟨🟨🟨
⬛⬛🟩🟩🟩
⬛⬛🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Really? Turns out it also means a pond, so can be pluralized in Scrabble.

Wordle 1,707 4/6*

⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛
🟩⬛🟩🟩🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

How dare they foist this trap-bait upon us?!

Wordle 1,706 6/6*

⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛
🟨🟨⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Ripped from today's headlines!

Wordle 1,705 4/6*

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟩🟨🟨⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

We're all on point today.

Wordle 1,704 3/6*

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛⬛🟨🟨⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Weren't the last 3 all double-** words?

Wordle 1,703 5/6*

⬛⬛🟨🟨⬛
🟨🟨⬛⬛⬛
🟨🟨🟨⬛⬛
🟩🟩⬛🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

I was goona try that first but thought "nooo..."

Wordle 1,702 4/6*

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛
🟩⬛⬛🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Feels like spring, Orlando.

Wordle 1,701 4/6*

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

It's always the last vowel you try...

Wordle 1,700 4/6*

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛⬛⬛🟩⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Surprisingly, this one didn't make it to American PBS like Keeping Up Appearances or The Two Ronnies.

Back to the fives...

Wordle 1,699 5/6*

🟨⬛⬛🟨⬛
⬛⬛⬛🟨🟨
🟨🟨⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟨🟨⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩