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Buckeye_Democrat

(15,497 posts)
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 04:19 AM 17 hrs ago

Wordle #1672 (Jan 16) **SPOILER**

Wordle 1,672 3/6

⬛⬛🟨⬛🟨 SLATE
🟩🟩⬛🟩⬛ RAMEN
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RACER

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Wordle #1672 (Jan 16) **SPOILER** (Original Post) Buckeye_Democrat 17 hrs ago OP
5/6 10 Turtle Day 16 hrs ago #1
6 underpants 15 hrs ago #2
4 Onthefly 15 hrs ago #3
Except for the opening word Sanity Claws 15 hrs ago #5
We do. I do the the Wordle about 6 AM each day. Onthefly 15 hrs ago #6
4 Sanity Claws 15 hrs ago #4
4 mnhtnbb 14 hrs ago #7
4 nuxvomica 14 hrs ago #8
3 AllyCat 14 hrs ago #9
-4- Liberal In Texas 14 hrs ago #10
9? Chipper Chat 14 hrs ago #11
3 livetohike 14 hrs ago #12
HIGH SCORE!! -9- 2naSalit 13 hrs ago #13
4 Nittersing 13 hrs ago #14
Three Colorado Liberal 13 hrs ago #15
4. Anyone else think this word has been repeated? surfered 13 hrs ago #16
Got it in 3 Marthe48 13 hrs ago #17
5 hay rick 12 hrs ago #18
4/6 MN2theMax 8 hrs ago #19
3/6* SKKY 3 hrs ago #20

10 Turtle Day

(1,068 posts)
1. 5/6
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 05:15 AM
16 hrs ago

Wordle 1,672 5/6

🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜audio
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩later
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩wafer
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩pacer
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩racer

underpants

(195,107 posts)
2. 6
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 06:14 AM
15 hrs ago

Wordle 1,672 6/6

⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜world
⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨trite
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩baker
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩payer
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩gamer
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩Racer

Onthefly

(1,166 posts)
3. 4
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 06:25 AM
15 hrs ago

Wordle 1,672 4/6

⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ Train
🟨⬜🟨🟨🟩 Clear
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 Pacer
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Racer

Sanity Claws

(22,345 posts)
5. Except for the opening word
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 06:49 AM
15 hrs ago

I had the same words as you. We must think alike in some ways.

Sanity Claws

(22,345 posts)
4. 4
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 06:48 AM
15 hrs ago

Wordle 1,672 4/6

⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ heart
🟨⬜🟨🟨🟩 clear
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 pacer
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 racer

mnhtnbb

(33,149 posts)
7. 4
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 07:14 AM
14 hrs ago

Wordle 1,672 4/6

⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜steal
⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨mange
🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩rarer
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩racer

NY Times average 4.2 and Wordlebot in 4.

Too clever by half to think they'd make a MCH have a triple letter.

nuxvomica

(13,906 posts)
8. 4
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 07:32 AM
14 hrs ago

Wordle 1,672 4/6

⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ BREAK
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ HOIST
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ CLUMP
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RACER

WordleBot
Skill 78/99
Luck 61/99


Connections
Puzzle #950
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩

Skill 98/99
Uniqueness 1 in 218


Strands #684
“DC crusader”
🟡🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵🔵🔵


[Bracket City]
January 16, 2026 🟢 (Easy)

https://www.theatlantic.com/games/bracket-city/

Rank: 💼 (Power Broker)
❌ Wrong guesses: 1

Total Score: 98.0
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

AllyCat

(18,569 posts)
9. 3
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 07:34 AM
14 hrs ago

Wordle 1,672 3/6

⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ steal
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 pacer (ouch)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Racer

Liberal In Texas

(16,011 posts)
10. -4-
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 07:43 AM
14 hrs ago

Wordle 1,672 4/6
⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ STEAL
⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ BAKED
🟨🟩⬜🟩⬜ CAGEY
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RACER

Chipper Chat

(10,780 posts)
11. 9?
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 07:46 AM
14 hrs ago

Wordle 1,672 X/6

⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨HAOLE
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩BAKER
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜STAMP
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜WAGON
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩FAVER
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩DAZER

Just flunked it.

livetohike

(24,013 posts)
12. 3
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 08:02 AM
14 hrs ago

Wordle 1,672 3/6

🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨 ARISE
🟩🟨🟨🟨⬜ REACT
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RACER

2naSalit

(100,227 posts)
13. HIGH SCORE!! -9-
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 08:10 AM
13 hrs ago

Wordle 1,672 X/6

🟨⬛⬛🟩⬛ ADIEU
⬛🟩⬛🟩⬛ TAPES
⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩 LAGER here's where the real trouble started
⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩 WAFER
⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩 MAKER
🟨🟩⬛🟩🟩 CAVER And I give up!!




Connections
Puzzle #950
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪��🟪🟪
🟩🟩🟩🟩

Nittersing

(8,133 posts)
14. 4
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 08:15 AM
13 hrs ago

Wordle 1,672 4/6

🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜ ADIEU
⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ STORY
🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ RAVEN
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RACER

Marthe48

(22,753 posts)
17. Got it in 3
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 08:53 AM
13 hrs ago

Wordle 1,672 3/6

🟨⬜🟨⬜🟨 AURIC
🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ CRACK
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RACER

hay rick

(9,386 posts)
18. 5
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 09:34 AM
12 hrs ago

Wordle 1,672 5/6

⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ STEAL
🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 ABODE
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 WAGER
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 PAYER
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RACER

MN2theMax

(2,186 posts)
19. 4/6
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 01:50 PM
8 hrs ago

Wordle 1,672 4/6

🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨 AROSE
⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ LEARY
🟨🟩🟨🟩⬜ CARET
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RACER

SKKY

(12,755 posts)
20. 3/6*
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 06:12 PM
3 hrs ago

Wordle 1,672 3/6*

⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ SALET
🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ RAVEN
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RACER

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